Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup | Recipe Cart

Ingredients

• 1 pound Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (– cut into 1 ½’’ cubes)
• Kosher Salt & Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
• 8 ounces Bacon (- cooked & crumbled)
• 1 Cup Uncooked Wild Rice (- rinsed*)
• 4 cloves Garlic (– peeled & minced)
• 1 Parmesan Rind + ½ cup grated parmesan (, plus more for garnish)
• 1 small Yellow Onion (– peeled & diced)
• 2 large Carrots (– peeled & diced)
• 2 large Stalks Celery (– diced)
• 1 TBS Fresh Thyme Leaves (, plus more for garnish)
• ½ tsp EACH: Dried Sage & Dried Rosemary
• 5 -5 ½ Cups Low-Sodium Chicken Stock (depending on desired thickness)
• 1 Cup Dry White Wine (optional)
• 4 ounces Cream Cheese (– at room temperature & cut into small cubes)
• 1 ½ Cups Half and Half (*)
• ¼ Cup Cornstarch