Erin's Wild Rice Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 1/2 cup flour
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups cooked wild rice
• 1/2 cup minced ham
• 1/2 cup grated carrot
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 melt margarine in saucepan.
• 2 sauté onion in butter until tender.
• 3 blend in flour.
• 4 gradually add broth.
• 5 stir until boiling and then boil for 1 minute.
• 6 stir in rice, ham, carrots and salt.
• 7 simmer about 5 minutes.
• 8 add half-and-half.
• 9 heat to serving temperature.
• 10 to cook the wild rice, i simmer it in a lot of water until they "pop" open and then i drain them until ready to add to the soup.