Easiest Way to Make Perfect Creamy Chicken, Kale and Rice Soup

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For convenience, we call for precooked wild rice; if you can't find it, you can substitute. Classic creamy chicken and wild rice soup is filled with ingredients that I don't usually use - chicken, of course, chicken broth, and even heavy cream. At its core, though, traditional wild rice soup contains a base of delicious fall vegetables and the yummy, hearty rice, so it's not hard to imagine a vegetarian version. You can cook Creamy Chicken, Kale and Rice Soup using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Creamy Chicken, Kale and Rice Soup

1. Prepare 2 of chicken breast, boiled cooled and shredded (or use rotisserie).
2. It's 2.5 cups of fresh kale, chopped.
3. You need 1 of large onion, diced.
4. Prepare 6 of garlic cloves, minced.
5. Prepare 3 of celery, diced.
6. You need 2 of small-medium carrots, diced.
7. You need 2 tbs of flour.
8. Prepare 2 tbs of butter.
9. It's 1.5 tsp of olive oil.
10. It's 1/2 cup of milk.
11. It's 1/2 cup of cream (half&half is fine).
12. You need 6 cup of chicken stock.
13. You need 3/4 cup of rice (uncooked).
14. Prepare 1 tsp of dried thyme.
15. It's 2 tsp of dried basil.
16. Prepare 1 of dried bay leaf.
17. Prepare to taste of Salt and pepper.

The soup turned out wonderfully yet I needed a way to add veggies to my family's diet. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute carrot, celery and onion until tender. Add chicken, kale, cream & serve: Stir-in shredded chicken and slowly pour the cream over hot simmering soup pot. Taste and see if more salt or black pepper is needed.

Creamy Chicken, Kale and Rice Soup step by step

1. In a large pot, heat oil with butter on medium high heat. Sautee onion and garlic until onion translucent. Then add your carrots and celery, cook for 4 min..
2. Add the flour to the pot and cook for 2-3 min. Add your milk and cream to the pot. Cook for 5 more min, the mixture should be pretty thick..
3. Add your shredded chicken to the pot and stir to combine. Add all of your chicken stock. Let this cook together for about 20 min. (On medium low).
4. After 20 min, add your rice and kale to the pot, cook for another 30 min. (On medium low).
5. The longer you let it cook, the thicker it will become..
6. Note: if u boil bone in chicken for this recipe. Save the water you boiled the chicken in, just strain it to remove any icky parts and add that to your soup if you dont have stock..
7. This makes a lot of soup, the leftovers are even better if you can imagine!!.

If you prefer thicker soup, mix more cassava flour with liquid from the soup pot. This creamy, luscious chicken and wild rice soup is quick and easy to make thanks to pre-cooked rice and rotisserie chicken. Dinner: Chickpea and Rice soup with Kale from the Post Punk Kitchen. Grilled flatbread Cucumbers and tomato wedges No. Typically, when I have chicken, carrots, and celery on hand I would make my mom's chicken soup.