Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
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Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
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This Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice Soup offers a hearty blend of chicken, wild rice, and mixed vegetables simmered slowly in a savory chicken broth. The result is a comforting soup featuring tender shredded chicken and soft, nutty wild rice, flavored with herbs and fresh parsley for brightness.
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The Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice Soup combines diced onion, carrots, celery, garlic, and wild rice with bay leaves and thyme, slow-cooked with chicken breasts submerged in chicken broth. The prolonged cooking tenderizes the chicken for easy shredding and allows flavors to meld together, while the wild rice absorbs the broth, adding a pleasant chewy texture to the soup.
The soup is finished with fresh chopped parsley and adjusted seasoning to taste. It makes a nourishing, filling dish suitable for chilly days or as a satisfying meal.
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Ingredients
- 1 onion chopped, medium
- 3 carrot peeled and chopped
- 3 celery chopped, stalks
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 cup wild rice rinsed and drained, uncooked
- 2 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme dried
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 4 chicken breast about 2 pounds, boneless skinless
- 10 cups chicken broth low-sodium
- 1/4 cup parsley chopped, fresh
Instructions
- In a 6 quart slow cooker, combine onion, carrots, celery, garlic, wild rice, bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper. Top with chicken breast halves. Add the chicken broth.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low heat setting for 6 to 6 1/2 hours or on high-heat setting about 3 1/2 hours. Carefully remove chicken and shred with two forks. Return to the slow cooker and stir. Remove the bay leaves. Add the parsley and season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.
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