Autumn Wild Rice Soup

What You Will ❤️ About Autumn Wild Rice Soup

• Local Copycat – I created this recipe after falling in love with a creamy chicken & wild rice soup at a favorite downtown restaurant. I added an autumn spin on this dish by adding kale and sweet potatoes.
• Comforting – Cream soups always comfort me! I make this every fall & winter. This soup tastes like a warm hug.
• Veggies – There are loads of vegetables in this soup – so it’s got lots of good stuff in it as well.

Autumn Wild Rice Soup Ingredients

Chicken & Wild Rice Soup is a simple dish – but making it creamier with an autumnal twist – is super easy too! Here’s what you’ll need:

• olive oil – any oil will do but I use olive oil 99% of the time
• onion, carrot & celery – the holy trinity! for the onion, you can use one small white onion or yellow sweet onion
• sweet potato – nothing says fall like sweet potatoes!
• garlic – I admit – I’m a big fan of the jarlic – but use garlic cloves if you prefer
• mushrooms – I typically use button, but portobello or any mixture of mushrooms works
• kale – sneaky way to get great vitamins in! be sure to pull the leaves off the thick stems and then tear so you have a couple of large handfuls of kale for the soup
• thyme – fresh or dried leaves
• all purpose flour – this will help thicken the soup just a bit
• chicken broth – I really love the Zoup brand – they’re a restaurant that has now branched out to selling their broths – OMG – so much better than the Swanson’s brand!!
• shredded chicken – you can use leftover rotisserie chicken or poach 2-3 chicken breasts and chop
• cooked rice – you can use any variety you like but I like a long grain & wild rice blend
• heavy cream – for that creaminess

Recipe Variations

There are some easy swaps for ingredients and cooking method – here are some ideas:

• Whole Chicken – rather than buying a rotisserie chicken – make your own whole roasted chicken in the air fryer or a crock pot!
• Butternut Squash – this is a great addition or swap for the sweet potatoes
• Slow Cooker – once you saute all the veggies, you can add the ingredients to the bowl of a large slow cooker to finish it off
• Vegan – if you want to make this vegan, leave out the chicken and swap the cream for 3 cups coconut milk and chicken broth for 3 cups vegetable stock

How to make Autumn Wild Rice Soup recipe

This Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup is easy to make – saute a bunch of vegetables and then add the rest of the ingredients. My favorite way to make a big pot of soup is in a Dutch oven – one pot meal!

• Dice everything! Onion, carrot, celery ribs, sweet potato, mushroom – get that all done to start with!
• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven (or a large stockpot) over medium-high heat – add the onion, carrot, celery and sweet potato (the harder veggies) – sauté for 5 min
• Your oil is likely gone at this point, so add 1/4 cup of water
• Add garlic & mushroom – give a quick stir
• While that’s going rough chop your kale and add it to the pot.
  • I take leaves off the stems and then chop them into bite-sized pieces
• Add thyme and flour to your veggies so they’re all coated – this will help thicken the soup
• Pour in your chicken stock and water, whisk to combine, top with the lid and bring to a simmer
• While that’s getting bubbly – rough chop your chicken. I bought a rotisserie chicken and took it all apart and diced about half of it for the soup.
• Add the chicken, salt & pepper to the soup and simmer for 10 minutes
• You can cook the long grain & wild rice yourself ahead of time – or buy pre-cooked. I don’t really like pre-cooked rice on its own – but it’s perfect as a quick hack for this soup!
• Stir rice into the soup and add the cream. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Ladle up big bowls of this delicious soup and sprinkle with kosher salt and freshly-cracked black pepper

Tips, Tricks & FAQs

What to serve with Chicken & Rice Soup?

• Air Fryer Garlic Bread
• Ocean Spray Cranberry Bread
• Ruby Slipper Buttermilk Biscuits
• Copycat Texas Roadhouse Butter

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