Savory Chicken Wild Rice Soup With Mushrooms

Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup recipe served in a white bowl and garnished with onions, bacon, and almonds.

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Savory Chicken Wild Rice Soup With Mushrooms

This Chicken Mushroom Wild Rice Soup recipe takes classic wild rice soup to the next level. It has rich flavors, nice textures, and a creamy thickness! Perfect throughout the year.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: First course, Hearty soup

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 643kcal

Author: Marisa Franca @ All Our Way

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup dry wild rice
8 oz. thick-sliced bacon diced
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts seasoned with salt and black pepper
8 oz. button mushrooms trimmed and sliced
1½ cups diced onions
½ cup diced celery
½ cup diced carrot
1 Tbsp. Minced fresh garlic
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. dried thyme
½ cup dry sherry
4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1½ cups half-and-half
¾ cup sliced scallions
¾ cup sliced almonds toasted

Instructions

Cook wild rice according to
package directions.
Cook bacon in a pot until crisp; transfer to a
paper-towel-lined plate. Drain all but 2 Tbsp. drippings from pot.
Melt butter with drippings in pot over medium heat.
Add chicken and cook until browned, 5 minutes
per side; transfer to a plate.
When cool, shred chicken.
Add mushrooms to the pot and cook until they release their liquid and it evaporates 5–6 minutes.
Add onions, celery, carrot, and garlic; cover and sweat until vegetables slightly soften, 5 minutes.
Stir in flour and thyme; cook 2 minutes. Deglaze pot with sherry, scraping up any brown bits. Cook
until sherry is nearly absorbed, 2 minutes.
Stir in broth and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer chowder until thick, 10 minutes.
Stir in half-and-half, chicken, and wild rice until heated through, 3–4 minutes; season chowder with salt and pepper.
Top servings with scallions, almonds, and bacon.

Notes

To add color to the chicken and flavor to the soup, brown the
breasts on both sides.
The wild rice takes longer to cook than the soup, so start it first. Be
sure not to overcook it.

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