Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

 1 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon EVOO

2 ribs celery, chopped

3 carrots chopped fine or grated

1 large onion, chopped

1 small red pepper, chopped fine

2 cups cooked chicken or use the chicken from one rotisserie chicken

4 cups chicken broth

3-5 sprigs fresh thyme

1 teaspoon Fox Point seasoning- optional

1 ½ cups of a box of cooked Uncle Bens Original Wild Rice with the seasoning packet

½ cup slivered almonds, toasted

¼ cup parsley, chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

Dash red pepper

Cook veggies in butter and oil until red pepper is soft.  Add broth, thyme, Fox Point Seasoning and chicken heat to boiling and then simmer the soup for at least 30 minutes.  Add rice, almonds, parsley, and seasonings, simmer another 30 minutes and serve.