Nelson Brother's Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

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I had cooked too much wild rice for another recipe so decided to use it up in this recipe. For the cheese sauce I used a jar of Classico Alfredo, unsalted chicken broth replaced the 2 C. water, was out of broccoli - deleted, no chicken base paste - used Knorr chicken bouillon cube, and simmered the veggies after the boil for a few minutes until tender, crisp. After milk was added brought to a low boil, reduced heat and thickened a little with corn starch slurry. Added canned chicken breast (gasp and doubled the wild rice. Adjusted seasoning with salt and black pepper. Served to family. Everyone enjoyed it. I will make again when I have fresh broccoli and chicken. I assume it will be even better. Overall it was easy, tasty, and will make again.

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I made this last night and it was pretty good. I didn't follow the recipe exactly because i had more than 1 pound of chicken, and the only thing that i would caution for is watch out how much of the cheese sauce you use, i did it a little too much but it was still great.

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This recipe may seem a little strange, but it is really amazing! We have made this twice for family gatherings (all gourmet cooks, BTW, and they all raved over it. For the cheese sauce, we use an alfredo, and in lieu of broccoli we use mushrooms. Mushrooms give it a different twist as not everyone is a fan of the very strong broccoli flavor.

The second time we made it, we had leftovers for a few days. We noticed that the wild rice got a bit mushy so next time we are going to serve the soup over the wild rice like you would a gumbo. That will maintain the rice texture.

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Our Church has Wednesday night soup and bread suppers during Lent. I made this one and it was so well received, I had to make it again.
I followed the advice of previous reviewers and used Rague Alfrado sauce for the cheese sauce, chicken broth - low sodium instead of water (the box stuff chicken soup base (paste from GFS and half and half instead of milk. They are still talking about this one! I had a request for the recipe yesterday so had to look it up again. That is six months after they tasted it! Put the cooked wild rice in just before you serve it - it gets soggy if you let it stand in the pot. Best eaten fresh - right after the rice is added and comes back to temp.

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Perfect soup for a cold Minnesota winter day! I use fat free half and half instead of milk, and chicken broth instead of water. This is definitely a keeper!

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OMG! On a cold, rainy, wintery night this is the perfect "stick to your ribs" comforting and quick dinner! After reviewing all of the reviews, I purchased the Alfredo cheese sauce which was a smart choice. Also, the chicken paste - a version of bullion - was used but just 2 heaping Tablespoons versus 1/4 cup as listed in the directions. Someone made the call out that the paste made the soup too salty so I cut it in half. I'm not a huge broccoli lover but did add some florets. Seems to me they only made the soup colorful but weren't really necessary i.e. they didn't detract or add to the taste. Overall, this is an easy recipe! I chose to serve it in a bread bowl and it was a HUGE hit with my family.

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Like a few other people I didn't know what cheese sauce but thought it might be the cheese dip for chips. So I used that and it was really good. There are not much in the way of spices for this recipes so this just added a little extra zing. Very good.

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This recipe is fantastic and so each to make. I added an extra 1/2 cup of milk and 4 oz Velvetta in place of the cheese sauce. Kids will love it and not even realize there are vegetables within.

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What is chicken base paste?

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This soup was excellent.