Hearty Chicken Soup with Leeks, Wild Rice, and Mushrooms

Name: Hearty Chicken Soup with Leeks, Wild Rice, and Mushrooms
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 1 , whole chicken (about 4 pounds), breast removed and split, remaining chicken cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 , medium onion, cut into medium dice; 2 quarts, boiling water; , Table salt; 2 , bay leaves; 1/2 cup, wild rice, cooked according to package instructions; 1/2 ounce, dried shitake mushrooms (or other dried wild mushrooms); 1 , large carrot, peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick; 1 , medium leek, rinsed, quartered lengthwise, then sliced thin crosswise; 1/4 pound, domestic mushrooms or wild mushrooms, sliced; 1/2 teaspoon, dried thyme; 1/4 cup, minced fresh parsley leaves; , Ground black pepper

Main Courses
Chicken
Rice
Vegetables
Soups

Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1996

A broth developed from an Edna Lewis recipe makes full-flavored chicken noodle soup possible in less than ninety minutes.

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 2 hours, plus 30 minutes rehydrating

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