Slow Cooker Chicken Wild Rice Soup
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This comforting Slow Cooker Wild Rice Chicken Soup is a creamy chicken soup with plenty of vegetables and tender wild rice. It’s a perfect soup for cold weather.
If you’ve ever had a bowl of creamy chicken and wild rice soup, you know it’s pure coziness. This soup is hard to find at restaurants, and it’s never quite the same from a can. I created a foolproof recipe that’s full of flavor and truly a one-pot meal.
Key Ingredients
Wild Rice Mix: I use a package wild rice mix (and the seasoning mix that comes with it!). Wild rice is black and actually a grass, which is why it holds its texture so well in soup.
Chicken: Just need a few chicken breasts, they will shred up perfectly for this.
Vegetables: This soup is packed with veggies; you’ll need carrots, celery, onions, and mushrooms.
Broth: The base of this soup is chicken broth and heavy cream.
Seasonings: Additional seasonings to make the soup pop are oregano, basil, salt, and pepper.
How to Make Slow Cooker Chicken Wild Rice Soup
- Build the soup base with chicken, veggies, broth, and the wild rice seasoning packet.
- Add the rice near the end so it cooks up tender (not mushy).
- Shred the chicken, stir in cream, and thin with extra broth if you want it more soupy.
Tips & Variations
Rice Swap: If you can find wild rice on its own (not a mix), it cooks up great in the slow cooker – add during the last hour.
No mushrooms: Leave them out or swap with zucchini.
Chicken Cut: You can use boneless skinless thighs instead of breasts. Also rotisserie chicken meat is fine to use as well.
How to Serve Wild Rice Soup
Toppings: The soup is great as is, but you can top it with Parmesan cheese, freshly ground black pepper, saltine crackers, or croutons for extra flavor and texture.
Sides: We love serving this soup with buttered dinner rolls and a simple green salad.
Why did the soup get so thick?
The rice will keep absorbing the liquid as it sits. You may need to add additional broth (especially for leftovers).
Slow Cooker Chicken Wild Rice Soup
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Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 diced small yellow onion
- 2 diced carrots, (about 1 cup)
- 2 diced celery ribs, (about 1 cup)
- 2 cups sliced mushrooms
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 32 oz. box chicken broth (PLUS BUY MORE TO THIN OUT IF NEEDED)
- 6.2 oz. Fast Cook Uncle Ben's Long Grain Wild Rice, (WAIT TO ADD THE RICE, SEE RECIPE)
- 2 cups heavy cream, (WAIT TO ADD)
Instructions
- Add the chicken, the seasoning packet from the rice mix (DO NOT ADD RICE YET), onion, celery, carrots, mushrooms and remaining seasonings to the slow cooker. Pour over the broth. (ALSO, HOLD OFF ON ADDING THE CREAM)
- Stir. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on LOW FOR 6-7 hours.
- After the cooking time is up, pour in the wild rice mix. Turn the slow cooker to HIGH and cook for 45 minutes more.
- When that cooking time is up, shred the chicken with two forks right in the slow cooker. Pour in the heavy cream, stir and serve!
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Storing Instructions
This soup is great for lunches during the week. Store in airtight containers in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can freeze this for up to 3 months, but the cream may separate and not be visually appealing.
My Other Favorite Slow Cooker Soups
Slow Cooker Caldo de Pollo is a cozy, easy crockpot soup, and Slow Cooker Stuffed Pepper Soup plus Mama Leone’s Soup are two more comforting slow cooker dinners to add to your list.
Crockpot Cabbage Roll Soup is hearty and filling, and 15 Bean Soup is a classic slow cooker bean soup that’s great for meal prep and leftovers.
Camp Stew is another easy crockpot dinner idea that’s perfect for a big batch, game day, or busy weeknights.
