Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Kristie Gurgel

All five of my daughters love this soup which doesn't always happen with everything I make for dinner. We consider it to be the ultimate comfort food so I often times take it to families.

1 onion

2 carrots

3 celery stalks

1/2 cup butter

2/3 cup flour

6 cups water

1 Tbsp. McCormick Chick base or 4 bouillon cubes

2 pkg. Rice-A-Roni long grain and wild rice

2 to 4 chicken breasts

2 cups half & half

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

Chop vegetables and place in large soup pot.  Melt butter and saute vegetables until tender.  Add flour and stir until vegetables are coated.  Slowly add water; stir vigorously until flour dissolves. Prepare Rice-A-Roni as directed on box, then add to the soup.  Add the remaining ingredients and simmer on low until well blended.