Creamy Wild Rice Soup

This is a very tasty/creamy soup. And very easy to make! Made with ham!

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 7  ounces  uncooked wild rice or 11  ounces  cooked wild rice
• 53  ounces  chicken stock
• 37  ounces half-and-half
• 13  ounces flour
• 13  ounces butter
• 11  ounces  cubed ham
• 1  cup onion (yellow is the best)
• 10 1⁄2 ounces  shredded carrots
• 6  ounces  almonds
• 1  tablespoon salt
• 1  tablespoon pepper

Directions

1. Saute onions, ham and carrots in a stock pot until tender. Add the chicken stock, pepper and salt.
2. Melt butter and add flour for roux in a double boiler for about 10 minutes. Bring the chicken broth to a boil. Then add the roux to the stock pot and stir until uniform.
3. Simmer for 5 minutes then add cooked rice and almonds. Stir in half and half and simmer for 20 minutes.