Cleaned Up Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

My husband LOVE creamy soups.  He is also lactose intolerant...go figure.  Creamy Chicken with Wild Rice Soup is hands down his favorite, so I decided to make a cleaned up version with Lactaid milk so he doesn't have to pop pills before he eats it (awesome wife status, here) ;)

This came out really delicious and he brought it for lunch all last week.

Ingredients:

• 2 cloves Garlic, minced
• 1/2 c. Onion, diced
• 1/2 c. Celery, chopped
• 1/2 c. Carrot, chopped
• 4 c. Low-Sodium Chicken Broth
• 2 c. Water
• 3 Chicken Breasts, poached (I poach the chicken beforehand, let it cool and then shred it before adding it to the soup)
• 1 box Nature's Way Long Grain and Wild Rice with seasoning packet
• 1/2 c. Brown Rice
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 1/2 tsp. Pepper
• 1/2 c. Flour
• 4 tbsp. Butter
• 2 c. Lactaid Milk (1%)

Directions:

• In a large pot, saute garlic, onion, celery, and carrot in 1 tbsp. butter until fragrant
• Add broth, water, chicken, rice mix w/ seasoning packet, and brown rice
• Bring to a boil, and then cover and simmer for 30 minutes until rice is tender
• In a small pot, make a roux by melting the butter and then slowly stirring in the flour.  Once incorporated, stir until gently boiling, but be careful not to burn!!  If you see small black dots appear, that means it's burnt
• Stir in the milk, and continue to simmer for 3-5 minutes
• Add the roux to the soup pot and stir until combined