Slow Cooker Chicken & Wild Rice Soup | Recipe Saver

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
• salt, to taste
• pepper to taste
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup wild rice
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small white onion, diced
• 3 carrots, peeled and diced
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk, plus more, to taste
• 1 cup half-and-half
• fresh parsley, optional, to taste, chopped, for garnish