Wild Rice Chowder
Wild Rice Chowder might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe makes 8 servings with 305 calories, 15g of protein, and 12g of fat each. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. Head to the store and pick up heavy cream, onion, celery, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the heavy cream you could follow this main course with the Homemade Blizzards with Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs as a dessert.
Instructions
Melt the butter or margarine in a large pot over medium heat.
Add the onion, celery and carrots and saute for 5 to 10 minutes, or until onion is translucent and carrots start to get tender.
Add the rice and stir to coat. Then add the chicken stock and the bay leaf. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour, or until rice is tender, stirring occasionally.
Add the heavy cream and puree 2 cups of the soup in a blender or food processor. Return this to the pot and add the chicken. Stir well and allow to heat through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.