Chicken Wild Rice Soup Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 8


• 1 cup uncooked wild rice


• 1 cup water


• 1 cup water


• 3 tablespoons butter


• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed


• 1 onion, diced


• 1/2 cup chopped celery


• 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup


• 2 2/3 cups milk


• 1 (14.5 ounce) can sliced carrots


• 3 tablespoons sliced almonds


• 5 tablespoons butter


• 3 tablespoons dried parsley

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Ready Time: 8 hrs



• soak rice in 1 cup water for 6 to 8 hours. drain.


• bring 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. stir in drained rice. boil until water level dips below rice, 10 minutes. set aside.


• in a medium saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. cook chicken, onion and celery in butter until browned and slightly crispy, 10 to 15 minutes. set aside.


• in a large pot, combine cream of chicken soup, milk, chicken mixture, carrots, almonds, 5 tablespoons butter and parsley. bring to a boil, stirring, then reduce heat to low and stir in rice. simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding more water or milk to thin if needed. serve at once.