Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup

Okay, so Mom and Dad came over for lunch today, and I had every intention of making chowder. It's kind of an old stand by. While looking for my chowder recipe, I stumbled on this Wild Rice and Mushroom one. It was so very good! Of course, I made some changes to the original recipe, which I thought made it spectacular! LOL. Enjoy!

Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup

1 T vegetable oil

1 onion, halved and thinly sliced

6 C beef broth

2/3 C wild rice, rinsed and drained

1 1/2 C milk

1/2 C heavy cream

1/4 C flour

1/2 tsp dried thyme, crushed

1/4 tsp black pepper

1 C fresh mushrooms, sliced thinly

In large soup pot, cook the onion in oil until lightly browned. Remove onion from pot and set aside. Place wild rice and beef broth in the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes, or until rice is soft.

Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine milk, cream, flour, thyme and pepper. Whisk to combine well. After rice is soft, add milk mixture, sliced mushrooms and onions to the rice mixture. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Makes about 7 cups of soup. YUM!