Best Wild Rice Soup Recipes

ELEGANT WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a pot, bring the wild rice and water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 45 minutes.
• In a separate pot, melt the butter over medium heat, and saute the onion until tender. Blend in the flour until smooth, and gradually stir in the chicken broth. Stirring constantly, bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and mix in the cooked rice, ham, carrots, and almonds. Continue to cook and stir about 5 minutes, until heated through. Thoroughly blend the half and half into the soup just before serving.

WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the rice, oil and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook the onion, celery and carrot in butter until vegetables are almost tender. Stir in flour until blended; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Slowly stir in broth and undrained rice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until slightly thickened, 2 minutes. Reduce heat; stir in the cream, rosemary and salt. Simmer, uncovered, until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.

CHICKEN WILD RICE SOUP I

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion, celery and carrots and saute for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and saute for 2 more minutes. Then add the flour and stir well. Gradually pour in the chicken broth, stirring constantly, until all has been added. Bring just to a boil, reduce heat to low and let simmer.
• Next, add the rice, chicken, salt, curry powder, mustard powder, parsley, ground black pepper, almonds and sherry. Allow to heat through, then pour in the half-and-half. Let simmer for 1 to 2 hours. (Note: Do not boil or your roux will break.)

WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add celery, carrot, onion and bell pepper; cook about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.
• Stir in Bisquick mix, salt, pepper and thyme. Stir in water, broth and wild rice. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in half-and-half, almonds and parsley. Heat just until hot (do not boil).

CLASSIC CREAMY WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook wild rice in 1 1/4 cups of the water as directed on package.
• In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add celery, carrot, onion and bell pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until celery is tender.
• Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Stir in wild rice, remaining 1/2 cup water and the broth. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat just until hot (do not boil).

PAUL HARVEY'S WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare wild rice according to directions on package.
• Sauté onion in butter until tender.
• Add water, potatoes and bouillon.
• Cook until potatoes are tender.
• Add milk and cheese, stirring occasionally.
• When mixture is creamy, add cooked rice.
• You can garnish the soup with cooked bacon bits.
• You can add mushrooms and/or bell peppers with the onion when cooking.

FAMOUS DAVE'S WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp chicken fat or butter in a large sauté pan set over medium heat until hot.
• Increase heat to medium-high and add celery, carrot, onion, green pepper and red pepper.
• Cook until onion is tender.
• Stir in corn, mushrooms and jalapeno.
• Cook until mushrooms begin to turn golden brown and shiny wet, stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat.
• Bring broth to boil in an 8-quart stock pot.
• While broth is heating up, heat 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp butter in a skillet set over medium heat until hot; stir in flour.
• Cook over low heat 2 minutes stirring constantly - do not brown.
• Stir butter and flour mixture into broth. Simmer until slightly thickened, whisking to prevent lumps.
• Stir in cooked vegetables, parsley, salt, black pepper, white pepper, nutmeg and cayenne.
• Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally.
• Add chicken, rice and whipping cream.
• Cook just until heated through.
• Serve topped with toasted almonds.