This Chicken and Wild Rice Soup is super easy to throw together and will warm up even the coldest of days! Make it on the stove-top or in the Slow Cooker!
Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and season liberally with salt and pepper.
In a heavy bottomed dutch oven or stock pot, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat until it shimmers. Add chicken to the pan and cook until the chicken has some color on it, but it doesn’t need to be completely done. Remove from pan and set aside.
Add remaining tablespoon of oil to the pan and cook the onions, carrots, garlic, and celery until the onion is translucent and vegetables are starting to get tender.
Add in the chicken broth, onion soup mix, corn, beans, both rices, and thyme. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer and add the chicken. Cook soup for about 30 minutes or until the rice and vegetables are cooked through.
Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the sour cream, pepper, and salt to taste.
Crock Pot Directions:
Follow the directions above through cooking the onion, carrots, celery and garlic.
Then put all the ingredients into the crock-pot, except for the sour cream and cook on low for 4-6 hrs, or high 2-3 hrs. Stir in the sour cream and serve.
Alternately, if you are running short on time, you can skip all the directions above and put all the raw ingredients, minus the sour cream in the crock-pot. Cook on low for 6-8 hrs, or high 4-6. This method will result in a little less flavor that would have been achieved by sauteing the chicken and veggies first, but you can take your pick. Stir in the sour cream just before serving.