Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup – Cheryl's Recipes

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup wild rice (raw (or 2 cups cooked))
• 1 lb. boneless chicken (raw, diced (or 2 cups cooked, diced chicken))
• 1 cup fennel bulb (or celery, diced)
• 1 medium sweet onion (diced)
• 6 T. butter
• 1/4 cup cornstarch (or potato starch)
• 1 T. chicken base (Better than Bouillon Organic)
• 1/2 tsp. salt (Himalayan pink sea salt)
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 4 cups milk (whole)
• 2 oz. Asiago cheese ((opt.) finely grated)
• cilantro ((opt.) for garnish, chopped)