Cream of Chicken and Wild Rice Soup {Panera Bread Copycat}
This velvety and flavorful Cream of Chicken and Wild Rice Soup {Panera Bread Copycat} is right on the mark and can be equally delicious when it's made right in the comfort of your own home.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs seasoned, roasted and shredded
- 2 T. olive oil
- 1 c. diced onion
- 1/2 c. diced celery
- 1/2 c. diced carrots
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 c. flour
- 6 c. chicken bone broth
- 2 c. milk
- 1 cup uncooked wild rice blend
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. oregano
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. onion flakes
- 1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
- Kosher salt to taste
- Sourdough boules optional
Instructions
- Pour 2 T. olive oil in a large heavy bottomed pot over medium-high heat.
- Saute the carrots, celery, onion and salt in the olive oil for about 7 minutes or until onions are translucent.
- Add the garlic cloves until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Sprinkle with flour and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the bone broth and the milk and whisk until all of the lumps are removed.
- Add the pepper, oregano, bay leaves, parsley, garlic powder, onion flakes, poultry seasoning and shredded chicken. Mix until combined.
- Pour the long grain and wild rice into the soup and mix until combined. Allow the soup to simmer for 35 minutes or until the rice is tender.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve in sourdough boules if desired. Say Grace and enjoy!!
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