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This Chicken with Wild Rice Soup made is an easy soup recipe made with chicken and a boxed Uncle Ben’s seasoned rice. Adding vegetables and rotisserie chicken makes a simple soup recipe with homemade taste.This is a quick and easy soup recipe for when you don’t have a lot of time, but a appetite for mom’s cooking.
I’ve been making this Chicken and Wild Rice Soup recipe for a few years now. Using Uncle Ben’s Wild Rice as your starter gives you a quick soup recipe with a homemade taste. It’s as close to homemade chicken soup but a whole lot faster.
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup Recipe
It’s perfect for those cold rainy days we have here in the PNW when you can’t seem to warm up. I can’t remember where I got the recipe, but it’s so simple! I love an easy and tasty recipe that’s also fast! This soup allows me to get a healthy dinner on the table when I’m pressed for time. Add a salad and a whole wheat roll and these cookies for dessert and you’re a rock star! My Bacon Avocado corn bread goes pretty good with this too.
Easy Soup Recipe with Chicken
You may be surprised that this recipe starts with a box of Uncle Ben’s Wild Rice. It saves time and takes the guesswork out for the perfectly seasoned soup.
Sure you could just use wild rice from a bag, but this recipe makes it easy by using the seasoning packet from the box. I suppose you could also season it yourself and omit Uncle Ben’s altogether. It would still be a quick meal. But if you’re a busy parent, just trying to feed your family quickly with a home-cooked meal, this is your recipe.
Try this Dill Pickle Soup recipe for another quick idea.
Uncle Ben’s Chicken and Wild Rice Soup Recipe
Yield: 8
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Easy chicken and wild rice soup with homemade taste! This Chicken and wild rice soup recipe is a quick dinner solution when needed. Full of flavor and a family favorite.
Ingredients
- One box Uncle Ben's Original Wild Rice - Chicken flavored is hard to find. Regular wild rice or any seasoned rice packet will work. Do not use a pouch. I have have tested or tried using the rice pouches.
- 3 or 4 cups total of the following mixture: Carrots, Celery, Onion
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 4 or 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or more if needed)
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups (or more) shredded cooked chicken
Instructions
- In a large pot, saute carrots, celery, onion and garlic in olive oil. (about 3 min)
- Add only the rice from the Uncle Ben's box to the sauteed veggies. continue to saute for another 3 minutes or so.
- Add chicken broth to veggie mixture
- Bring to a boil
- Add chicken and 2 tablespoons of the Uncle Ben's seasoning packet.
- Boil for approx 5-10 min
- Enjoy
- Variations: You can add any veggies you'd like or just more of what you're already using.
Notes
This recipe can be made with any boxed rice product.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 355Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 999mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 6gSugar: 12gProtein: 12g
Nutrition information isn't always accurate.
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Chicken Soup Vegetables
The beauty of this soup recipe is being able to add any type of vegetable you’d like or don’t like. I love using mushrooms and broccoli in this chicken and wild rice soup too. It’s a great “COTIN” Clean out the Icebox Nightsoup.
Here are a few veggies I’ve used in any simple soup recipe.
- Carrots
- Celery
- Onion
- Broccoli
- Mushrooms
- Brussel Sprouts
- Potatoes
- Corn
- Green Beans
- Peas
- Spinach – I always add the last 15 min.
I like to saute many of these before adding the broth. If you’re short on time, just use a bag of frozen mixed veggies.
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