Creamy Chicken and wild rice soup

Creamy chicken and wild rice soup

Ingredients:

chicken 2-3 breasts, 4-6 tenderloins, or leftovers from a broasted chicken

3 carrots sliced

3 stalks of celery chopped

salt

pepper

chives (optional), about a handful

1/4 cup wild rice

8 oz package of cream cheese

4 cups chicken broth or stock

2 tbsp minced onion

2 tsp minced garlic

1 tsp celery seed

1 bay leaf

Makes: 12 servings

Directions:

1. Slice your celery and carrots

2. place chicken in the crockpot, then add in the remaining ingredients minus the wild rice

3. Place crockpot on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours

4. After the soup is halfway cooked, add the 1/4 cup of wild rice and stir.

5. Once the soup is complete, take the chicken and place it on a plate to shred.

6. After the chicken has been shredded, place it back in the crockpot and sit for 30 minutes before serving.

Tip: Freeze extras to pull out on those busy nights when you need to just warm something up.