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HEARTY MUSHROOM WILD RICE VEGETABLE SOUP

Comforting & nourishing healthy vegetable soup loaded with wild rice, mushrooms and garlic perfect for a cozy winter meal. An herb infused base simmered to perfection to create the perfect blend of savory and creaminess.


Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Soups
Servings: 8
Author: the communal feast

Ingredients

  • 6 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
  • 1 cup uncooked wild rice
  • 2 medium carrots peeled and diced
  • 2 celery ribs diced
  • 1 large handful cremini mushrooms washed and sliced
  • 1 large sweet potato or 2 small ones –easier to cut, peeled and diced
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • ½ cup frozen peas
  • 6 cloves of garlic minced
  • Lemon Zest
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp ground thyme
  • 2 tsp ground sage
  • 1 tsp dry parsley flakes
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 large handful of kale stems removed and chopped
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1½ cups milk

Instructions

  • 1. Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute for 5 mins, stirring occasionally until soft and translucent. Sit in minced garlic and cook until fragrant –about 1 minute
  • 2. Add chicken stock, wild rice, celery, carrots, sweet potato, mushrooms, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, sage, parsley, ginger and salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine
  • 3. Bring the soup to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
  • 4. During the last 10 minutes of cooking time, start to prep the cream sauce. Add 3 tbsp butter to a separate saucepan and heat over medium-high until melted. Whisk in flour until combined –cook for about 1 minute. Gradually add the milk and continue to whisk until combined. Keep whisking until the mixture starts to thicken and turns into a cream
  • 5. Add the cream sauce to the soup. Next add the frozen peas, lemon zest and juice of half a lemon. Add the chopped kale and gently stir until combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper or additional seasonings as needed

  • Serve warm with soup crackers or crusty bread.
  • Enjoy!