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Creamy Mushroom Chicken Rice Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cooked long grain rice,
  • 1 chicken breast,cooked and cut into bite size pieces
  • 8 ounces fresh mushrooms , quarter each mushroom
  • 2 Tablespoons onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 3 Tablespoons flour, divided
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup light cream
  • 1/2 Teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 Teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the onions, garlic and mushrooms to the pan. Saute until the onions are softened. Sprinkle 2 Tablespoons of flour into the pan. Stir the flour into the vegetables, cook one more minute.  Add the chicken broth to the pan, stir continuously until broth has thickened slightly. 
    Place the cream in a small bowl, add 1 Tablespoon flour and the salt and pepper, whisk to combine. Add the cream to the soup slowly while stirring. Cook and stir until soup has thickened. Add the cooked chicken and rice to the pan. Cook until chicken and rice are heated through. Serve 

Notes

Remember when making Creamy Mushroom Chicken Rice Soup that both the long grain rice and the chicken breast are cooked ahead of time before adding to the soup.