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Soup’s on! CHRISTIE SCHLUETER Warm up with some soup recipes and maybe try out your new instant pot. It makes soups in a ﬂash, and many other meals are so easy with this most amazing appliance. For regular stove top methods follow recipe except put in pot and let simmer for a few hours on the stove. Soup makes great leftovers, and tastes twice as good the next day. Wild Rice Soup This easy version is super simple to make either on the stove or in the instant pot. Ingredients One-pound boneless skinless chicken breasts or 3⁄4 to 1 cup shredded rotisserie chicken 5 medium carrots chopped, or a handful of baby carrots cut in halves 5 stalks celery, chopped 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced (can substitute one can) �� Half of an onion, chopped �� 3 cloves garlic, minced �� 1 cup uncooked wild rice �� 4 cups of chicken broth � �� 1 teaspoon salt �� 1 teaspoon dried parsley �� 1⁄2 teaspoon dried rosemary �� 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme �� 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper � �� 3 Tablespoons cornstarch �� 11⁄2 cups milk or cream �� Instructions Put all the ingredients except the corn- Once cooked, remove the breasts, shred them and starch and milk/cream into the Instant Pot. (If using a stove, simply put in pot and simmer for a add the meat back to the pot after soup is cooked. Add 1 cup milk or cream to the pot. few hours.) Mix cornstarch with 1⁄2 cup remaining milk/ Cook on manual high pressure for 30-35 minutes. cream, Use quick release. Cooking time will vary between raw and frozen More SOUP on Pg 24 chicken breasts. Time to Focus on the Joys of Life Cooking Country Chris �� Senior Connections HJ.COM �� Senior Connections Jan/Feb 2020 11

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