Slow Cooker (or not) Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients

• 1 Onions, medium, chopped
• 8 oz Carrots, diced
• 1 Bell peppers, green, diced
• 2 stalks Celery, diced
• 4 cloves Garlic, chopped
• 1 lb Chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
• 1 tsp Thyme, dried
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Black pepper
• 5 cups Stock, any type
• 1/2 cup Wild rice, uncooked
• 1 Tbsp Chives, chopped
• 1 tsp Mustard, Dijon
• 1 tsp Honey
• 1 Tbsp Vinegar, apple cider
• 2 1/2 Tbsp Oil, olive
• 1 Pears, chopped
• 5 oz Baby spinach (sub any salad greens)
• 2 Tbsp Sunflower seeds (sub pepitas or chopped pecans)
• 3 Tbsp Butter
• 3 Tbsp Flour, all-purpose
• 1 1/2 cup Milk