How To Make Curried Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Treat yourself to a hearty and well-seasoned bowl of wild rice soup for dinner tonight! It’s loaded with tender chicken and vegetables for a filling meal.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupwild rice,uncooked
- 1tbspolive oil
- 1medium white onion,peeled and diced
- 2large carrots
- 2celery stalks
- 3garlic cloves,peeled and minced
- 4cupschicken stock,good-quality
- 3cupschicken,cooked, shredded
- 2tspcurry powder
- 1bay leaf
- ½tspground cumin
- ½tspkosher salt
- ¼tspfreshly-ground black pepper
- 14ozcoconut milk
For Optional Garnishes:
- fresh cilantro,chopped
- red pepper flakes,crushed
- shredded coconut
Instructions
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Stir together the wild rice and 4 cups of water in a medium saucepan until combined.
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Cover and heat over medium-high heat until boiling.
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Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer, covered, for 40 to 45 minutes until the rice is cooked and tender.
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Strain out any extra water, then remove from heat.
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While the rice is cooking, heat the olive oil in a separate large stockpot over medium-high heat.
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Add the onion, carrots and celery, then cook for 6 to 7 minutes, until the onion is soft and translucent, stirring occasionally.
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Add the garlic, and cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes, until the garlic is fragrant, stirring occasionally.
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Add the chicken stock, chicken, curry powder, bay leaf, cumin, salt and pepper, then stir to combine.
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Stir in the coconut milk until combined, then continue to cook until the soup reaches a simmer.
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Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover partially with a lid, then let the mixture simmer until the rice is ready.
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Stir in the cooked rice into the soup until combined. Remove the bay leaf.
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Season with extra salt and pepper, if needed.
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Serve warm, topped with cilantro, red pepper flakes, and shredded coconut, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 473.80kcal
- Fat: 29.37g
- Saturated Fat: 16.44g
- Trans Fat: 0.07g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 7.69g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.24g
- Carbohydrates: 31.62g
- Fiber: 3.17g
- Sugar: 4.58g
- Protein: 23.12g
- Cholesterol: 57.30mg
- Sodium: 480.55mg
- Calcium: 62.15mg
- Potassium: 729.72mg
- Iron: 4.20mg
- Vitamin A: 52.85µg
- Vitamin C: 6.27mg
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