Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients:
48 oz can Chicken Broth

1 package Uncle Ben’s Wild Rice and season packet-NOT Instant
½ cup Butter
¾ cup Flour
2 cups Half and Half
1 ½ cups cubed Chicken or turkey

1 medium onion
8 slices Bacon, cooked and crumbled


In soup pot, cook rice, chicken broth, and seasonings until done (30-45 mins).  In a medium sauce pan, melt butter. Slowly stir in flour- cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.  Slowly pour half and half into  butter/flour mixture, stirring constantly being careful not to boil.  When rice is done, pour in thickened cream mixture. Add meat and onions, and allow to come back up to temperature.  Do not boil.  Serve hot.  Yummy!
~Dianne Morgan