Slow-Cooker Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Recipes
Slow-Cooker Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
By Erin McDowell
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 7 hr
Total: 7 hr 5 min
Slow-Cooker Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

You could bundle up and go outside. But we have a better idea: light a fire, pour some red wine and whip up a batch of slow-cooker chicken and wild rice soup. It’s just as easy as opening up a can but about a million times more delicious. (Oh, and it’ll make your whole house smell amazing.)

Ingredients
Directions
Nutrition
6 servings

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced

1 sweet onion, diced

3 carrots, peeled and sliced into rounds

2 stalks celery, sliced

1 pint cremini mushrooms, sliced

1 cup wild rice

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 bay leaf

4 cups chicken broth

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

½ cup heavy cream

⅓ cup parsley leaves and tender stems

2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme

Toasted ciabatta bread, for serving

Parmesan cheese, for serving