Slow Cooker Wild Rice Sausage Soup.

Slow cooker wild rice sausage soup is the perfect gluten free recipe to warm up with this winter. It’s hearty, flavorful, and so delicious! Your family will love this soup with a side of gluten free crackers or bread.

These cold winter days have us craving soup over here. And if it’s a soup that I can throw in the slow cooker, even better! I love to have dinner going without much effort on my part.

This slow cooker wild rice sausage soup is very warming, filling, and so easy to make. All you have to do is chop a few vegetables and throw all the ingredients into your slow cooker. It really couldn’t be any easier.

I love to use wild rice in slow cooker recipes because it’s a variety of rice that takes a bit longer to cook on the stovetop. But the crockpot takes a long time anyways, with lots of simmering, and wild rice always comes out perfectly – not too mushy, and not under cooked.

Adding some diced dairy free cheese gives this soup a wonderful creaminess. You can leave it out if you wish! I used Dairy Jalapeno Havarti, and I liked the addition of a little spiciness.

There’s a lot of room for substitutions in this recipe. You can adjust this soup to your dietary needs or to your family’s tastes.

Ideas for substitutions:

• use your favorite vegan sausage instead of chicken sausage
• use leeks instead of onions
• try quinoa instead of rice
• leave out the dairy free cheese if you like, or use dairy cheese if you can have that
• try kale instead of spinach

Can this slow cooker wild rice soup be made in the Instant Pot?

I have not tried that, but this article has some great tips about how to convert recipes so that they can be made in a pressure cooker.

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Slow Cooker Wild Rice Sausage Soup.

A hearty and delicious recipe, this slow cooker wild rice soup is perfect for a winter's day.

Course Soup

Cuisine American, Dairy Free, gluten free

Keyword easy crockpot recipe, healthy soup recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 6 hours 20 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 286 kcal

Author Kelly Roenicke

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion chopped
• 3 carrots chopped
• 1 red bell pepper chopped
• 1 cup wild rice blend
• 4 chicken sausages or any sausage that fits your dietary needs
• 6 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 cup non-dairy milk
• 1 cup frozen chopped spinach
• 4 ounces dairy free cheese I used Daiya Jalapeno Havarti that I cut into cubes

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Place the olive oil, chopped vegetables, wild rice blend, broth, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a six quart slow cooker.

2. Slice the sausages into coins, and then slice each coin in half. Add to the slow cooker.

3. Put the cover on the slow cooker and set the heat to low. Let the soup cook on low heat for six hours.

4. After six hours, add the non dairy milk, frozen chopped spinach, and dairy free cheese. Stir well, then cover and let cook for another 20 minutes.

5. Serve with crackers or a green salad.

Recipe Notes

Store leftovers in the refrigerator - they should stay fresh for about four days.

Nutrition Facts

Slow Cooker Wild Rice Sausage Soup.

Amount Per Serving

Calories 286 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Fat 13g20%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Cholesterol 30mg10%

Sodium 823mg36%

Potassium 476mg14%

Carbohydrates 29g10%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 16g32%

Vitamin A 6840IU137%

Vitamin C 25mg30%

Calcium 99mg10%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Serve this soup with vegan bread sticks or gluten free crackers.