Dinner for 7
Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup
$12.08for 475 minServes 7
Wild rice, chicken, vegetables, mushrooms, corn, and cream simmer in seasoned broth for a thick, comforting soup.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mushrooms$0.40/oz typical | 12 oz | $4.80Typical price |
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.40Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.5 lb | $0.65Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.38Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.65 lb | $0.68Typical price |
| Celery$2.29 each typical | 0.5 | $0.86Typical price |
 | Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 65 oz | $4.55Typical price |
 | Wild, basmati, jasmine, arborio rice$0.15/oz typical | 9.75 oz | $1.46Typical price |
 | Frozen vegetables$0.10/oz typical | 7.5 oz | $0.75Typical price |
 | Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 1.25 lb | $4.36Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 8.25 oz | $1.83Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | a little | $0.09Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $21.15 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilFlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- 75 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 7servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
AmericanHigh-proteinFamilyLunchesDinnersCold-weather comfortWinter
$3.02 per serving$12.08 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 12 oz cremini mushrooms
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 large onion
- 5 cloves garlic
- 4 carrots
- 4 stalks celery rib
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 64 oz low sodium chicken broth
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 heaping tablespoon better than bouillon - chicken flavor
- 1 1/2 cups wild rice blend
- 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
- 4 cups chicken
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley
Steps
- Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat and cook the mushrooms for 8 minutes.
- Add butter, chopped onion, garlic, carrots, and celery, then cook for 8 minutes.
- Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes.
- Pour in the chicken broth, then add thyme, chicken flavoring, wild rice, and chicken.
- Bring the soup to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 40 minutes until the rice is tender and the chicken reaches 165 F.
- Stir in the corn and heavy cream, then simmer for 7 minutes and add parsley.
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