Smokey Wild Rice Soup
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
4 slices bacon1 cup chopped baby carrots1 cup chopped onion1 cup diced celery1 cup wheat, all-purpose unbleached flour6 cups water2 tablespoons Better Than Bouillon chicken base1 cup half and half4-5 slices American cheese1/2 cup dry sherry2 cups chopped fresh spinach1/2 cup chopped Italian Parsleysalt and pepper
Place wild rice in a bowl and run hot tap water over it. Let soak for about 5 minutes. Drain. Repeat twice.
In a stock pot, heat 6 cups of water and bouillon to boil.
Meanwhile, chop four slices of bacon and render it in a large pot until crispy. When it is done, carefully drain nearly all the fat except about 1 T.
Return pot to stove and add carrots, celery and onion. Saute until onion is translucent. Add flour and stir for about two minutes to make a rue. Add stock to pot and stir well. Bring to boil and add wild rice. Reduce heat to low and cover. Let cook for about 45 minutes or until rice is tender.
Add half and half and dry sherry to soup and stir. Add chopped spinach and parsley. Serve!
Serving Size: Makes 12 or so servings
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KATHYG0213.
In a stock pot, heat 6 cups of water and bouillon to boil.
Meanwhile, chop four slices of bacon and render it in a large pot until crispy. When it is done, carefully drain nearly all the fat except about 1 T.
Return pot to stove and add carrots, celery and onion. Saute until onion is translucent. Add flour and stir for about two minutes to make a rue. Add stock to pot and stir well. Bring to boil and add wild rice. Reduce heat to low and cover. Let cook for about 45 minutes or until rice is tender.
Add half and half and dry sherry to soup and stir. Add chopped spinach and parsley. Serve!
Serving Size: Makes 12 or so servings
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KATHYG0213.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 395.4
- Total Fat: 26.4 g
- Cholesterol: 51.7 mg
- Sodium: 1,208.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 17.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
- Protein: 18.3 g
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