Chicken & Bacon Wild Rice Soup

Cream soups are my favorite & bacon makes everything better!  This soup is simple & full of flavor from the bacon bits.  I love the thick creamy texture of the soup amongst the chunks of chicken & bits of rice & bacon.  It's one of those homey meals that makes you feel all warm & satisfied.  You can also swap the chicken with leftover turkey after Thanksgiving!  Serve this with toasty bread! Delicious!

Chicken & Bacon Wild Rice Soup
Recipe altered from My Sweet Savannah by: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)

• 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup uncooked wild rice, rinsed (I used a brown, red & wild rice blend with lentils)
• 1/2 cup sliced green onions
• 1 1/2 cups cubed or shredded cooked chicken (I used rotisserie chicken)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 cup half & half
• 8 slices bacon, crisply cooked & chopped

1. In a large saucepan, combine chicken broth & water.  Add wild rice & green onions.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, cover & simmer 30-45 minutes or until rice is tender.  There will be lots of liquid.  Add cooked chicken & bring mixture to a boil to heat chicken through.  Keep simmering.
2. In a stock pot, melt butter.  Whisk in flour, salt & pepper.  Cook 1 minute or until fragrant.  Add half & half, whisking briskly.  
3. Add the chicken & rice mixture to the pot.  Stir well, until the liquid part of the soup is smooth.  Add crisp bacon bits & allow to simmer 10 minutes, until thick, creamy & flavorful.  Taste & adjust seasonings as necessary, but the bacon should add great flavor & enough saltiness that you shouldn't need much more of anything.  Enjoy!

Cream soups are my favorite & bacon makes everything better!  This soup is simple & full of flavor from the bacon bits.  I love the thick creamy texture of the soup amongst the chunks of chicken & bits of rice & bacon.  It's one of those homey meals that makes you feel all warm & satisfied.  You can also swap the chicken with leftover turkey after Thanksgiving!  Serve this with toasty bread! Delicious!

Chicken & Bacon Wild Rice Soup
Recipe altered from My Sweet Savannah by: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)

• 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup uncooked wild rice, rinsed (I used a brown, red & wild rice blend with lentils)
• 1/2 cup sliced green onions
• 1 1/2 cups cubed or shredded cooked chicken (I used rotisserie chicken)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 cup half & half
• 8 slices bacon, crisply cooked & chopped

1. In a large saucepan, combine chicken broth & water.  Add wild rice & green onions.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, cover & simmer 30-45 minutes or until rice is tender.  There will be lots of liquid.  Add cooked chicken & bring mixture to a boil to heat chicken through.  Keep simmering.
2. In a stock pot, melt butter.  Whisk in flour, salt & pepper.  Cook 1 minute or until fragrant.  Add half & half, whisking briskly.  
3. Add the chicken & rice mixture to the pot.  Stir well, until the liquid part of the soup is smooth.  Add crisp bacon bits & allow to simmer 10 minutes, until thick, creamy & flavorful.  Taste & adjust seasonings as necessary, but the bacon should add great flavor & enough saltiness that you shouldn't need much more of anything.  Enjoy!