Quick Chicken (or Turkey) and Wild Rice Soup

Steps

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1. 1
   Place the chicken or turkey carcass with any leftover meat in a large stock pot, cover with water, and bring to a gentle simmer to extract flavor and allow the meat to fall off the bone.
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2. 2
   While the meat simmers, finely chop the yellow onion and celery.
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3. 3
   Heat olive oil in a small skillet and sauté the chopped onion and celery until translucent.
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4. 4
   Once the meat is tender, remove the carcass from the stock and shred as much meat as possible from the bones, discarding the carcass.
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5. 5
   Add the shredded meat, sautéed vegetables, garlic and herb seasoning, and frozen soup mix back to the stock pot.
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   Stir in a little heavy cream for added richness.
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   Bring the soup back to a boil, then add the wild rice or rice of your choice, and cook until the rice is tender.
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   Serve the soup hot in bowls and enjoy.
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