Chicken Sweet Potato Wild Rice Soup
My name is Chrissy, and I am a soup lover. There, I said it. There is nothing more comforting to me than a bowl of soup, with maybe a side salad, and warm, fresh bread. Throw a pat of butter into the mix and I am one spectacularly happy woman.
Now, I know soup is not everyone’s thing. Especially my son. Who wonders why his mother turns everything into soup.
Organic Wild Rice
But when you purchase a beautiful organic container of wild rice, and butternut squash is in full season at the farmer’s market, you marry the two with some chicken and fresh vegetable and call it a crock pot soup kinda day.
This recipe does require a little prep work, but then you are putting all of the ingredients into the crock pot and walking away, so over all the work is not overwhelming. I am also not a fan of touching raw meat, so the cutting up of the chicken is minimal.
Wild Rice Chicken Butternut Squash Soup
This recipe embodies all that is wonderful about fall. The chunks of squash retain their shape and yet are soft to the tooth. The chicken pieces fall apart and are so tender. Wild rice adds a unique flavor and color- and bonus, absorbs the moisture of the broth the longer you let it sit.
I warmed this soup up a few days later and it was almost risotto like in consistency, which was a pretty amazing happy little accident. You can always add additional broth to the soup if that happens and it is not up to your tastes. As for me, I added shaved parmesan cheese to the reheated soup and spooned my way to bliss.
Wild Rice Chicken Butternut Squash Soup.
I kept the spices for this soup basic, but you really could add sage or any other poultry seasoning to this soup. I used salt and pepper and left it at that.
Put all of the ingredients on low and cook for 6-8 hours, when the chicken, squash, and rice is cooked through. This soup is simple and lovely. I am even thinking it would work with left over turkey and shorten the cooking time.
In a season of gratitude, and typically abundance of food, simple is sometimes the best way.
Reheated soup has a thicker consistency!
I know on a Thursday (Friday Junior) or Friday night, a simple meal can mean we don’t do fast food or take out food. So healthy and easy can be a huge win. I wish for you healthy and simple and easy at least one night for supper this week!
I hope you enjoy this recipe, and as always, thank you for coming to the table!
Chrissy
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Chicken Sweet Potato Wild Rice Soup
Delicious chicken and wild rice soup with chunks of delicious butternut squash.
Ingredients
- 1 Lb Chicken Breast, cubed into 1” cubes
- 1/2 Onion (I used sweet white) chopped
- 3 Cups Butternut Squash Cubed
- 1 Stalk Celery Chopped
- 1 Cup Chopped Carrots
- 64 Ounces Chicken Stock
- 1 1/2 Cup Wild Rice Blend
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon Pepper
Instructions
- Chop all vegetables, and cube chicken.
- Place chicken, vegetables, and chicken stock into crock pot.
- Add wild rice.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 Hours.