Slow-Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Bacon Soup
Updated Oct 30, 2017
How do you make chicken wild rice soup even better? Make it in the slow cooker, and add bacon!
Slow-Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Bacon Soup
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 7 hr 30 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 4 slices thick-sliced bacon, chopped (4 oz)
- 1 tablespoon Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon Montreal chicken seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 package (20 oz) boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 6)
- 2 cartons (32 oz each) Progresso™ Chicken Broth Reduced Sodium
- 1 cup uncooked wild rice
- 1 bunch sliced green onions, whites and greens separated (1/2 cup whites, 1/2 cup greens)
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1/2 cup diced carrot
- 4 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (16 oz)
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 10-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crispy. With slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towel-lined plate; cover and refrigerate.
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Step2Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix flour, Montreal chicken seasoning and salt. Add chicken, and toss to coat; set aside.
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Step3Increase heat to medium-high. Add chicken to skillet, and cook 4 to 5 minutes or until browned on first side. Turn chicken, and cook 1 to 2 minutes longer or until beginning to brown. Meanwhile, mix broth, wild rice, green onion whites, celery and carrot in slow cooker. Refrigerate green onion greens.
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Step4Add chicken and pan drippings to rice mixture in slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours. Chop chicken, and return to cooker; stir in 3 cups of the cheese, replace cover and heat 10 to 15 minutes or until cheese is almost melted. Stir in whipping cream. Divide soup among 8 bowls. Top with remaining 1 cup cheese, reserved bacon and green onion greens.
Nutrition
540
Calories
35g
Total Fat
34g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 540
- Calories from Fat
- 310
- Total Fat
- 35g
- 53%
- Saturated Fat
- 19g
- 95%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 160mg
- 54%
- Sodium
- 1270mg
- 53%
- Potassium
- 370mg
- 11%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 34g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 50%
- 50%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 45%
- 45%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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