Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Cozy, homey, and comforting — this creamy chicken and wild rice soup recipe is the definition of comfort food. Simple ingredients, preparation and bold on flavor. You can serve this soup with a dollop of sour cream and chopped parsley just before serving.

Course

Dinner, Lunch, Soup

Difficulty

Easy

Duration

30-60 min

Cooking Technique

Pressure Cook, Sauté

Keywords

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Prep Time

10 min

Cook Time

45 min

Servings

8-10 servings

Ingredients

2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
8 1/2 oz chicken breast
1/2 onion
2 garlic cloves
1/3 cup celery
1/3 cup carrot
2 cups cream of mushroom soup
1/2 tbsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 sprig of fresh thyme
1 cup wild rice blend
4 cups low sodium chicken stock
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups milk

Instructions

Select SAUTÉ, select HIGH. Select START. Add butter and olive oil to the inner pot.
Once the oil and butter are hot, add the diced chicken.
Sauté chicken until it turns a light, golden-brown color, about 5 minutes.
Add onion, garlic, celery and carrot. Set heat to LOW and cook for an additional 1–2 minutes.
Add cream of mushroom soup, salt and black pepper. Mix all the ingredients in the pot.
Select CANCEL to turn off SAUTÉ.
Add bay leaf, thyme sprig, wild rice, and chicken stock into the inner pot.
Secure lid for pressure cooking. Select PRESSURE COOK, set pressure level to HIGH, and set time for 30 minutes (00:30). Select START.
When the timer stops, allow for a 10-minute Natural Pressure Release. In the meantime, warm milk in a saucepan.
Place flour in a separate mixing bowl. Gradually add warm milk to the flour and mix — this prevents lumps from forming.
After 10 minutes have passed, Select CANCEL and Quick Release remaining pressure. Open lid.
Select SAUTÉ on LOW. Add the warm milk, flour mixture to the soup and let simmer for 5 minutes.
Select CANCEL to turn off SAUTÉ. Adjust seasoning as needed.