Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup

A white bowl with wild rice soup inside of it sitting on top of a white plate.

Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup has been a family favorite soup recipe for years! Warm, comforting chicken soup with wild rice, carrots, celery, and shredded chicken in a creamy soup. This slow cooker soup recipe is a dump & go crock pot recipe that cooks all day and makes the most tender, perfectly flavored chicken.

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Keyword creamy chicken wild rice soup

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 7 10

Total Time 7 25

Servings

Calories 268kcal

Ingredients

1 carton (32 oz) chicken broth
2 cups water
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped celery
1 box (4.3 oz) Rice-a-Roni Long Grain & Wild Rice
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 cups fat-free half & half

Instructions

Add chicken broth, water, carrots, celery, wild rice, seasoning packet (included in box) into the insert of the slow cooker.
Stir together and put chicken breasts inside.
Cover with lid and cook on LOW for 6-7 hours.
When done cooking take out chicken breasts and shred with two forks. Return back to the slow cooker.
In small bowl combine the flour, salt, and pepper.
In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, melt the butter. Add in the flour mixture and stir with a whisk. Cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
Slowly add in the half & half milk, while whisking constantly, until smooth and incorporated.
Cook and stir for a few minutes until slightly thickened. This won't take long.
Pour into the slow cooker, stir together to combine, and let cook on low for an additional 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

Chicken : If the chicken you are using is really small then use 3 of them. I use two larger chicken breasts (like from Costco) and then I cut them in half cause they are so large.

Chicken Broth : For best flavor use full-salt chicken broth in this recipe. It holds up better to the longer cook time. The slow cooker tends to mute flavors because of the long cook time.

Wild Rice : Do not prepare ahead of time. Add the dry, uncooked wild rice from the box. Don't throw out the seasoning packet because you need that for the soup. Add it in along with the dry rice.

Milk : I prefer the fat-free half & half milk in this recipe. But there are other options you can use. You can use whole milk, 2%, or even 1% milk will work fine. I like the half & half because of the thicker texture it provides.

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