Reviewed: May 21, 2013

I've made this a few times and the first time I added carrots, celery, onion, and garlic per other reviewers' suggestions. However, after making it again I only added carrots and celery sauteed in a little reduced fat margarine. I used low fat Half 'n Half but 2% milk works just as well. It was so much better. This recipe DOES NOT need onion and definitely doesn't need garlic. They add flavors that do not mesh well with this recipe and I'm a huge onion and garlic fan. However the carrots and celery do. Keep it simple! Because I love wild rice I usually buy a small box and precook 1/2 cup of it before adding to the broth along with the fast cooking rice.

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Kilyena

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: May 13, 2013

i made this soup a while ago and it was amazing,however i did use more chicken and less rice, but over all it was warm creamy goodnesss!

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okc foodadict

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 13, 2013

One of the few recipes I make again and again! I sometimes add different veggies I have on hand. Tonight I'll throw some asparagus in it. Jessica

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jthoms2

Reviewed: May 4, 2013

last night was the first time making this - two changes was I added carrots and onions but otherwise did as recipe said : ) How could this not be good - stick of butter & two cups cream? My husband LOVED it - I think it's good (yes 4 stars good) but a little too Paula Dean for me. it's very rich and as it sat got very thick - did add water to thin it out but my husband loves a thick soup. Over all will make again when my husband asks for it.

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SOJANA

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Oregon, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2013

My family (including my two picky daughters) really loved this soup. A friend shared the recipe and I've made it three times now. One thing I would recommend is cutting down on the amount of flour. I used 1/2 cup and I believe that 1/3 cup would be plenty. The soup was almost too thick and less flour made it a little more soup-like. I also used 1% milk instead of cream and it was just as tasty but obviously much healthier. And for the chicken, I used a Costco rotisserie chicken.

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abb

Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2013

I made this soup the first time as written and LOVED it! I have made it several times since and have made a couple of changes and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it still! The changes I made were to first, use only chicken stock (no water), I also saute about 3/4 of a cup each of onion, carrot and celery (I think those always make a soup better plus I like the color of the carrots!) while the stock and chicken are coming to a boil. Because of the addition of those three items, I did increase the chicken broth by one cup. This soup no matter how you make it is a sure fire winner!!!

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churchldy5885

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2013

It was very good. My fiance and I stubbled upon this when we were trying to find something to make that was simple, quick, and not too expensive (we try not to embody the college kid diet when we can). He loved it! He calls this a "mom meal" which means definite keeper. It's great for cold days.

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MorningBun

Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2013

As written, I thought this recipe was just ok. The butter and heavy cream is way too much. I like a creamy soup as much as the next person, but this was way too rich. Next time we would eliminate the butter entirely and probably use half and half instead of heavy cream. We added carrots, celery, and corn because when we make soup we like it to be a complete meal. Without the added veggies I think this soup would be pretty boring. With modifications I think this can be a 5 star recipe, but not as written.

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Jenn

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2013

Absolutely delicious. I sauteed a package of sliced mushrooms in 1/4 cup of butter with two crushed cloves of garlic and added them to the soup before making my roux.

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CarissaBryn

Home Town: Pasadena, California, USA

Living In: Cary, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2013

This soup is always a winner with our family. I double it so that my hubby has leftovers for lunch. This is one of his favorite leftover lunches, too. Although I double the soup, I don't always double the roux. It just depends on how thick I want the soup. Also, I put in some extra wild rice since we like more rice in our soup and there's never enough in the boxes.

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