Classic Creamy Wild Rice Ham Soup

1/2 cup finely chopped onion
6 tbsp butter with canola oil
1/2 cup flour
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups cooked wild rice
1/2 cup shredded carrots
5 oz thick cut deli-style smoked ham, cubed
3 tbsp slivered almonds
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup half and half
2 tbsp dry sherry

In large saucepan, saute onion in butter. Add flour, stirring until bubbly; gradually stir in broth. Stir in wild rice, carrots, ham, almonds, and salt; simmer 5 minutes. Stir in half and half and sherry; heat through.

Recipe compliments of the Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council