Chicken Wild Rice Soup From The Pastor'S Wife - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 (10 ounce) cans condensed chicken broth
2 cups water
1/2 cup wild rice
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 cups half-and-half
1 1/2 cups cooked chicken
8 slices cooked bacon
2 tablespoons dry sherry
1 tablespoon chopped pimiento (optional)
water, if needed

Preparation

Combine broth and water. Add wild rice and onion. Simmer, covered, 35-40 minutes until rice is tender.
In a separate saucepan, melt butter on low heat and stir in flour, salt, chicken seasoning and pepper.
Stir constantly, to prevent burning, until smooth and bubbly.
Add half anf half and cook until thickens-about 2 minutes.
Slowly add half and half mixture to the rice, stirring constantly.
Add remaining ingredients, stirring until thoroughly heated.
Add water at the end if you find this to be too thick.