Slow Cooker Chicken Wild Rice Soup
Creamy, hearty and filling this Slow Cooker Chicken Wild Rice Soup is the perfect comfort soup for those cool winter nights!
Servings: 6
Calories: 403kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup wild rice
- 3 medium carrots peeled and sliced
- 1 medium onion
- 3 stalks celery chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups water you could use all chicken broth as well
- 1 tsp rosemary chopped
- 2 tsp parsley
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1/2 Tbs salt
- 1/2 Tbs pepper
- 4 Tbs butter
- 3 Tbs flour
- 2 cup half and half
Instructions
- In slow cooker add your chicken, rice, carrots, onion, celery, garlic, bay leaves, chicken broth, water, rosemary, parsley, garlic powder, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hour or on high for 4-5 hours.
- Remove your chicken from slow cooker and shred, setting aside.
- In saute pan on medium heat, melt your butter and then whisk in your flour mixing for about 1 minute until light brown.
- Slowly whisk in your half and half and continue to whisk until it starts to thicken up.
- Once thick add your chicken and your half and half mixture back into your slow cooker and stir until blended.
- Serve warm.
Nutrition
Calories: 403kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 1374mg | Potassium: 769mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 5650IU | Vitamin C: 16.6mg | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 1.6mg