Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup – a thick and creamy wild rice soup that will warm you up and not leave you feeling guilty! So hearty but actually good for you too.
I think that chicken wild rice soup might be my all time favorite soup. Potato Corn Chowder might be pretty high up there, but there is just something about wild rice that I love. When I was first out of college and working, there was this little shop that has the BEST wild rice soup and it was my favorite thing to get for lunch.
They had these little rolls that they served with them, and those were just amazing! These days I like something like Honey Butter Dinner Rolls along side. If there is soup, there pretty much is always bread with it at my house!
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup is pretty much a staple in our house in the winter. I have been making this recipe for probably 15 years. I can not remember where I found it, I think it was some kind of a light cooking magazine that my mom had. The soup I loved from the restaurant was so right and creamy, I know it had heavy cream in it. And you could use that here. But the trick to making this guilt free is evaporated milk!
Is Wild Rice Soup Healthy
That all depends on how you make it. The base is your traditional carrots, celery and onions. Mix in wild rice, chicken and chicken broth and you are almost done. The last bit you add in what makes it creamy. Here I use evaporated milk, which is lower in calories. So yes, this chicken wild rice soup is healthy! You can make creamy soups that are rich and delicious without heavy cream. Curried Butternut Squash soup is a great example as well.
Can you Freeze Wild Rice Soup
You sure can. This soup probably makes about 8 servings. So we usually eat about half the soup and then freeze the rest for another night later in the month. I just take it out to thaw in the morning, and gently reheat it in a pot when it is time for dinner. Great way to save time by only really cooking once for at least 2 meals.
How to make Wild Rice Soup in the Crock Pot
You will notice the recipe below is for the stove top, but this is super easy to make in the crock pot or even the instant pot.
- Dump the carrots, onion, celery, chicken broth, wild rice, seasonings and raw chicken into the crock pot
- Cook on low for 6-7 hours
- In a saucepan on the stove melt the butter and mix in the flour until no longer white. Cook for 2-3 minutes
- Stir in evaporated milk until it starts to thicken.
- Pour into cooked soup until well blended.
How to make Wild Rice Soup in the Instant Pot
- Dump the carrots, onion, celery, chicken broth, wild rice, seasonings and raw chicken into the instant pot
- Close the vent and set on manual for 40 minutes.
- After the 40 minutes use the quick release method to release the pressure.
- Remove the chicken and shred. Add back to the soup
- In a saucepan on the stove melt the butter and mix in the flour until no longer white. Cook for 2-3 minutes
- Stir in evaporated milk until it starts to thicken.
- Pour into cooked soup until well blended.
This chicken and wild rice soup has been a staple in our family for years, and will be for years to come. It is perfect to have on a cold night when all you want is a comforting bowl of something to warm you up!
Be sure to try my Crock Pot Chili recipe as well if you are looking for something else for the cold weather. Both of these recipes are great to make for a crowd, they feed a ton of people and everyone loves them. Plus you get to make the best cornbread so chili is always a good idea.
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Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup
Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup - a thick and creamy wild rice soup that will warm you up and not leave you feeling guilty! So hearty but actually good for you too.
Ingredients
- 1 large onion. chopped
- 1 large carrot, shredded
- 1 celery rib, chopped
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup flour
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 3 1/2 cups cooked wild rice
- 1 pound chicken, cooked and chopped
- 1 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 cup fat free evaporated milk
- Parsley or chives for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In a large stock pot melt butter over medium heat. Add onions, carrots and celery and cook for about 5 minutes until the vegetables are soft.
- Stir in flour and mix until blended.
- Slowly whisk in broth. Stir in rice, chicken, poultry seasoning, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Bring to boil over medium heat. Cook for a few minutes until it starts to thicken.
- Stir in milk and cook for 3-5 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley or chives.
Notes
Any for of milk or cream will work in place of the evaporated milk
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Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1Amount Per ServingCalories 345 Total Fat 16g Saturated Fat 7g Trans Fat 0g Unsaturated Fat 7g Cholesterol 83mg Sodium 1199mg Carbohydrates 28g Fiber 2g Sugar 6g Protein 21g
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Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says
This soup is all kinds of delicious!!
Liz says
This reminds me of a wild rice soup my mom used to make! It is DELICIOUS…as I know yours is!
Liz says
This reminds me of a wild rice soup my mom used to make! It is DELICIOUS…as I know yours is!
Baking Serendipity says
It has been so cold lately in Phoenix…strange, but true, and this soup looks like the perfect way to warm up 🙂
Baking Serendipity says
It has been so cold lately in Phoenix…strange, but true, and this soup looks like the perfect way to warm up 🙂
Ann says
Delicious! Nothing beats soup on a cold day and this is fantastic!
Ann says
Delicious! Nothing beats soup on a cold day and this is fantastic!
Nami | Just One Cookbook says
I started to see wild rice in a soup on blogs. I have never tried adding rice in the western style soup. I’m very intrigued – we can consider this as one meal right, especially when rice is inside… 🙂 Do you still serve bread too? In my “Asian” brain, we always choose rice or bread and never be together. I like both so maybe why not. 🙂 This looks yummy!
Erin says
Nami,
Us Americans like to over do it! I personally can’t eat soup without bread – doesn’t matter is in it. I like to dip bread in the broth 🙂
Nami | Just One Cookbook says
I started to see wild rice in a soup on blogs. I have never tried adding rice in the western style soup. I’m very intrigued – we can consider this as one meal right, especially when rice is inside… 🙂 Do you still serve bread too? In my “Asian” brain, we always choose rice or bread and never be together. I like both so maybe why not. 🙂 This looks yummy!
Erin says
Nami,
Us Americans like to over do it! I personally can’t eat soup without bread – doesn’t matter is in it. I like to dip bread in the broth 🙂
Ramona says
This soup looks warm, hearty and delicious! It’s a cold rainy day here.. this soup would be perfect. 🙂
Ramona says
This soup looks warm, hearty and delicious! It’s a cold rainy day here.. this soup would be perfect. 🙂
Cucina49 says
There was a similar restaurant to the one you describe in downtown Minneapolis and I remember their wild rice soup, too–yum!
Cucina49 says
There was a similar restaurant to the one you describe in downtown Minneapolis and I remember their wild rice soup, too–yum!
Jen at The Three Little Piglets says
After all these cookies lately, that sounds so good! I’ve also been craving a huge slab of steak!
Jen at The Three Little Piglets says
After all these cookies lately, that sounds so good! I’ve also been craving a huge slab of steak!
Amy's Cooking Adventures says
This looks wonderful – I love that you used fat free milk!
Amy's Cooking Adventures says
This looks wonderful – I love that you used fat free milk!
kita says
I don’t think I have ever had a creamy wild rice soup but I want it. It looks beautiful and filling!
kita says
I don’t think I have ever had a creamy wild rice soup but I want it. It looks beautiful and filling!
Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says
Yum! I would definitely need a big hunk of crusty bread to dip in this soup. 🙂
Lynne says
My husband made this soup to take to soup supper at church on Ash Wednesday. It was a huge hit, so much so that I barely had enough leftover to take in my lunch the next day. We have already shared the recipe with several people – THANK YOU!
I found this recipe on Edesia’s Notebook, when she chose it as part of the Secret Recipe Club. I had been following her blog….I will now be following yours as well.
Erin says
Thank you so much Lynne! I am glad the soup was such a hit, it is one of our favorites!
Demeter says
I never knew you could freeze this soup! Such a great way to portion out lunch sizes for the week.
Sabrina says
I love how creamy and delicious this was! Even my picky eaters loved it and asked for seconds.
Julie Blanner says
This is great! Perfect for a cold winter weeknight.
Kimberly says
Such a wonderfully creamy and flavorful soup, thank you!