Slow Cooker Chicken Wild Rice Soup
I love making soup in the slow cooker. It so easy because you literally throw everything in and just let it go. Give it a few hours to work its magic and dinner is ready.
Chicken wild rice soup is especially easy in the slow cooker because you don’t have to cook the rice separately. I just increased the amount of liquid by a couple of cups to allow for the amount that the rice would soak up.
Then, to make it extra rich and creamy, I stirred in some cream (you could also use half and half) right before serving and topped it with some toasted almonds for a little crunch. The result was thick and velvety, absolutely delicious!!
Serve this with a green salad and some crusty bread and you’ve got yourself a nice hearty dinner!
Slow Cooker Chicken Wild Rice Soup
Ingredients Needed for Slow Cooker Chicken Wild Rice Soup
- 2 medium carrots, chopped
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 1 small red onion, chopped
- 4 oz sliced cremini mushrooms
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
- 2 bay leaf
- 2 quarts chicken stock
- 1 lb boneless chicken breasts
- 2 cup milk
- 1/3 cup flour
- 2 tsp fresh thyme, chopped
- 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
- 1 cup wild rice, uncooked
- 1/2 cup brown rice, uncooked
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 cup cream or half and half
- toasted sliced almonds for garnish, if desired
Chop veggies and herbs. Cut chicken into small bite size pieces.
Put veggies, chicken, rices, herbs, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper in your slow cooker.
Whisk flour and milk together until smooth.
Pour milk and flour mixture and chicken stock into slow cooker, stirring to combine.
Cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 8-10 hours until rice is tender. Stir mixture about once every two hours.
Stir cream or half and half in right before serving. Garnish with toasted almonds, if desired.
ENJOY!
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Oh how I love soups – especially when they’re hearty and are made in the crockpot. I already pinned this and hope you’ll bring this to our
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Thanks for pinning! I will definitely bring it to Weekend Potluck tomorrow!! 🙂
Lisa, This sounds perfect! One of the foods I miss the most from living in the cities is the Wild Rice Soup, I used to order it at various places… I miss it so much. Look forward to trying your recipe. Btw, love to see your carton of Organic Valley milk, I live in the heart of Organic Valley country now.
Thanks Kris! You’ll have to let me know if you make it! That’s funny about the milk, I didn’t realize it came from WI. I just know that I like it, so that’s usually what I buy. 🙂
This looks wonderful! I’m always looking for a new crock pot dishes!
I would love it if you would share this on my new blog hop Simple Meals Friday! I know my readers would too. Thanks!
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This soup looks delicious! Thanks so much for linking up to our Strut Your Stuff Saturday! We’re so glad you shared your recipe with us! -The Six Sisters
Hi Lisa,
This is a great Soup to have in the Slow Cooker on this cool rainy day. Enjoy your weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
I only have white rice, should I put that in the crock in the beginning or will it get mushy? Maybe I should add it half way through cooking?
Hi Sarah – I haven’t used white rice in this before, but I think it would be ok to add it at the beginning. Although, if you’re worried about it getting mushy, adding it halfway through would probably be just fine. I hope this helps. 🙂
I was wondering if you happen to know how many servings this makes?
This will make about 6 servings Cami.
I have been looking for a good chicken &wild rice soup recipe since it’s my boyfriends favorite soup. This did not let me down. After a long New England storm, and shoveling this was delicious to sit down and enjoy. Thank you.