Gradual Cooker Hen Wild Rice Soup

This gradual cooker rooster wild rice soup is creamy and comforting, however nonetheless nourishing with numerous veggies, shredded rooster and wild rice. Added bonus: it’s really easy to whip up, gluten-free + dairy-free.

Spring will probably be right here earlier than we all know it, however I’m nonetheless craving consolation meals and simple gradual cooker meals. This rooster wild rice soup suits the invoice and it’s so scrumptious.

Plus, currently the climate right here in Richmond has been so sporadic. In the future it’s heat and sunny and the following it’s chilly and wet. Fortunately this soup is the right rainy-day dinner!

Just a few weeks in the past, one of many EBF crew members, Emily got here to city. She usually manages social media, however got here to assist me out within the kitchen for per week of recipe testing and creating! It was so nice to fulfill her in individual and crank out a bunch of recipes collectively. This recipe is impressed by her and her love for wild rice soup. Thanks, Emily!

Substances Wanted

• dry (raw) wild rice mix – I actually just like the Lundberg wild rice mix.
• rooster breast – you’ll prepare dinner the rooster proper within the gradual cooker with the remainder of the substances!
• greens – yellow onion, celery, carrots and garlic.
• seasonings and spices – dried thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, sea salt and pepper.
• rooster broth – I favor to purchase the low sodium model so I can management the quantity of salt.
• olive oil – for making the roux. Butter, ghee or vegan butter will all work.
• flour – we’re whisking this with the oil and milk to create a creamy roux that helps to thicken the soup! Gluten-free all-purpose flour, common all-purpose flour or oat flour will all work.
• milk – to assist make the roux additional creamy! I like utilizing unsweetened almond milk or oat milk.
• contemporary thyme – for serving. That is elective, however I really like including contemporary herbs to my dishes to essentially elevate the flavors!

Make

Lots of people suppose that each one gradual cooker recipes are easy, however that’s not true! I’ve made loads of gradual cooker recipes that take a ton of prep earlier than the substances go into the pot. Not this one!

After rinsing the rice, you’ll place the rice, rooster, onion, celery, carrots, garlic, bay leaves, broth, water and seasoning mix within the gradual cooker. Critically, dump alllll the substances in your gradual cooker, set it and overlook it. Within the final half hour of cooking, take away the rooster to shred it. As soon as shredded, you simply add it again into the soup.

The one different factor it’s a must to do is make a roux to thicken the soup. In a saucepan, soften the butter or oil. Add within the flour and prepare dinner for a minute. Whisk the combination whereas slowly including the non-dairy milk. That’s your roux! Add the roux to the gradual cooker and stir to mix. If the tip result’s too thick you’ll be able to add in further water or milk.

Substitutions and Variations

• Make it dairy-free – use dairy-free milk and vegan butter to maintain this soup dairy-free. If you happen to’re a dairy lover, be at liberty to make use of conventional cow’s milk and butter.
• Make it gluten-free – use all-purpose gluten-free flour to make this soup gluten-free. Once more, for those who can tolerate gluten, conventional all-purpose flour works positive in its place. You could possibly additionally use oat flour.
• Make it vegan – this can be a little trickier, however to make this soup vegan merely use vegetable broth rather than rooster broth, use vegan butter and omit the rooster breast. You could wish to add extra greens and even chickpeas or white beans to make this a heartier soup with extra protein!

Make on The Stovetop

The wonderful thing about this rooster wild rice soup recipe is that it will probably simply be made on the stovetop as a substitute of within the slower cooker! Right here’s how one can make it on the stovetop:

Prepare dinner rice: Prepare dinner rice in accordance with the directions on packaging.

Sauté greens: Whereas rice is cooking, warmth 2 Tablespoons of oil, butter or ghee over medium warmth in a Dutch oven or massive pot. As soon as scorching add onion, carrots and celery and sauté for 5-6 minutes, stirring sometimes. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute longer. Add thyme, rosemary, salt and bay leaves and blend till veggies are coated.

Simmer: Add rooster broth, water and rooster into the pot. Carry the combination to a boil, scale back warmth to a simmer and canopy. Simmer for about 20 minutes or till rooster is totally cooked. When rooster is totally cooked, take away from pot and shred utilizing two forks.

Mix: Add shredded rooster and cooked rice into pot.

Make roux: In a separate saucepan soften ¼ cup oil, butter or ghee. Add the flour and let the combination prepare dinner for 1 minute. Whisk the combination slowly whereas including within the milk. Proceed to whisk till all lumps have dissolved. Enable the combination to thicken and grow to be creamy. Add the creamy combination into the pot. Stir to mix. Add further water or milk to your choice if the consistency is simply too thick.

Serve: Style and season with salt and pepper if wanted. Garnish with contemporary thyme and serve.

Serve

This meal is actually a whole meal by itself  – protein, veggies, wholesome fat… it’s balanced! If you happen to’re like me although, you wish to serve it with a bit of one thing on the facet! I like it with hearty, seedy bread and a facet salad. Listed here are some concepts:

Retailer Leftovers

This soup is ideal for meal prep! I really like making a batch on the weekend so I’ve lunch or dinner able to go for the week.

For storing, enable the soup to chill fully after which fastidiously switch to an hermetic container. Retailer within the fridge for as much as 5 days. You could possibly additionally freeze for as much as 3 months in a freezer-safe container.

For reheating, warmth the soup over medium low warmth in a saucepan, stirring sometimes to forestall sticking/burning. Because the soup sits it’ll thicken so that you would possibly want so as to add a splash of water or broth when reheating to forestall sticking to the underside of the pan. Alternatively, you’ll be able to reheat the soup within the microwave.

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Hen Wild Rice Soup

This gradual cooker rooster wild rice soup is creamy and comforting, however nonetheless nourishing with numerous veggies, shredded rooster and wild rice. Added bonus: it’s really easy to whip up!

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Whole Time 4 hours 15 minutes

Servings 6

• 1 cup wild rice mix, raw
• 1 lb boneless skinless rooster breast
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup yellow onion, chopped
• ¾ cup celery, chopped
• ¾ cup carrots, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 2 teaspoons sea salt, plus extra to style
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 cups low sodium rooster broth
• 2 cups water, or further rooster broth
• ¼ cup olive oil, butter, ghee or vegan butter
• ½ cup gluten-free all-purpose flour, or common all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk, or oat milk
• pepper, to style
• contemporary thyme, for garnish (elective)

• Rinse the rice below working water. Place the raw rice, rooster breast, garlic, onions, celery, carrots, thyme, rosemary, salt, bay leaves, rooster broth and water into your gradual cooker. 

• Cowl and prepare dinner on the excessive setting for 3-4 hours or on the low setting for 7-8 hours.

• Within the final 1/2 hour of cooking, take away the rooster from the gradual cooker. Enable to chill barely after which use two forks to shred the rooster into small items.

• When the rice is finished cooking, take away the bay leaves and add the shredded rooster again into the gradual cooker.

• Soften the butter or oil in a saucepan. Add the flour and let the combination prepare dinner for 1 minute. Whisk the combination slowly whereas including within the milk. Proceed to whisk till all lumps have dissolved. Enable the combination to thicken and grow to be creamy.

• Add the creamy combination into the gradual cooker. Stir to mix. Add further water or milk to your choice if the consistency is simply too thick. Style and season with salt and pepper if wanted. Garnish with contemporary thyme and serve. 

Stovetop

• Prepare dinner rice in accordance with directions on bundle.

• Whereas rice is cooking, warmth 2 Tablespoons of oil, butter or ghee in a Dutch oven or massive pot. As soon as scorching add onion, carrots and celery and saute for 5-6 minutes, stirring sometimes. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute longer.

• Add thyme, rosemary, salt and bay leaves and blend till veggies are coated.

• Add rooster broth, water and rooster into the pot. Carry the combination to a boil, scale back warmth to a simmer and canopy. Simmer for about 20 minutes or till rooster is totally cooked. When rooster is totally cooked, take away from pot and shred utilizing two forks.

• Add shredded rooster and cooked rice into pot.

• In a separate saucepan soften ¼ cup oil, butter or ghee. Add the flour and let the combination prepare dinner for 1 minute. Whisk the combination slowly whereas including within the milk. Proceed to whisk till all lumps have dissolved. Enable the combination to thicken and grow to be creamy.

• Add the creamy combination into the pot. Stir to mix. Add further water or milk to your choice if the consistency is simply too thick. Style and season with salt and pepper if wanted. Garnish with contemporary thyme and serve. 

Serving: 1/6 of recipe Energy: 297kcal Carbohydrates: 22g Protein: 23g Fats: 10g Sodium: 1305mg Fiber: 2g Sugar: 4g

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