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Chicken Wild Rice Soup

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Dec 20, 2019
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This creamy, dreamy, family-sized soup is the perfect comfort food to get you through the winter! (Though we’d happily eat it any time of year.) Plenty of savory spices give chicken, bacon and wild rice tons of hearty flavor in this classic soup your whole dinner crew will love.

Chicken Wild Rice Soup

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Ingredients 14
  • Servings 6
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 3 (10 1/2-oz.) cans condensed chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup uncooked wild rice*
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
  • 1/2 cup margarine or butter
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 1 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 8 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled
  • 1 tablespoon diced pimiento
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons dry sherry, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In Dutch oven or large saucepan, combine water and broth. Add wild rice and onions. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 45 to 55 minutes or until rice is tender.
  • Step 
    2
    In medium saucepan, melt margarine over medium heat. Stir in flour, salt, poultry seasoning and pepper. Cook 1 minute or until smooth and bubbly, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in half-and-half; cook until slightly thickened, stirring constantly. Slowly add half-and-half mixture to rice mixture, stirring constantly. Add remaining ingredients. Cook over low heat until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently. DO NOT BOIL.

Nutrition

520 Calories
33g Total Fat
26g Protein
28g Total Carbohydrate
5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 1/2 Cups
Calories
520
Calories from Fat
300
Total Fat
33g
51%
Saturated Fat
11g
55%
Cholesterol
70mg
23%
Sodium
1490mg
62%
Total Carbohydrate
28g
9%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
5g
Protein
26g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
20%
20%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 3 Lean Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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