Wild rice isn’t something that I have all that often, but when I do I just love it! It has a bold earthy flavor that can’t be found in other types of rice. Its texture is a perfect combination of soft and chewy. And also it’s pretty darn healthy! So when I first heard about wild rice soup I knew that it was something that I had to try.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a more perfect soup for a chilly autumn day. It’s chock full of wild rice and hearty vegetables, flavored with a mixture of dried herbs, and is oh so comforting thanks to a creamy broth.
And best of all it’s an incredibly easy soup to make!
Tips, Tricks & Suggestions
- I highly recommend that you take the time to make your own chicken stock, it will taste so much better!
- While this soup is fairly filling as is, you can easily make it more filling by adding in some shredded chicken or leftover turkey meat.
- You can also make this soup vegan friendly by making two simple alterations. First is swapping out the chicken stock with vegetable stock. And secondly is either omitting the cream entirely or swapping it out with coconut cream.
- I love making this soup with some crusty bread like our recipe for no-knead rosemary bread.
Wild Rice Soup Recipe
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour
Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 Tablespoon of butter
1 Medium onion, diced
3 medium carrots, peeled & cut into coins
3 Sticks of celery, diced
¼ Teaspoon of rubbed sage
¼ Teaspoon of dried oregano
¼ Teaspoon of dried thyme
3 Cloves of garlic, minced
6 Cups of chicken stock
1 Cup of wild rice
8 oz. Of crimini mushrooms, sliced thin
1 Bay Leaf
¼ to ½ cup of heavy cream
Salt & pepper to taste
Garnish:
Parsley, minced
Instructions
- Sautee most of the vegetables: Get out a large pot and melt the tablespoon of butter in it over medium-high heat. Then toss in the onion, carrot, and celery, and sautee these ingredients for 5 minutes or until the onions are translucent. Finally toss in the garlic, sage, oregano, and thyme and continue sauteing for another minute.
- Add the chicken stock, wild rice, mushrooms, and bay leaf to the pot.
- Cook the soup: Stir all of these ingredients together and let it come to a boil. Then reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pot with a lid, and let the soup cook for about 1 hour or until the rice is tender.
- Finnish the soup: Pour in the ¼ cup of cream to the soup and stir everything together. If the soup isn’t as thick and creamy as you’d like then you can add in an additional ¼ cup of cream. The amount of cream is completely up to you and your personal preference. Finally, add salt and pepper to taste, it will probably need a good amount of salt.
- Serve the wild rice soup immediately and garnish it with some freshly minced parsley.
Wild Rice Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon of butter
- 1 Medium onion diced
- 3 medium carrots peeled & cut into coins
- 3 Sticks of celery diced
- ¼ Teaspoon of rubbed sage
- ¼ Teaspoon of dried oregano
- ¼ Teaspoon of dried thyme
- 3 Cloves of garlic minced
- 6 Cups of chicken stock
- 1 Cup of wild rice
- 8 oz. Of crimini mushrooms sliced thin
- 1 Bay Leaf
- ¼ to ½ cup of heavy cream
- Salt & pepper to taste
Garnish:
- Parsley minced
Instructions
- Sautee most of the vegetables: Get out a large pot and melt the tablespoon of butter in it over medium-high heat. Then toss in the onion, carrot, and celery, and sautee these ingredients for 5 minutes or until the onions are translucent. Finally toss in the garlic, sage, oregano, and thyme and continue sauteing for another minute.
- Add the chicken stock, wild rice, mushrooms, and bay leaf to the pot.
- Cook the soup: Stir all of these ingredients together and let it come to a boil. Then reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pot with a lid, and let the soup cook for about 1 hour or until the rice is tender.
- Finnish the soup: Pour in the ¼ cup of cream to the soup and stir everything together. If the soup isn’t as thick and creamy as you’d like then you can add in an additional ¼ cup of cream. The amount of cream is completely up to you and your personal preference. Finally, add salt and pepper to taste, it will probably need a good amount of salt.
- Serve the wild rice soup immediately and garnish it with some freshly minced parsley.
