5 green points, 4 blue points and 4 purple points per serving.
Makes: 6servings
Calories: 229
Author: Alisha Hughes
Ingredients
Cooking spray
1carrot,peeled and chopped
1celery stalk,sliced or chopped
1small onion,diced
4ouncesmushrooms,sliced or chopped
4garlic cloves,minced
6cupsfat-free chicken broth
1poundboneless,skinless chicken breasts
1(4.3 ounce) package Rice-A-Roni Long Grain and Wild Rice
3tablespoonslight butter
1/4cupflour
1-1/2cupsfat-free half-and-half
1/4cupcooking white wine,optional
Instructions
In a sauté pan sprayed with cooking spray, sauté the carrots, celery, onion, and mushrooms for 3-4 minutes. Mix in garlic and cook for 30-60 seconds more.
Place the slightly cooked vegetables in the slow cooker. Add the chicken broth, chicken, wild rice blend, and the seasoning packet from the Rice-A-Roni package. Cook on LOW for 7-8 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours.
Carefully remove chicken and shred the chicken with two forks.
In a sauce pan, melt the butter. Whisk flour into the butter. While whisking, slowly pour in half-and-half. Cook mixture until it thickens, approximately 5-6 minutes, whisking at it cooks.
Add milk mixture, the shredded chicken, and the cooking wine to the slow cooker. Mix together.
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
Amount Per Serving (1 -3/4 cup)
Calories 229Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 40mg13%
Sodium 1099mg48%
Potassium 430mg12%
Carbohydrates 26g9%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 20g40%
Vitamin A 40IU1%
Vitamin C 7mg8%
Calcium 13mg1%
Iron 8mg44%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.