Cozy Autumn Minnesota Wild Rice Soup

5 from 2 votes

This warming autumn soup is full of nutritious ingredients to make a quick & delicious weeknight meal.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chicken soup recipe, chicken wild rice soup, minnesota recipes, wild rice recipes, wild rice soup, wild rice soup with ham and chicken

Servings:

Calories: 401kcal

Prepare ingredients-- mince the onion, grate the carrot, chop the ham, shred the chicken, and cook your wild rice if it is not pre-cooked.
Heat a soup pot on medium heat.
Melt butter in the pot. Add your minced onion to cook until soft, about 1-2 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup all purpose flour to the pot and stir until all the flour is absorbed into the butter. Cook flour for one minute.
Add your chicken broth to the pot using a whisk to combine. Bring to a simmer, whisking often to prevent burning.
Add your wild rice, chicken, ham, carrot, and slivered almonds to the pot and stir to combine. Simmer for a couple of minutes to allow all ingredients to warm thoroughly.
Add your half & half and stir.
Taste and add salt as desired, 1/2 tsp at a time. I recommend tasting the soup before adding more salt so you can determine how much you will need. See my notes.

Use pre-cooked meat to throw this soup together quickly. Rotisserie chicken is our favorite for this soup! It's tender and moist.
Use pre-cooked wild rice for this recipe. Wild rice takes a long time to cook, so here is how I like to cook it in the Instant Pot: add 16 ounces of dry wild rice & 5 cups of water to your Instant Pot. Cook on high pressure for 30 minutes and allow to naturally release. This will make a lot--portion it into freezer bags by each 2 cup service so that you have rice ready to go all season!
Depending on the sodium content in your chicken broth and ham, you may not need too much added salt. Taste first, then add salt 1/2 teaspoon at a time until the saltiness is to your liking.