Minnesota Wild Rice Soup

Serves 6

Ingredients:

Directions:

1. To prepare vegetables: Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add yellow onion and celery. Sprinkle with seasoned salt and sauté for 5 minutes or until translucent.
2. Add sliced leeks or green onions, mushrooms and carrots. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until softened.
3. Add 3 tablespoons of the sherry and stir into the vegetables until evaporated. Sprinkle flour over cooked vegetables. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Whisk in chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Add wild rice, diced chicken, heavy cream, cream of chicken soup, 2 tablespoons of sherry, salt, pepper, parsley and thyme. *Cook for 5 minutes or until warmed through. Taste and adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish with toasted almonds. Serve hot with warm buttered crusty bread on the side.