Healthy Wild Rice and Chicken Soup is a delicious hearty soup with a peppery broth, wild rice, fresh vegetables, and tender chicken and potatoes.
As spring approaches (finally!) I start to look forward to the outdoor farmers market and starting my garden. This year I plan to tackle more tomatoes and herbs, which I am so excited about.
I love incorporating fresh vegetables into recipes, they always taste better, are tender, and they just brighten up any dish. That is exactly what they did with this soup.
I love soups, and while I am more of a creamy, cheesy soup gal, this peppery broth soup with tender chicken and fresh vegetables was a perfect tribute to the upcoming farmer’s market and garden season. And if you are like my kids and hubby, add some asiago cheese as a topper, and it will elevate this soup to a whole new level.
Enjoy! XOXO San
How do you make Healthy Wild Rice & Chicken Soup?
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In a large soup pot place whole chicken, mushrooms, onion, celery, carrots, potatoes, diced tomatoes with their juices and then add enough cold water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over high heat. Then add parsley, garlic, 1 tablespoon of salt and pepper.
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Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover partially with a lid. Let it simmer for 2 hours, or until chicken is falling off the bone. Remove chicken and let it cool, for 30 minutes or until cool to the touch. Reduce heat to low and let the soup continue to simmer.
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Remove all the meat from the chicken and shred the chicken into large pieces. Discard the skin and bones.
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In a medium saucepan cook rice as directed on box. Once cooked set aside in a bowl.
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Using a potato masher, mash the soup a few times, letting some of the potatoes get a little smashed. I don’t try too hard on this, I just mash 2-3 times and call it good. Add the shredded chicken and rice* to the pot.
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You can serve the soup with the rice on the side, letting each person add the amount of rice they want. If you are freezing this meal, freeze it without the rice, then add the rice when you are going to serve it.*
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Serve while warm and enjoy!
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Healthy Wild Rice & Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken 4-5lbs, giblets removed
- 2 pounds small portabella mushrooms quartered
- 1 yellow onion finely chopped
- 4 celery ribs diced
- 3 carrots or 12 mini carrots diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 orange bell pepper diced
- 3 medium russet potatoes peeled and diced into ½ -inch pieces
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley
- 5 garlic cloves chopped, I use my garlic press
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
- 2 cups wild rice uncooked
Instructions
- In a large soup pot place whole chicken, mushrooms, onion, celery, carrots, potatoes, diced tomatoes with their juices and then add enough cold water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over high heat. Then add parsley, garlic, 1 tablespoon of salt and pepper.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover partially with a lid. Let it simmer for 2 hours, or until chicken is falling off the bone. Remove chicken and let it cool, for 30 minutes or until cool to the touch. Reduce heat to low and let the soup continue to simmer.
- Remove all the meat from the chicken and shred the chicken into large pieces. Discard the skin and bones.
- In a medium sauce pan cook rice as directed on box. Once cooked set aside in a bowl.
- Using a potato masher, mash the soup a few times, letting some of the potatoes get a little smashed. I don’t try too hard on this, I just mash 2-3 times and call it good. Add the shredded chicken and rice* to the pot.
- You can serve the soup with the rice on the side, letting each person add the amount of rice they want. If you are freezing this meal, freeze it without the rice, then add the rice when you are going to serve it.*
- Serve while warm and enjoy!
Kids Review: The kids once forced to eat the soup, yes forced. It has mushrooms! It was well received, except for one little girl who refused…lol. The chicken is the star for them and they topped with lots of cheese, taking away the whole healthy aspect, but hey, at least they got their dairy.
This soup looks really yummy. Especially today since it is all of the sudden cold again here!
Cold weather needs to leave, it is finally getting nice here. YAY!. xo San
This looks like such a hearty and delicious soup = look at all the great ingredients! It’s a rainy day here today, i;’d love a hot bowl of this!
I love wild rice and chicken & rice soup is one of my favorites. Looks amazing.
Thanks Ellen! xo San
This looks so incredibly healthy and delicious! I want a bowl!
Thanks. xo San
I have always loved wild rice and chicken soup! Love that it is gluten free so my whole family can enjoy it!
Your soup looks so good that I’d actually want to eat soup! I have never really made soup myself!
Wow, this looks great!! Love chicken soup and this one looks extra interesting!
That looks sooooo delicious!
Thank you! xo San
that looks wonderful, everything looks nice and fresh!
Thanks. xo San
This looks delicious! I can’t wait to make a couple of batches for the freezer!
This is the best recipe for that! xo San
That soup looks so hearty and delicious! Perfect for a cold day like today.
Hope the weather gets better for you, we are now finally having fantastic weather! xo San
Wow! That is such a pretty looking dinner. Seriously, love the photos. I am going to have to give this recipe a try. It sounds and looks delicious.
Thanks Tara. xo San
Your soup looks so delicious. I love healthy meals like this.
Thanks Nicole, I do too! xo San
I really, really love a good wild rice soup and this fits the bill. Yum!
I do too! Thanks Liz! xo San
I love chicken and wild rice so this soups sounds delish!!
Thanks! xo San
Oh this looks so good and plus that it’s healthy. I haven’t made a chicken and rice recipe before. Gotta add this to my recipe list.
Enjoy! xo San
It’s so chilly here! I could totally go for this right now. Looks delicious. 🙂
Nancy – I hope it warms up for you today – we have great weather coming! xo San
This looks so good! A great meal for a busy weekday!
You are so right! xo San
Grew up on Minnesota Wild Rice. What’s not to love. Mouth watering, making a trip to the store for fixin’s. Thanks for the reminder.
Thanks! xo San
Yum that looks so good and loaded with stuff. Thanks for sharing. Pinned it twice.
Love it, thanks Erlene! xo San
Ooh this soup sounds delicious, I love the ingredient combination. Sounds like the perfect soup for my weekend!