Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup is a cozy, 30 minute chicken soup that tastes like it cooked low and slow. It’s the perfect warm and flavorful weeknight dinner.

If you want some other great soup recipes, try my chicken and mushroom soup and my crock pot loaded baked potato soup.

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Why this Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup Recipe is a Keeper

I love this wonderful recipe because it’s such a quick and easy winter meal that is warm and so satisfying. It is creamy, full of flavor and perfect for a cold day.

• 30 Minute Meal: With prep and cooking it takes only 30 minutes to make this chicken noodle soup.
• Easy Ingredients: All these ingredients can be found in your pantry or fridge.
• Family Friendly: Everyone will love this thick and hearty bowl of soup.
• Adaptable: Make it low-carb or dairy free.

Can I Use Other Protein for this Creamy Soup?

Sure! I have made this recipe with turkey but you can use beef, pork or tofu. They all work with this creamy broth.

Chicken Wild Rice Soup Ingredient Notes

You will need just a few super simple ingredients to make this creamy chicken rice soup recipe. They’re all easy to find at the store, but you may even have some of the ingredients in your kitchen already.

• Wild Rice: Use a quick-cooking variety of long grain. You will cook the wild rice separately and add it in later.
• Chicken: For this recipe you will want already cooked, boneless skinless chicken breasts. Pre cooked chicken is great for this comfort food recipe, as well as shredded chicken.

See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.

Special Equipment Needed

A specific piece of equipment can sometimes make all the difference in a recipe. For this cream of chicken and wild rice soup recipe, you will need a Dutch oven.

• Dutch Oven: A Dutch oven is perfect to cook everything for this great recipe in. If you don’t have a Dutch oven, you can use a large pot or your favorite large soup pot.

How to Make Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

This recipe comes together in 4 easy to follow steps. This is a copycat Panera chicken wild rice soup recipes you’ll love so much, you’ll be adding it to your winter meal rotation!

These are the basic steps for making Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions. Let me know if you have tried this recipe.

1. Cook Rice and Prep Dutch Oven

Cook the rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Heat a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

2. Cook the Veggies

Add onion and garlic, and sauté for 3 minutes. Add chicken stock and potato, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes or until potato chunks are tender.

3. Thicken and Simmer the Soup

In another bowl, combine milk and flour, stirring well with a whisk. Add the milk mixture to potato mixture. Cook 5 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring constantly.

4. Add the Mix-Ins

Remove from heat and add cheese, stirring until cheese melts. Stir in rice and chicken, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Variations and Substitutions to Make this Soup

This classic chicken with rice recipe is super easy to customize to make it your own! Try taking it to the next level by substituting for different ingredients.

• Cornstarch: Cornstarch can also replace the flour mixture to help thicken the soup.
• Other Uncooked Rice: Use long grain white rice or brown rice; They’re both good alternatives to wild rice. So use any kind of rice you like.
• Low Sodium: Use a low sodium chicken broth if you like.
• Crock Pot: Make this soup in the slow cooker or instant pot with just a cooking time adjustment.

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