3 chestnut soup nuts Recipes

quick-cook long grain and wild rice blend, cooked chicken, cubed, sliced water chestnuts, drained, celery, chopped, chopped onion, chopped nuts (optional), mayonnaise, cream of mushroom soup (or cream of your choice - cream of celery a good substitute)

leek, butter or margarine, divided, macintosh apples, peeled and chopped, celery ribs, chopped, onion, thinly sliced, bay leaf, thyme sprig, salt, ground nutmeg, chicken broth, whole chestnuts, shelled (about 2 cups nut meat), whipping cream or half-and-half, all-purpose flour, toppings: sour cream , grated fresh nutmeg (optional)