COZY #AUTUMN #WILD #RICE #SOUP

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Published September 24, 2019
COZY #AUTUMN #WILD #RICE #SOUP
This Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup is filled with hearty seasonal vegetables and wild rice (plus chicken, when you would like), it’s wonderfully creamy and comforting, and simple to make within the Instant Pot, Crock-Pot or on the stovetop.


INGREDIENTS
6 cups vegetable inventory (or chook stock)
1 cup raw wild rice*
8 ounces child bella mushrooms, sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 medium carrots, diced
2 ribs celery, diced
1 huge (about 1 pound) candy potato, peeled and diced
1 small white onion, peeled and diced
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups milk
2 huge handfuls of kale, roughly chopped with thick stems removed
Kosher salt and freshly-cracked black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS
INSTANT POT (PRESSURE COOKER) METHOD:
Combine vegetable stock, wild rice, mushrooms, garlic, carrots, celery, candy potato, onion, bay leaf and Old Bay seasoning within the bowl of an Instant Pot drive cooker.  Stir in short to combine.
Cover and set vent to “sealing”.  Cook on guide (high pressure) for 25 minutes.  Let the Instant Pot relaxation there for an further 10 minutes (natural release).  Then closely turn the vent to “venting” and launch the remainder drive (quick release).  Remove lid and discard the bay leaf.
Meanwhile, throughout these last 10 minutes of drive cooking, practice your cream sauce on the stove.  In a medium saucepan, practice dinner the butter over medium-high warmth till melted.  Whisk within the flour till combined, and practice dinner for 1 minute.  Gradually upload within the milk, and whisk till combined.  Continue cooking, stirring frequently, till the combination virtually involves a simmer and has thickened.  (It ought to be very thick.)
Add the cream sauce and kale to the soup, and stir gently till combined.  Taste and season with salt and pepper (plus any further Old Bay seasoning, when you would like) as needed.
Serve warm.  Or move to sealed container(s) and refrigerate for as much as four days.

CROCK-POT (SLOW COOKER) METHOD:
Combine vegetable stock, wild rice, mushrooms, garlic, carrots, celery, candy potato, onion, bay leaf and Old Bay seasoning within the bowl of a huge gradual cooker.  Stir in short to combine.
Cook on excessive for four hours or on low for 8 hours, till the rice is cooked and tender.
Meanwhile, throughout these last 10 minutes of gradual cooking, practice your cream sauce on the stove.  In a medium saucepan, practice dinner the butter over medium-high warmth till melted.  Whisk within the flour till combined, and practice dinner for 1 minute.  Gradually upload within the milk, and whisk till combined.  Continue cooking, stirring frequently, till the combination virtually involves a simmer and has thickened.  (It ought to be very thick.)
Add the cream sauce and kale to the soup, and stir gently till combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper (plus any further Old Bay seasoning, when you would like) as needed.
Serve warm.  Or move to sealed container(s) and refrigerate for as much as four days.

STOVETOP METHOD:
Heat (an extra) 1 tablespoon butter in a huge stockpot over medium-high heat.  Add onion and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, till mushy and translucent.  Stir within the garlic and practice dinner for a different 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally, till fragrant.
Add within the vegetable stock, wild rice, mushrooms, carrots, celery, candy potato, bay leaf and Old Bay seasoning.  Stir to combine.
Continue cooking till the soup reaches a simmer.  Then cut back warmth to medium-low, conceal and simmer for 45 minutes, or till the rice is tender, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, throughout these last 10 minutes, practice your cream sauce in a separate saucepan on the stove.  In it, practice dinner the butter over medium-high warmth till melted.  Whisk within the flour till combined, and practice dinner for 1 minute.  Gradually upload within the milk, and whisk till combined.  Continue cooking, stirring frequently, till the combination virtually involves a simmer and has thickened.  (It ought to be very thick.)
Add the cream sauce and kale to the soup, and stir gently till combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper (plus any further Old Bay seasoning, when you would like) as needed.
Serve warm.  Or move to sealed container(s) and refrigerate for as much as four days.

NOTES
*As said above, when you want to skip making the cream sauce (butter, flour, milk), really sense loose to simply upload in a can of full-fat coconut milk instead.  It’s dairy-free and vegan, and totally delicious on this recipe!

*I used 100 percent wild rice (not a blend), which I love and suggest for this soup.  Cooking time might range when you use a wild rice blend.

*Recipe edited from the unique to make the milk/butter roux rather much less thick, per reader requests

For these days while you’re yearning a cozy, creamy, comforting bowl of soup…I have the right new recipe for you.

It’s a riff on the vintage chook and wild rice soup of my childhood.  But in lieu of the chook (which you’re nonetheless welcome so as to feature if you’d like), I’ve loaded this soup up rather with plenty and plenty of seasonal veggies.  And delivered in a few bolder savory seasonings.  And lightened it up a little by means of means of utilizing milk rather of heavy cream.  And the result?

Basically probably one of the foremost delicious, hearty, sweet-and-savory, thick-and-creamy, comforting soup a woman might ask for.  ♡

Plus, further well news!  It’s simple to make in both the Instant Pot (pressure cooker), Crock-Pot (slow cooker), or on the stovetop — your choice.  And you'll be able to adapt the recipe to be gluten-free and/or vegan, when you prefer.  Options, options.  So if you’re in a position to comfy up with a warm bowl of soup yourself, load up a purchasing bag filled with veggies and wild rice, and let’s make a few together.

WILD RICE SOUP INGREDIENTS:
To make this Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup recipe, you'll need:

Wild Rice: I used and beloved 100 percent wild rice (affiliate link) on this recipe, now not a wild rice blend.
Vegetable Stock: Or chook stock, no matter you occur to have on hand.
Autumn Veggies: Sweet potato, carrots, celery, onion, child bella mushrooms and garlic.
The “Bays”: Old Bay seasoning plus a bay leaf, to season our soup.  (Or see concepts underneath on special seasoning ideas.)
The Cream Sauce: Made from butter, flour and milk, which we are able to blend up on the quit of the cooking time.  Or see choices underneath for a gluten-free and/or vegan alternative.
Kale: I also delivered in plenty of contemporary kale on the end, otherwise you might sub in child spinach or collard greens.
Salt & Pepper: Don’t overlook ’em!
Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup Recipe in Stockpot

HOW TO MAKE WILD RICE SOUP:
I have protected targeted lessons underneath for simple methods to make this wild rice soup recipe both within the Instant Pot (pressure cooker), Crock-Pot (slow cooker), or on the stovetop.  But right the following are the basics. ;)

Cook the backside of the soup: Whichever cooking methodology you choose, we are able to simmer the backside soup meals (veggies, rice, broth, seasonings) till the rice is cooked and tender.
Make your cream sauce: Then throughout the last 10 minutes that the soup is cooking, practice your cream sauce in a separate saucepan.  Melt the butter, whisk within the flour, then stir within the milk and practice dinner — stirring often so that the backside would now not burn — till thickened.  The sauce ought to be very thick.  (Or skip this entire step and upload in a can of coconut milk instead, that's vegan and likewise pretty delicious on this recipe.)
Add within the cream sauce and kale: And stir to combine.  Then style and season with salt and pepper as needed. And…
Serve warm: Preferably with a well hunk of crusty bread, or a few oyster crackers, or no matter sounds good. :)
Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup with Kale (Vegetarian)

POSSIBLE VARIATIONS:
Want to blend issues up a bit?  Feel loose to:

Add chicken: You can both upload pre-cooked/shredded chicken.  Or upload a chook breast (or two) to the pot and permit it practice dinner alongside with the rice and veggies, then take away and shred it as soon as it has cooked through.
Add further veggies: There are so many special veggies that can be huge on this soup too, like cauliflower, butternut squash, parsnips, bell peppers…whatever sounds good!
Use a special seasoning: If Old Bay seasoning isn’t your fave, really sense loose to make use of any special blends which you just like, such as:
Italian seasoning
Cajun seasoning
Za’atar seasoning
Make it gluten-free: Feel loose to make use of the vegan possibility underneath (it’s delicious!).  Or skip the roux (the butter/flour step) for the cream sauce, and simply whisk 1.5 tablespoons gluten-free cornstarch right into a saucepan of chilly milk.  Heat the milk till it simply barely reaches a simmer, whisking frequently, and the milk will thicken up.  Then upload it to the soup.  As always, be certain to test that each one of your special meals are certified gluten-free.
Make it vegan: Skip the cream sauce altogether and upload in 1 (15-ounce) can of full-fat coconut milk instead.  To be honest, I love the coconut milk model even further than the dairy!
Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup Recipe (Vegetarian / Vegan / Gluten-Free)

WHAT TO SERVE WITH THIS SOUP:
I suggest serving this wild rice soup with:

Crusty bread or oyster crackers: Or my Healthy Pumpkin Muffins (also gluten-free).
A big, contemporary inexperienced salad: Such as my Everyday Salad or My Favorite Apple Spinach Salad.
Autumn dessert: Such as Pumpkin Cookies or my favourite Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies.
Hope you take pleasure on this one, friends!

DESCRIPTION
This Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup is wonderfully creamy and comforting.  See suggestions above for simple methods to adjust this recipe to be gluten-free and/or vegan, when you prefer.

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