Creamy Vegetable and Wild Rice Soup

January 24, 2017

Creamy vegetable and wild rice soup is a hearty flavor packed soup for the cold days of fall and winter. Potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, mushrooms, and asparagus along with wild rice make for a full meal of soup.

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You guys, these children are slowly sucking the brains I used to have from my head. I have a huge head, so you know what that means? There is a lot of brain to lose!

I was going to sit down and type about how soup season is going on and I haven’t even done a soup recipe yet.

I was going to go on and say how soup season is almost over. Um, yeah. This is the whole blog post I kind of mapped out in my head while mindlessly watching but not really watching those Atlanta Housewives.

Then I went back and saw that, in fact, I had posted two soup recipes and two chili recipes this winter.

Hm.

I could swear I didn’t eat any soup or chili this winter.

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Ah, but I think back. The soups and chilis in question were made during Fridgegate 2016: A November to Forget.

That means, most of these items were shipped off to friends and family because I had nowhere to keep them. Sad life. There I was, sharing enticing soup pictures with you, but not eating any of them for days on end myself. What really sucks is now it is this weird misty, dreary, almost humid cold fog weather.

I missed the snow on the ground weather. Which, is the perfect soup eating weather!

I could have remembered all these facts if my head wasn’t clogged up with the friggen lyrics to every Thomas and Friends song.

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“Go, go Thomas.

Thomas you’re number one.

You’re number one.

Somethin’ good’s gunna happen today,

oh my, my, hey, hey, hey….”

And so on.

Important things to note about creamy vegetable and wild rice soup:

  • First off, if you like my mother, do not like a creamy soup, you can skip the milk and double up the veggie stock. Add the rice and the stock and water and cook until the rice is tender. Voila, you have a brothy, hearty vegetable soup.
  • Secondly, this soup is basically a clean out the fridge soup. As you can see from the pictures. 

Don’t have asparagus? Use broccoli.

The container of fresh spinach has gone to mush? Skip it.

Skip the mushrooms if you don’t like them and use zucchini or butternut squash.

I have made this many times with white or brown rice instead of wild rice as well.

The soup is your canvas.

Do with it what you like!

Don’t even get me going on everybody’s favorite, a classic, The Hot Dog Song. Even if you don’t have kids, chances are at some point in your life you have left a friend or relative’s house humming that dang song.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would commit so much brain space to every “useful” engine’s name, number, and color. But, (not to get totally sappy on you) never did I imagine having such cool little dudes in my life either. #blessed 😉

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I am sure at some point I will get this brain space back. I can refill it with new recipes and new super awesome theme songs through the years. In the meantime, soup. This soup recipe right here, creamy vegetable and wild rice soup.

A creamy and hearty soup filled with a ton of asparagus, mushrooms, spinach, carrots, celery, onion….  OH! and potatoes. I think I got them all! This soup is made to make you not feel so bad about indulging in all the creamy calories.

All about balance folks!

Creamy Vegetable and Wild Rice Soup

Creamy wild rice soup loaded with tons of asparagus, mushrooms, potatoes, celery, carrot, and spinach.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 6 -8 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1/2 Yellow Onion diced
  • 1 Pound Asparagus trimmed and chopped
  • 1 Russet Potato diced
  • 6 Ounces Cremini Mushrooms stems removed and diced
  • 2 Carrots peeled and diced
  • 1 Celery Stalk diced
  • Splash of White Wine
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Spicy Whole Grain Mustard
  • 2 Teaspoons Dried Oregano
  • 2 Cups Vegetable Stock
  • 4 Cups Milk
  • 3/4 Cup Wild Rice or Brown Rice Medley
  • 1 Cup Heavy Cream
  • 1/2 Cup All Purpose Flour
  • 3 Cups Chopped Fresh Spinach

Instructions

  1. Add olive oil to a large stock pot or Dutch oven. Heat over medium.
  2. Add all the vegetables to the pot. Stir to coat evenly. Season with a little salt and pepper. Continue to cook until tender, stirring occasionally.
  3. After about 10 minutes, add the splash of white wine. Stir to coat all the veggies.
  4. Add in more salt and pepper along with garlic powder, mustard, and oregano. Stir to combine.
  5. Pour in the milk and vegetable stock. Add the wild rice and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer. Cover with lid and cook for 30-40 minutes, until the rice is cooked and tender.
  6. Reduce the heat to low.
  7. Add the flour and heavy cream to a small mason jar. Cover with lid. Shake vigorously for at least a minute to combine. Pour the mixture into the soup. Stir to combine. Keep stirring until the soup starts to thicken.
  8. Turn the heat off. Stir in the fresh chopped spinach along with any additional salt and pepper. Let the big pot of soup cool for 5-10 minutes before serving with a big side of crusty bread.

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