Wild Rice Soup

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Warm it up

If you’ve been eating leftover Thanksgiving food for the past 2 days (like us), then you may need another option for all of the extra turkey.  I have a solution that is perfect for warming you up on a chilly day – Wild Rice Soup.

I took this family recipe from Kyle’s Grandma, and modified it slightly to add a few more veggies, and cook in a crockpot.

Wild Rice Soup

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What you need:

• 2 cups cooked wild rice
• 1 can cream of potato soup
• 2 cups cream (or half and half or milk)
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups shredded swiss cheese
• Yellow Onion
• Carrots
• Celery
• Mushrooms
• Salt & Pepper

Steps:

1. Cook the wild rice according to the package directions:  Bring rice and water to a boil, stir, cover and reduce heat.  Simmer for 45 minutes or until rice is tender and has absorbed all the liquid.
2. While rice is cooking, chop onions, carrots, celery and mushrooms.
3. Add vegetables, soup, cream and chicken broth to crock pot and cook on high for 3 hours (or low for 6 hours).
4. Add rice when finished cooking in step 1.
5. Optional:  Add leftover shredded turkey.
6. Just before serving, add shredded cheese and stir until cheese melts.
7. Add salt & pepper to taste.

Estimated Time:

 4 hours if cooking on HIGH, longer when cooking on LOW.

Grandma’s Original Wild Rice Soup Recipe

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I can’t remember ever cooking with dried minced onions, but I was surprised at how flavorful and creamy this recipe is. I do prefer the “real” thing in the recipe above, but this was a much quicker alternative.

What you need:

• 1 cup cooked wild rice
• 1 can cream of potato soup
• 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
• 1 cup cream (or half and half or milk)
• 1 cup shredded swiss cheese
• Garnish: crumbled bacon
• Salt & Pepper

Steps:

1. Cook the wild rice according to the package directions:  Bring rice and water to a boil, stir, cover and reduce heat.  Simmer for 45 minutes or until rice is tender and has absorbed all the liquid.
2. Boil onions in 1 cup water for 3 minutes.
3. Add rice, soup, cream and cheese.
4. Simmer, stirring often until cheese melts.
5. Optional:  Add leftover shredded turkey.
6. Add salt & pepper to taste.
7. Optional: garnish with crumbled bacon.

Estimated Time:

 1 hour.

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What’s your favorite meal to make with Thanksgiving leftovers?  We’d love to hear from you.  Please share your feedback in the comments below.

– Kara from Zeke Life

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