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.

Vegetable Beef Barley Soup

This is a recipe that my mom makes but I have modified it a little. I love it and so does my family. It is great because #1 it tastes so good and #2 it makes a lot! We have leftovers for days! Here is what you need:

2lb ground turkey meat, drained  (My mom uses hamburger. Whichever is fine.)

1 Large onion chopped
1 can each of corn, peas, green beans, carrots(sliced), potatoes(diced or cubed) and fire roasted diced tomatoes. Do NOT drain the cans of veggies. Add the juice as well.

1 large can of tomato juice

4 cups of beef broth

3/4 cup barley

3 bay leaves

Mrs Dash seasoning if you like

Cook meat and onion in large stock pot, drain.

 

Return to the stock pot and add all the veggies(do NOT drain them-add juice too), tomato juice and beef stock.

Now add the bay leaves and Mrs Dash.

Bring to a boil and then add the 3/4 cup of barley. Simmer for about 30 minutes.