Best Wild Rice Soup Ever

• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons minced onion
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 2/3 cup diced cooked ham
• 1 cup finely shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons pepper
• 1 1/3 cups uncooked wild rice
• 2 cups half-and-half cream
• 1/4 cup sherry
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons fresh chives

1. Melt the butter in a large pot, and saute the onion and garlic. Gradually blend in the flour. Cook and stir until onion is tender and flour is golden brown. Whisk in broth, bring to a boil, and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in ham, carrots, and almonds. Season with salt and pepper, cover, and simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Mix rice, half-and-half, and sherry into the soup, and continue cooking 30 minutes. Stir in parsley and chives, and cook another 30 minutes, until rice is tender.

butter, onion, garlic, flour, chicken broth, carrots, almonds, salt, pepper, wild rice, cream, sherry, fresh parsley, fresh chives

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/83324/best-wild-rice-soup-ever/ (may not work)