Minestrone with Ground Chicken and Wild Rice

Ingredients

• typically include small pasta, but in this recipe I used wild rice in place of
• pasta. While wild rice isn’t a starchy, wheat product, its earthy grain flavor and chewy texture add the
• same hearty substance as pasta.
• 2
• tbsp olive oil
• 1
• lb ground chicken thigh (or breast meat)
• 1/2
• cup chopped red onion
• 1/2
• cup thinly sliced peeled carrot
• 2
• small celery ribs, thinly sliced
• 2
• garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1
• 15.5-oz can stewed tomatoes, with juice
• sea
• salt
• freshly
• ground black pepper
• 2
• 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1/2
• cup wild rice
• 1
• 15.5-oz can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• thinly
• sliced basil ribbons, for garnish
• Minestrone Vegetables and Wild Rice
• Preparation
• Heat
• a soup pot over medium heat and add the olive oil. Add the ground chicken,
• onion, carrot, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring to crumble the chicken,
• until the vegetables begin to soften and the chicken is just cooked through,