Creamy mushroom and wild rice soup

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Sliced fresh shiitake
Mushrooms
1 cup Sliced fresh mushrooms
¼ cup Thinly sliced carrot
¼ cup Sliced celery
¼ cup Sliced green onion
3 tablespoons Butter
1 can (14 1/2oz) chicken broth
¼ cup Wild rice, uncooked
teaspoon Dried marjoram
½ cup Water
1 cup Half and half or light
Cream
2 tablespoons Flour
1 cup Milk
Thin carrot strips, for
Garnish

Directions

Cook mushrooms, carrot, celery, and onion in butter 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. After removing several shiitake slices for garnish, blend mushrooms and half the chicken broth until almost smooth. return to saucepan.

Add remaining chicken broth, wild rice, marjoram and water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer45-50 minutes, until rice is tender.

Slowly stir half and half into flour until it is smooth. Add to saucepan along with milk. Cook until thickened and bubbly Cook, stirring 1 more minute. Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with reserved mushroom slices and carrot strips.

Better Homes and Gardens Holiday Appetizers 1995 Shared by Carolyn Shaw 12-95

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #196 Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 13:24:34 -0500 From: pickell@... (S.Pickell)

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