North Woods Wild Rice Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup bacon, pieces
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken breasts, cubed
• 1 (10 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1 1/2 cups cooked wild rice

Recipe

• 1 saute onion and celery in butter until tender. stir in flour, salt, thyme and paprika. heat until bubbly. add cooked chicken, chicken broth, worcestershire sauce, sherry, milk and half-and-half, stirring until thickened. cool. fold in bacon bits and rice. freeze, using freezer bag method.
• 2 on serving day, heat soup in saucepan over medium heat until bubbly. serve with your favorite bread.
• 3 if using prepackaged wild rice, do not add any seasoning packets that may be included in the package to this soup.