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Wild Rice Soup with Porcini and Escarole (Zuppa di Riso Selvatico)
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Wild Rice Soup with Porcini and Escarole (Zuppa di Riso Selvatico)

12 ingredients Serves 4. openrecipes
Wild Rice Soup with Porcini and Escarole (Zuppa di Riso Selvatico)

Wild rice is not a traditional Italian food, but its earthy flavor goes beautifully with the other classic Italian ingredients in this fall soup. It makes a wonderful first course for Thanksgiving dinner.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

915
Calories
48g
Protein
36g
Fat
98g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Wild Rice 1 cup cooked (164g) 166
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Mushrooms 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Porcini not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz. dried porcini mushrooms, steeped in 1 1/2 cups boiling water for 30 minutes
  • 1 Tbs. unsalted butter
  • 2 Tbs. olive oil
  • 2 small leeks, white and light green portions, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 lb. mixed fresh mushrooms, brushed cleaned and thinly sliced
  • Fine sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 small head escarole, thinly sliced crosswise
  • 1 1/2 cups wild rice blend (a mix of wild and brown rice)
  • 6 cups chicken broth, preferably homemade
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 Tbs. minced fresh flat-leaf parsley

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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