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Chicken and wild rice soup (Panera copycat), Cheese bread, Peach cobbler

By Melanie Behrens

Try this for dinner soon.
Chicken and wild rice soup (Panera copycat)
(about 4 servings)
1 tsp. coconut oil
1/4 C red onion, diced
1/2 C carrots, diced
1 tsp. dried marjoram
2 TBS flour
1 pkg. long grain & wild rice with flavor packet
4 C low sodium chicken broth
3 C water
3/4 C heavy cream
1/4 C milk
1 C co...

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