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Mushroom, Basil, and Wild Rice Soup
2 plus quarts chicken stock 1 can cream of chicken soup 8 cups total of chopped veggies - including AT LEAST 2 1/2 cups mushrooms (carrots, onions, celery, sweet red pepper) 1 bag fresh spinach -- cleaned, stems removed, and torn into pieces 1/2 cup white rice 1/4 to 1/2 cup wild rice 1 Tbsp. dried basil 1 lemon salt and pepper to taste (I don't add any salt at all) 3 pods garlic - minced Pam or butter
Cook wild rice in broth until done -- may be done the night before. While rice cooks, saute veggies and garlic in butter or Pam oor a combination of the two until soft but not brown. Add remaining broth, cream of chicken soup, spices and the juice of 1/2 a lemon. Add white rice and cook about 15 or so minutes more or until the rice is done. Stir in the spinach and cook a further 10 minutes.
Ladle into bowls and top with a thin lemon slice and a spoon of freshly grated parmeasan cheese.
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