Description
Crockpot Chicken Wild Rice Soup delivers warm, creamy comfort with tender chicken, nutty wild rice, and a velvety broth. This slow cooker soup blends onions, carrots, celery, and garlic with thyme and parsley into a hearty, soul-satisfying meal that’s perfect for cold days. Easy dump-and-go preparation makes weeknight dinners effortless while delivering cozy, restaurant-quality flavor in every bowl.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 cup uncooked wild rice blend
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 carrots, sliced
- 3 celery stalks, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- 3 tbsp flour (optional for extra thickening)
- 2 tbsp butter
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Add chicken, wild rice, broth, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper to the crockpot.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3–4 hours.
- Remove the chicken, shred it with two forks, and return it to the crockpot.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter, then whisk in the flour. Slowly add the milk and cook until thickened.
- Stir this mixture into the crockpot along with the heavy cream.
- Cook for an additional 15–20 minutes until creamy and heated through.
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Garnish with fresh parsley before serving.
Notes
- To keep this gluten-free, omit the flour or substitute with a gluten-free alternative.
- Leftover cooked wild rice can be used to reduce the uncooked rice time.
- For a thicker soup, increase the flour to 4 Tbsp or simmer a bit longer after adding dairy.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for 3–4 days; freeze for up to 3 months.
- For a lighter version, substitute half-and-half or milk for heavy cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 115 mg
Keywords: Crockpot chicken wild rice soup, slow cooker soup, creamy chicken soup, hearty winter soup, dump-and-go dinner, family-friendly soup, comforting chicken soup