Slow Cooker Chicken Wild Rice Soup
An easy, comforting, and delicious recipe for Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup that is made in the slow cooker!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 288kcal
Ingredients
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 4 medium carrots diced
- 4 celery stalks diced
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup wild rice
- 5 cups chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- fresh parsley chopped, for topping
- ½ cup sliced almonds (optional but delicious!
Instructions
- In a large slow cooker, add the onion, carrots, celery, chicken, garlic, poultry seasoning, salt, wild rice, broth, and salt.
- Cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
- Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred.
- Return the chicken to the slow cooker.
- In a skillet or saucepan over medium heat, add the butter.
- Once melted, sprinkle the flour over the butter and whisk together to form a paste. Cook for 1 minute.
- Slowly whisk in the milk, until the milk is thickened into a cream sauce.
- Add the cream sauce to the slow cooker and stir to combine. Season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.Optional: stir in the almonds.
- Serve topped with fresh parsley. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 288kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 648mg | Potassium: 509mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 5447IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 1mg