Chicken wild rice soup! A delicious way to beat the winter chill! This soup recipe is easy to make on the stove or in a slow cooker!
We eat a lot of soup during the fall and winter months. Chicken wild rice soup is a great addition to my soup recipe rotation. I have included instructions to make this soup on the stove top as well as in a slow cooker. My favorite way to serve this hearty soup in one of my homemade Bread Bowls. Definitely, a recipe you’ll want to check out. So stay warm and enjoy a bowl of soup!
How to make chicken wild rice soup on the stove:
- Lightly saute the carrots, celery, garlic and onions in 1/2 cup butter over medium high heat.
- Once the onion begin to look slightly translucent. Stir in the 1/4 cup of flour. It will form a paste.
- Add the chicken broth a bit at a time mixing well until all the chicken broth has been added.
- Turn down the heat to medium. Pour in a box of wild rice mix and it’s flavor seasoning packet. I use Zatarain’s 7 oz box of Wild Rice Mix.
- Add the 3 cups of chopped up cooked chicken.
- Simmer the soup until the rice is cooked and tender (about 15-20 minutes) .
- Add the half and half.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.
- Little tip here, the day that I made this soup last I had a busy evening ahead of me. So I made the soup up the point of just adding the wild rice and chicken. Right after adding them I poured the soup in my 6 quart crockpot and cooked it on low for 4 hours. About 15 minutes before serving I added the half and half and turned the crockpot off. It worked out perfect.
How to make chicken wild rice soup in a crockpot or slow cooker:
- Lightly saute the carrots, celery, garlic and onions in 1/2 cup butter over medium high heat.
- Once the onion begin to look slightly translucent. Stir in the 1/4 cup of flour. It will form a paste.
- Add the chicken broth a bit at a time mixing well until all the chicken broth has been added.
- Pour into a 6 quart slow cooker.
- Add the chicken, wild rice mix, and it’s flavoring packet.
- Cook on low for 4 hours.
- About 20 minutes before serving, add the half and half.
What is half and half?
Half and half is a simple blend of equal parts whole milk and light cream. It averages 10 to 12% fat, which is more than milk but less than light cream. You can find it next to the coffee creamers at the grocery store. You can also substitute whole milk for the half and half if you like. I use half and half in a lot of soups like Broccoli Cheese Soup and Cream of Mushroom soup because it adds a creamy flavor to the soup without actually having to add a fattening cream.
How long is chicken wild rice soup good for?
It’s good for 3-4 days, however, the rice will continue to absorb the liquid from the soup. So when reheating you may need to add a bit more milk.
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Chicken Wild Rice Soup Recipe
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 2 quarts 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Description
Chicken wild rice soup! A delicious way to beat the winter chill! This soup recipe is easy to make on the stove or in a slow cooker!
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Butter
- 1/2 Cup small diced Carrots
- 1/2 Cup small sliced Celery
- 1/2 Cup diced Onion
- 2 Cloves Crushed Garlic
- 1/4 Cup Flour
- 5 Cups Chicken Broth
- 1 (7 oz) Box Zatarain’s Wild Rice Mix
- 3 Cups Chopped, cooked Chicken
- 2 Cups Half and Half
Instructions
- Â Chop, slice and dice what is necessary for this recipe.
- Â Bring the butter to a sizzle over medium high heat in a large soup pot.
-  Add the carrots, celery, garlic and onions. Lightly saute until the onion begin to look translucent.
- Â Add the flour and stir until a paste forms and all white streaks are gone.
- Â Add the chicken broth a bit at a time stirring well between each addition until all the broth has been added.
- Â Add the rice a roni wild rice blend and it’s flavor/seasoning packet.
- Â Add the chicken.
- Â Turn the heat down to medium and simmer the soup for 15-20 minutes or until the rice is cooked and tender.
- Â Add the half and half.
- Â Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Little tip here, the day that I made this soup last I had a busy evening ahead of me. So I made the soup up the point of just adding the wild rice and chicken. Right after adding them I poured the soup in my 6 quart crockpot and cooked it on low for 4 hours. About 15 minutes before serving I added the half and half and turned the crockpot off. It worked out perfect.
- This soup is great for leftovers. However, due to the nature of rice this soup with thicken more after being refrigerated. You may need to add a little more milk to get it back to the desired consistency.
Keywords: soup, chicken soup, wild rice
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Marisa says
This is a winner! All my kids are it! 😀
★★★★★