Hearty Chicken & Wild Rice Soup

Name: Hearty Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 servings (2-1/4 quarts).
Ingredients: 1 package (6.2 ounces) fast-cooking long grain and wild rice mix; 2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed cream of chicken and mushroom soup, undiluted; 3 cups 2% milk; 2 packages (6 ounces each) ready-to-use grilled chicken breast strips; 2 cups frozen California-blend vegetables, thawed and coarsely chopped; 3/4 cup spreadable garlic and herb cream cheese

Garlic and herb cream cheese adds subtle notes of flavor to this creamy, hearty soup. On a chilly day, it's like having a bowlful of comfort. —Shelisa Terry, Henderson, Nevada

Ingredients

1 package (6.2 ounces) fast-cooking long grain and wild rice mix
2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed cream of chicken and mushroom soup, undiluted
3 cups 2% milk
2 packages (6 ounces each) ready-to-use grilled chicken breast strips
2 cups frozen California-blend vegetables, thawed and coarsely chopped
3/4 cup spreadable garlic and herb cream cheese

Directions

Prepare rice mix according to package directions using a Dutch oven. Stir in the remaining ingredients; heat through.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/2 cups: 425 calories, 17g fat (8g saturated fat), 85mg cholesterol, 1832mg sodium, 45g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 7g fiber), 24g protein.

Originally published as Hearty Chicken 'n' Wild Rice Soup in Simple & Delicious October/November 2012

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Grammy Debbie

Jan 25, 2019

Yum! Absolutely delicious and so easy to make. I changed it up a little to use up what I had on hand I substituted about 3 cups of rotisserie chicken I had frozen for the chicken breast strips and used 2 cups milk and 2 cups chicken broth as well as the whole bag of California-blend vegetables and the whole container of the garlic
cbpenn

Jan 21, 2019

Excellent! Was a hit at our house! To CHUCK who asked the question on Jan 6, 2019: It does say to "heat through" which I believe simply means to heat until it's hot, I would probably use a medium heat and stir to be sure it doesn't stick. When it's hot, it's done. Also, even better the second day.
BellaTerra66

Jan 21, 2019

Looks YUMMY -- but WAY too much sodium!
Chuck

Jan 6, 2019

Cook at what temp and how long?
shermanhenryfloyd

Jan 23, 2018

Yummy good comfort food!No adjustments needed. Campbell's brand of soup makes a delicious Chicken and Mushroom soup; two flavors combined in one soup. 2 cand of this does the trick!
sstetzel

Sep 22, 2017

Hi Chris,Cream of Chicken and Mushroom soup is actually one variety of condensed soup. The recipe calls for 2 cans of that flavor. If you can't find it at your local market substitute one of each.Hope that helps,Susan StetzelRecipe Support SpecialistTaste of Home Magazine
Chris

Sep 10, 2017

I'd like to try this recipe, but I need some clarification on the ingredients, please. It says 2 cans of cream of chicken and mushroom soups. Does it means 1 can of each or 2 cans of each? Commas do make a difference with ingredient lists.
I_Fortuna

Nov 19, 2015

I love the idea of using the cream cheese spread. Bravo!
christianjk2012

Oct 12, 2013

Made it for dinner tonight and it turned out real good... the only thing that I changed was I cooked my chicken breast... I cut it up and sautéed it... and I could not find the garlic and herb cream cheese so I got plain and added garlic powder to it... over all this recipe is a keeper
kennedy22

Dec 12, 2012

Made it for lunch today... excellent and easy!! Thanks for sharing....