Wild Rice and Chicken Soup

2 chicken breasts, cooked and diced.  (This soup is super yummy with Rotisserie chicken)

3 cans of chicken broth

1/2 onion

4 carrots

2-3 stalks of celery

1 pkg of uncle Ben's Original Recipe Wild Rice made without the butter 

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

2 cups milk or half and half

Boil carrots, clelery and onion in chicken broth until tender.  meanwhile, prepare wild rice according to package directions omitting the butter.  In a seperate pan prepare white sauce as follows...melt butter in a pan over medium to medium high heat.  Add flour, salt and pepper.  Blend well unitl it starts to bubble.  Let bubble for one minute while constantly stirring.  Add milk and stir auickly with wisk or fork unitl mixture thickens (it will be very thick).  Remove from heat.  add rice and white sauce to broth and veggies.  Sometimes I have to really ix the white sauce with a wisk to get out all the llups.  Add chicken.  If desired add one more can of chicken broth to thin out soup.  

Recipe shared by Sherri Taylor 

Tomatillo Chicken Soup

2 pounds tomatillos, washed and halved
1 TBSP vegetable oil
1 whole chicken
salt and pepper to taste
2 jalapenos chopped
1/2 medium white onion
3 garlic cloves
1 can (15 oz) hominy drained ( I like to use a 29 oz can)
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Puree tomatillos, and set aside. In a large pot heat oil season chicken with salt and pepper.  Cook until browned.  Transfer to a plate.

Add jalapenos and onions until softened.  Add the garlic and cook until fragrant..  Stir in tomatillo and hominy, add salt and pepper, chicken.  Stir in the cilantro and the very end.