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project: "[[00_MANIFEST-recipes]]"
folder: "[[00_INDEX-entrees-recipes]]"
title: Cream of Chicken Wild Rice Soup
servings: 1
ingredients:
  - 2 boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
  - Salt and pepper, to taste
  - 1/2 cup diced onion
  - 1/2 cup diced celery
  - 1 cup diced carrots
  - 4 tbsp butter, divided
  - 3/4 cup cooked wild rice (cook according to package directions)
  - 3 slices cooked bacon, or real bacon bits
  - 4 cups chicken broth, or 4 cups water and 6 chicken bouillon cubes
  - 2 tbsp dry cooking sherry
  - 1 cup cream
  - 2 tbsp flour
instructions:
  - Melt 2 tbsp butter in a pot. Add the chicken, seasoned with salt and pepper, onion, celery, and carrots. Cook until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.
  - Melt the remaining 2 tbsp butter, then blend in the flour.
  - Gradually add the broth, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens slightly.
  - Add the cooked wild rice and bacon. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
  - Stir in the cream and cooking sherry. Simmer on low heat for 10–15 minutes.
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