Creamy Hen Wild Rice Soup is luxuriously thick, hearty and satisfying, and made with on a regular basis substances. Make an enormous pot then reheat all week for cozy, ready-made lunches.
The primary time my husband took a chew of Creamy Hen Wild Rice Soup, he declared it “the hotness” (and never simply because it was actually molten scorching).
If you understand my husband then you understand that is extraordinarily excessive reward, and I 100% agree that every spoonful of this thick and hearty soup is decadent and satisfying in the best way that solely creamy soups could be.
Brothy soups — you understand I like ya — however when outdoors temperatures plummet and the coziest of recipes is required to heat you from the within out, soups like Creamy Hen Wild Rice Soups are simply the ticket.
This can be a 2-4 bowl minimal type of soup!
Creamy Hen Wild Rice Soup Substances
This recipe tastes just like the Creamy Hen & Wild Rice Soup from Panera (YES!) besides it’s gluten free and made out of scratch with just some substances. Right here’s what you’ll want:
- Veggies: carrots, celery, and shallots or onions make up the veggie portion of the soup.
- Garlic: provides TONS of taste.
- Additional virgin olive oil: for sauteing the greens.
- Dried herbs and seasonings: poultry seasoning, dried thyme, salt, and pepper present plenty of cozy, slow-cooked taste to every bowl of creamy rooster and wild rice soup.
- Hen inventory or broth: is the bottom of the soup.
- Hen breasts: are poached within the inventory or broth to maintain them tender and juicy, then are chopped or shredded. Be happy to make use of leftover rotisserie or baked rooster as an alternative.
- Wild Rice Mix: I sometimes use Lundberg Wild Mix Rice for all of my wild rice-based dishes, although I’ve discovered that Rice Choose’s Royal Mix Wild Rice has a selected kind of rice that puffs and curls just like the Panera Creamy Hen Wild Rice Soup does. SO RANDOM, I do know, however I actually like utilizing the Rice Choose mix for this specific soup. Lundberg works nice too!
- Butter: is whisked with flour to thicken the soup.
- Gluten free flour: use the mix you retain readily available for gluten free baking, akin to Bob’s Crimson Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour, vs a single flour like almond flour or coconut flour. You should use all-purpose flour in case you don’t must eat GF.
- Milk: no matter you retain readily available for consuming. I’ve made this soup with every part from unsweetened almond milk to complete milk with improbable outcomes.
Methods to Retailer and Reheat
My recipe for Creamy Hen and Wild Rice Soup makes sufficient to feed a military, which is nice as a result of it’s reheats tremendous effectively for simple, cozy lunches all through the week.
- To retailer: cool the soup right down to heat or room temperature then cowl the soup pot with a lid and refrigerate for as much as 3 days. Or, scoop the soup into individual-sized storage containers with lids and refrigerate.
- To reheat: add rooster inventory or broth to the pot then reheat over medium warmth till warmed by. Or, add a splash of inventory or broth to the person storage container then stir and microwave till warmed by.
I don’t advocate freezing this soup — cooked rice tends to show to mush one frozen then reheated!
Attempt Crock Pot Hen & Wild Rice Soup
Methods to Make Creamy Hen Wild Rice Soup
Begin by including minced carrots, celery, and shallots or onion to further virgin olive oil in a big soup pot or Dutch oven over medium warmth. Season with salt and pepper then saute till the greens are tender, 8-10 minutes.
Add recent garlic, poultry seasoning, and dried thyme then saute till the garlic may be very aromatic, 1-2 minutes.
Add rooster inventory or broth to the pot then place a lid on prime and switch the warmth to excessive to carry it to a boil.
As soon as the broth is boiling, add rooster breasts which were lower in half then place the lid again on prime, flip the warmth right down to low, and simmer till the rooster is cooked by, 10-12 minutes.
Switch the cooked rooster to a reducing board then chop or shred it as soon as it’s cool sufficient to deal with.
In the meantime, add a wild rice mix to the pot then place a lid again on prime and simmer the rice till it’s al dente, 20-Half-hour relying on the model used, stirring sometimes.
Once more, I actually love Rice Choose’s Royal Mix Wild Rice for this soup, however my typical go-to, Lundberg Wild Mix Rice works nice too!
Recipe Tip
It doesn’t matter what model you go along with, make sure you’re utilizing a wild rice-brown rice BLEND, vs straight wild rice or brown rice.
When the rice has 10 minutes or so left to cook dinner, soften a stick of butter in saucepan over medium warmth. As soon as melted, whisk in gluten free flour then cook dinner for one minute.
Stream in milk (any sort), whereas whisking to create a clean sauce then cook dinner for 1-2 minutes, or till the combination has barely thickened, stirring slowly but continually. If the rice nonetheless has a bit little bit of time left to cook dinner, take away the pan from the warmth then place a lid on prime to maintain the combination heat.
As soon as the rice is al dente, stream within the butter/fllour/milk combination whereas whisking the soup continually. Add the rooster then give every part an enormous stir to mix. Prepare dinner for five minutes or till the rice is totally cooked and the soup has thickened.
That’s all she wrote! This straightforward but gorgeous and comfy soup recipe is one you’ll make again and again. SO satisfying, SO thick and hearty — you’ll love each drop. Get pleasure from!
Extra Cozy and Hearty Soups
- 1 Tablespoon further virgin olive oil
- 2 medium carrots, finely chopped, ~1 cup chopped carrots
- 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
- 1 shallot or small yellow onion, chopped
- salt and pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 6 cups rooster inventory or broth, plus extra for reheating
- 1 lb rooster breasts, ~2 rooster breasts, sliced in half
- 1 cup wild mix rice, see notes
- 1/2 cup butter, or vegan butter
- 1/2 cup gluten free flour mix, see notes
- 2 cups milk, any sort
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Warmth the additional virgin olive oil in a Dutch oven or giant soup pot over medium warmth then add the carrots, celery, and shallots or onions. Season with salt and pepper then saute till the greens are tender, 8-10 minutes. Tip: place a lid on prime of the pot with a splash of inventory or water to hurry up the softening course of if desired. Add the garlic, poultry seasoning, and dried thyme then saute till very aromatic, 1-2 minutes.
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Add the rooster inventory or broth to the pot then flip the warmth to excessive, place a lid on prime, and produce to a boil. As soon as boiling, add the rooster breast halves then place the lid again on prime. Flip the warmth right down to low then simmer till the rooster breasts are cooked by, 10-12 minutes. Switch the cooked rooster breasts to a reducing board then, as soon as cool sufficient to deal with, chop or shred. Place rooster inside a bowl or storage container then refrigerate till prepared so as to add again into the soup.
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In the meantime add the rice to the pot then stir to mix. Place a lid on prime then simmer till the rice is al dente, 20-Half-hour relying on the model, stirring sometimes.
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When the rice has 10 minutes or so left to simmer, soften the butter in a small saucepan over medium warmth. Sprinkle within the gluten free flour then cook dinner whereas whisking for 1 minute. Slowly drizzle within the milk whereas whisking to create a clean sauce then swap to a spatula and cook dinner whereas stirring till the combination is thick and creamy, 1-2 minutes. Take away the pan from the warmth then place a lid on prime and put aside.
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As soon as the rice is al dente, slowly stream within the butter/flour/milk combination whereas whisking the soup continually. Add the rooster then cook dinner for five extra minutes, stirring incessantly, or till the soup has thickened and the rice is tender. Style then add extra salt and pepper if crucial. Take away the pot from the warmth then let it sit for 5-10 minutes to thicken barely earlier than scooping into bowls then serving.
Energy: 364kcal, Carbohydrates: 30g, Protein: 21g, Fats: 18g, Saturated Fats: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fats: 2g, Monounsaturated Fats: 6g, Trans Fats: 0.5g, Ldl cholesterol: 72mg, Sodium: 516mg, Potassium: 580mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 2983IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 112mg, Iron: 2mg
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Photographs by Ashley McLaughlin
