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Wild Rice-Carrot Soup





Ingredients
1 11-1/2-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
2-1/2 cups sliced carrots
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 bay leaf
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
1-1/2 cups water
1/2 cup light dairy sour cream
1 cup cooked wild rice or long grain rice
1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley

Directions
In a large saucepan
combine broth, carrots, onion bay leaf,
pepper, and, if desired, cloves
Bring to boiling; reduce heat
Simmer, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes
or till carrots are tender
Remove bay leaf.

Then
In a blender container
or food processor bowl
place carrot mixture, half at a time
Cover and blend or process till smooth
Return mixture to the saucepan
Stir in water and bring just to boiling
Stir a small amount of liquid into sour cream
Return to saucepan along with the rice
Heat through but do not boil
Sprinkle with parsley
Fun soup to serve before your Easter Dinner!

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