The Best Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup - The Weary Chef

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 4 medium carrots peeled and diced
• 4 celery stalks diced
• 1 small onion finely diced (to hide its existence from picky children)
• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup wild rice or wild/brown rice blend uncooked
• 2 cups milk