CHICKEN & WILD RICE SOUP

I have been in a soup mood lately. This is another recipe that I got from my mom and use a lot!

What you need:

1 Box Long Grain & Wild Rice Mix w/seasonings (6 oz box)
2 c. instant white rice, prepared according to pkg
32 oz chicken broth (I use the box of chicken broth)
3 - 4 chicken breasts (can be baked or cooked in crock pot ahead of time)
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 onion chopped
3 carrots, sliced thin
1/2 stick butter

Combine the broth off the cooked chicken and 1/2 stick butter in saucepan. Cook celery, carrots, & onion in this mixture for 10 min.

Add 2 c. water and contents of wild rice w/seasonings box. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, simmer for 20 min. Ater this step you may want to transfer mixture to a larger pan or do what I do and just cook the whole thing in the large pot. Prepare instant white rice accoring to pkg directions. Add cooked instant white rice to the wild rice & veggie mixture. Add 32 oz box of chicken broth and cut up chicken. Simmer for 30 min.