Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup wild rice, uncooked
1 quart water
1 medium onion, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups chicken broth
2 cups skim milk
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon salt
fresh cracked pepper
2 cups cooked chicken breasts, shredded

Preparation

In a medium sauce pan combine wild rice in 1 quart of water; bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large pot, cook onion, celery, and carrots in olive oil until almost tender. Stir in flour (mixture will be thick) and cook for 2 minutes. Slowly blend in chicken broth, then undrained rice. Bring to a boil and cook until slightly thickened. Stir in milk, rosemary, chicken, salt & pepper.
Reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until rice is tender.