Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Bacon Broccoli & Cheddar Wild Rice Soup is the perfect comfort food. It is cheesy. It is creamy. It has bacon. You get the classic chicken, broccoli, and rice combination, with a fresh twist on flavors, and a really smooth, creamy, tantalizing soup! You will be wishing for cooler weather so you can have an excuse to make this creamy soup.
2lbschicken thighsboneless, skinless, fat trimmed off
1 1/2cupswild ricemix
1large onion
2Tbsminced garlic
32ouncesChicken Stock
12ouncesEvaporated milk1 can
1TbsParsleychopped fine
1Tbschicken bouillon
1tspdried thyme
3cupbroccolichopped
Add later:
2cupheavy whipping cream
8ouncescream cheese
1tspgarlic salt
2Tbscornstarch
1cupchicken stock
2cupsgrated cheddar cheese
1tspblack pepper
1lbbaconOf preference
Instructions
Add chicken to the bottom of the slow cooker.
Top with wild rice, onion, minced garlic, chicken stock, evaporated milk, parsley, bullion, thyme, and broccoli
Stir it up. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours
Remove chicken and chop, and return to pot.
Meanwhile, in a blender, mix together heavy whipping cream, cream cheese, garlic salt, corn starch, and chicken stock, and blend until mixed.
Add chicken and bacon into crock pot, followed by the sauce in the blender. Cook on HIGH for 15-20 minutes or until thickened.
Stir in cheese until it is melted.
Taste, season with salt and pepper to preference.
Garnish with additional cheese and bacon if desired
Notes
For a thinner soup, feel free to add additional chicken stock or half and half.Adapted from http://www.carlsbadcravings.com/slow-cooker-cheesy-chicken-broccoli-wild-rice-soup-recipe/