Classic Creamy Wild Rice Ham Soup

- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
6 tbsp butter
1/2 cup flour
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups cooked wild rice
1/2 cup shredded carrots
2 cups ham, cubed
3 tbsp slivered almonds
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup half & half
2 tbsp dry sherry
In large saucepan, sauté 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 & half and sherry; heat through.
6 servingsRecipe compliments of the Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council