The recipe below gives instructions to make this in a Dutch oven on the stove top. If you don’t want to leave your stove running, you can make this simply in the crock pot. Just prepare everything as if you were doing the stove top method and toss it all together in the slow cooker. If you have trouble cooking rice in a slow cooker though, you may want to opt for the stove option. You don’t want to risk ruining a good meal because your rice over or under cooks. Check out what they are saying about this recipe over at Spend With Pennies:
“When the winter chill starts to hit and my bones start to freeze, a bowl of this warm soup is all I crave.”
When it’s snowing and blowing outside, you can warm up inside with a steaming bowl of chicken and wild rice soup!
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
12 Ounces Cremini Mushrooms, Trimmed and Sliced
2 Tablespoons Land O’ Lakes Butter
1 Large Onion, Chopped
4-6 Cloves Garlic, Minced
4 Carrots, Peeled and Diced
4 Celery Stalks, Diced
¼ Cup Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour
64 Ounces Low Sodium Swanson Chicken Broth
1 Teaspoon Dried Thyme
1½ Tablespoons Better Than Bouillon-Chicken Flavor
1½ Cups Wild Rice Blend
1½ Cups Frozen Corn, Thawed and Well Drained
4 Cups Chicken or Turkey, Cooked and Cubed
1 Cup Heavy Cream
2 Tablespoons Fresh Parsley, Chopped
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook until they begin to brown, about 8 minutes, set aside.
In a dutch oven, cook onion, garlic, carrots and celery in butter until softened. Add cooked mushrooms & flour and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Add broth, thyme, Better than Bouillon, Wild rice blend, 1½ teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium-low and gently simmer, partially covered, until the rice is just tender, about 25-30 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients and simmer gently to blend flavors, 10-15 minutes.
Adjust seasoning and serve.
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Quick Tip: Saute the vegetables before adding them to the pot.
Thanks again to Spend With Pennies for this warming recipe.