Taken from "The Marshall Fields Cookbook"

6 tbsp unsalted butter
1 C. diced yellow onion
1 small leek rinsed and thinly sliced
1.5 C. mushrooms, sliced
3/4 C. diced carrot
1/2 C AP flour
6 C. chicken broth
1.5 C. cooked wild rice
1/2 roasted chicken pulled apart, (I use the whole chicken)
1 C heavy cream
5 tbsp dry sherry
2 tsp salt
1.5 tsp ground pepper
2 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
2 tbsp toasted almonds(optional)


Melt the butter over medium heat. Add onions and saute until slightly soft. Add leek, shrooms and carrots, cooking until soft.

Add the flour and stir constantly for a minute or until the flour is absorbed by the butter and allowed to brown a bit. two to three minutes wont ruin it, but don't over brown it. Whisk in broth. until smooth, bring to a boil, then decrease heat to a simmer for 20 min.

Add rice, chicken cream sherry, S&P parsley, and thyme and cook 5 minutes to warm through. Serve hot with almonds on top.

Very hearty and a great winter soup. I've added a little more flour to make it a little thicker, more like a chowder. As is, its a nice, slightly thin, creamy soup with awesome flavors. One of my family's favorites and easy to double for company.

Thought it was fitting for this site, Enjoy!

Makes about 6 servings.

I love wild rice, and this sounds like a great recipe. Wild rice is a great addition to any homemade soup. Just add rinsed rice as you would noodles.

This one will get made. Thanks.

Looks really good. If you want to find some killer wild rice, go to the Red Lake website. My mom grew up on the Red Lake reservation, and we used to get bags of wild rice from her brother who lived there until he died a few years ago. Now, with no more family members on the rez, I've found the quality of wild rice in most retail stores lacking, so I've gone to purchasing it online from Red Lake.

Looks really good. If you want to find some killer wild rice, go to the Red Lake website. My mom grew up on the Red Lake reservation, and we used to get bags of wild rice from her brother who lived there until he died a few years ago. Now, with no more family members on the rez, I've found the quality of wild rice in most retail stores lacking, so I've gone to purchasing it online from Red Lake.