Hearty Chicken, Sausage & Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless/skinless chicken thighs (if you cannot find them, use boneless/skinless chicken breasts) cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 - 3 tablespoons extra light virgin olive oil
• 1/2 pound bulk sweet Italian sausage
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1 cup wild rice (6-oz)
• 1 cup water
• 3 - 4 drops tabasco sauce
• 1 - 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 3 ribs of celery sliced
• 1 large white onion coarsely sliced (or two medium yellow onions)
• 2 cups coarsely shredded carrot
• 1 can chunky style portabella mushrooms undrained (or your choice of mushroom stems & pieces)
• 2 cans cream of chicken soup
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 2 and 1/2 cans chicken stock