Crock Pot Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
Crock pot creamy chicken and wild rice soup is slow-cooked all day in a base of carrots, celery, onions, and garlic and then made creamy with a simple white sauce to quickly become your family's favorite hearty soup recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 cup carrots, chopped or grated
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4-5 mushrooms, sliced optional
- 1 shallot or 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 box long grain and wild rice
- 1 pound chicken breasts or tenders
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper
- 2 cups milk
Instructions
- Mix the carrots, celery, onion, garlic, mushrooms, chicken, rice and seasoning packet, broth, and water into slow cooker.
- Cook on low setting for six to eight hours or on high for four hours.
- Break apart chicken at the end of cooking time and turn to low if cooked on high.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour, salt, and pepper, whisking together with melted butter to form a roux. Slowly whisk in milk.
- Continue adding milk and whisking till mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Remove from heat.
- Stir mixture into slow cooker. Let cook an additional 15 minutes on low heat.
Nutrition
Calories: 318kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 21gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 1059mgPotassium: 681mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 4267IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 128mgIron: 1mg
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