Scarves, leftovers, and soup (RECIPE!!!)

There are a few reasons to looove cold weather.  
1.  Scarves!!!  I don't know why, but I love them
2.  Leftovers.  If you go out to dinner before a movie, your leftovers will be safe in your car (and won't smell up the whole car)
3.  Soups, stews, chillis.  It's the best time to make/enjoy these!
Here is a soup that will warm your insides and make your house smell amazing!!!  It is from a cookbook called "More Nutritious Still Delicious" and was written by a group of amazing women at The Nutrition Council of Cincinnati.  This is a great cookbook full of HEALTHY and DELICIOUS recipes... trust me, I should know, since my mom is one of the main authors and I grew up eating a lot of these!  If you like what you see/taste, you can go here and look into buying yourself a cookbook.  

Wild Rice Soup with Sherry 

(2-time, 2-easiness, 5-taste)

1 tablespoon butter

1 medium onion, chopped

1 package (8oz) sliced mushrooms 

1/2 cup thinly sliced celery

1/2 cup all purpose flour

6 cups (1.5 boxes) reduced sodium chicken broth  

2 cups cooked wild rice (using Uncle Ben's 90 sec. rice is so so easy!)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon curry powder

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper

2 cups evaporated skim milk 

1/2 cup sherry

1.  In large saucepan, melt butter .  Add onion, cook for about 5 minutes.

2.  Add mushrooms, celery  and flour.  Cook for about 2 minutes.

3.  Gradually add chicken broth, stirring constantly until slightly thickened, about 5-8 minutes.

4.  Stir in wild rice, salt, curry, mustard, parsley, and pepper.  Reduce heat.

5.  Gradually add evaporated milk, stirring constantly.  Add sherry, continue stirring until soup is simmering.

6.  Simmer soup 30 - 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Another great thing about this cookbook is that every recipe has the nutrition information at the bottom (ie. calories, protein, etc).  I give this recipe a 2 for easiness (just some chopping and cooking rice), a 2 for time (depending on you're knife skills), and a 5 for taste!  I hope you enjoy this recipe!


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