Remember how I said it’s been chilly here in Michigan lately? Well, this weekend it was even chillier, and wet, and grey. Total soup weather. And, total slow cooker weather, because those are the conditions that make me too sleepy to stand over a stove and cook something. Since I’m still in the middle of my 31 Days of Comfort Food, I thought a cozy chicken soup would be a nice crockpot recipe.
This was a really easy recipe to put together…probably a good thing, because usually you break out the chicken soup when someone is sick, right? I used a wild rice blend that included red and white quinoa, but you could use any rice that you like.
Slow Cooker Chicken Wild Rice Soup.
Ingredients
- 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1.5 lbs . boneless 2-3 breasts, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup baby carrots
- 1 small onion chopped
- 3 stalks celery chopped
- 2 32 oz . containers low sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup wild rice or wild rice blend
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/3 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
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Turn the crockpot on high. Heat the oil in the slow cooker and add the onions and celery, give a stir and let it soften for a few minutes.
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Add the chicken, carrots, rice, broth, and seasonings. Make sure the rice is covered with broth.
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Cook on high for 2 hours, then on low for 4 hours. Or you can cook on low for 8 hours if you are going to be gone all day.
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Open the crockpot and shred the chicken with a fork, it should be falling apart at this point. Add more salt and pepper to taste.
Enjoy with bread or crackers! I made a batch of my gluten free crackers, of course.
This is the perfect soup recipe to enjoy on a cold day, and it’s perfect for those with food intolerances, since it’s gluten free and dairy free!
Kelly Roenicke
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Somehow I didn’t realize that you lived in Michigan. That’s where I grew up. Yay Michigan! :)
Yay, Michigan indeed!! :)
Looks delicious and so simple! Yum!
Thank you!
Kelly, it looks delicious. Beautiful pics! Can’t go wrong with a chicken and wild rice soup!
Thank you so much!
Love to make a chicken soup whenwinter is around the corner or a cold is coming. This recipe is a good inspiration to making it in the slow cooker. Great idea.
I have everything on hand accept wild rice. Is there any other substitute I could use? This is for a friend so is gluten free and has been sick recently.
I think any rice would do…white, brown, etc.