Title: Wild Rice Soup
Categories: Soups &, Stews
Yield: 4 Servings

6 tb Butter or margarine
1 tb Minced onion
1/2 c All-purpose flour
2 c Wild rice; cooked
3 c Chicken broth
1/2 ts Salt; or to taste
1 c Half and half
2 tb Sherry; optional
Snipped parsley; for garnish

Melt butter in a saucepan. Saute onion in butter until tender. Blend in
flour, then gradually stir in broth. Cook, stirring constantly, until
mixture comes to a boil. Stir and boil 1 minute. Stir in cooked rice and
salt; simmer about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Blend in the half and half
and the sherry. Heat to serving temperature. Garnish with parsley.

NOTES : The recipe can be varied by adding 1/3 cup minced ham, 1/3 cup
finely grated carrot and 3 tablespoons chopped slivered almonds along with
the rice.
Recipe by: Prodigy Food & Wine Board

Posted to recipelu-digest by "Crane C. Walden" on Feb
21, 1998