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Instant Pot Chicken Wild Rice Soup is so creamy, easy, loaded with juicy chicken, mushrooms & nutty wild rice. This instant pot chicken wild rice mushroom soup has so much flavor in every bite. It's a dump & start recipe that gets done within 30 mins & you can use leftover or rotisserie chicken too.

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instant pot chicken wild rice soup in a light blue bowl — Instant Pot Chicken Wild Rice Soup

Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup Instant Pot

Love Panera Bread's Broccoli Cheddar Soup? Than, you'll totally love this easy instant pot chicken wild rice soup that's even better than Panera's.

This instant pot chicken wild rice soup recipe is loaded with nutty chewy wild rice, tender chicken, wholesome & healthy carrots, celery, mushrooms, onion & garlic.

Not to forget those awesome seasonings that make the soup so flavorful & hearty.

This is in fact the best instant pot wild rice soup you will ever make in your instant pot. For a vegetarian wild rice soup just skip the chicken.

Ingredients & Substitutions

Find the Ingredients with actual measurements at the bottom of the post. The list below is just a reference.

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Chicken: Use either boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs. You can use either frozen or thawed chicken. Or use rotisserie or left over cooked chicken. Read NOTES below.
Wild Rice: You can either use actual wild rice or use a wild rice blend. The cook time would remain the same for both the varieties. Today's recipe is made with a wild rice blend, it adds lots of creaminess & body to the soup.
Aromatics: Onion & garlic. Do not use red onion. The yellow onion tastes best in this soup.
Veggies: Celery, carrots, baby bella mushrooms or white mushrooms. If you do not like mushrooms just skip them.
Dairy: Milk & Heavy whipping cream.
Butter: Replace it with either light or extra light olive oil if you are on a restricted diet.
All purpose flour: We used this to make a quick roux to help thicken the soup and provide it with a creamy base.
Seasonings & fresh herbs: Fresh rosemary or dried, bay leaf, red pepper flakes (skip if heat intolerant), sweet paprika, thyme, oregano, ground black pepper, salt.
Liquid: Water or chicken stock.
Better than Bouillon chicken base: We stirred it in water to make an instant homemade chicken stock. If you do not have this handy just replace the water in the recipe with either homemade or store bought chicken stock.

creamy chicken mushroom wild rice soup in instant pot — Creamy chicken mushroom wild rice soup

Tips & Tricks

More flavor: Use thawed or frozen skinless boneless chicken breasts or thighs and pressure cook along with the soup. You can shred or dice the cooked chicken and add it back to the wild rice soup. Believe me this will add tons of awesome good flavors.
For creamy soup: Use a blend of wild rice. This will add tons of body and creaminess to the soup.
For chewy soup: If you prefer lots of chewiness add original wild rice instead of a wild rice blend.
For intense flavor: Use fresh rosemary instead of the dried version & do add the better than bouillon chicken base stirred in warm water. The better than bouillon definitely takes recipes to a whole new level.
The roux: We used butter, all purpose flour & whole milk to make the roux on the stove top. This way you'll have better control of the heat & prevent the roux from burning. Add this roux at the end to thicken the soup & make it a lot creamier without adding tons of dairy!

How to make Chicken Wild Rice Soup in Instant Pot?

Find the detailed step by step recipe along with measurements + Video at the bottom of the post.

Step #1 Dump veggies, wild rice, stock, seasonings

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Dump veggies, aromatics, wild rice: Add the veggies, aromatics & the wild rice (do not rinse rice) in the instant pot.
Add broth, seasonings: Pour the broth & throw in the seasonings along with the fresh rosemary twig and the bay leaf. Give everything a good stir.

Step #2 Pressure cook soup, shred chicken

pressure cooking soup, shredding chicken — Pressure cook & shred chicken

Pressure cook: Add the thawed or frozen boneless chicken breasts or thighs and pressure cook on the Soup/Broth mode on high pressure for 30 mins. Once, the cook time is up you can either perform a quick pressure release or wait for 10 mins and than perform a manual pressure release.
Shred or dice chicken: Fish out the pressure cooked chicken on to a plate and either dice them into bite size pieces or shred them with the help of a pair of forks.

Step #3 Prepare Roux on stove top

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Prepare the stove top roux: Set a heavy bottom steel saucepan over medium high heat. Add butter, when the butter melts add the all purpose flour and stir constantly with a whisk until the flour completely incorporates into the butter and forms a silky smooth lump free batter.
Add milk + cream: Pour the whole milk & cream in a container & stir to mix them well. Add this dairy mixture in small portions and whisk the roux every time you add the dairy. This will help prevent lumps and form a smooth and silky roux. Cook the flour milk mixture for 1-2 mins whisking continuously until the proper flowy smooth roux consistency is reached.

Step #4 Thicken soup serve

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Thicken soup: Turn on the Sauté mode & set it on low heat. Add the roux into the pot and stir continuously until the roux is completely incorporated into the chicken wild rice soup. This will take a few mins. Simmer the soup for 1-2 mins until your preferred consistency is reached.
Add chicken: Transfer back the shredded chicken and stir well to mix well. Serve the chicken wild rice mushroom soup with crusty bread like a sour dough, baguette or a cheesy French toast.

Best chicken wild rice mushroom soup instant pot recipe in a light blue bowl — Best Chicken Wild Rice Mushroom Soup

How to make chicken wild rice soup in crockpot?

Slow cooker/crockpot chicken wild rice soup is so easy. Here's how to make it:

Step 1 Dump all ingredients in slow cooker: Place the boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs in the slow cooker. Add rest of the ingredients except the mushrooms and the roux. Give everything a quick stir.
Step 2 Slow cook: Place the lid of the slow cooker and slow cook on low heat for 6-8 hours. Add the mushrooms during the last 30 mins of cooking time.
Step 3 Shred chicken: Fish out the cooked chicken from the slow cooker & dice or shred with the help of a pair of forks.
Step 4 Prepare the roux on stove top: Follow the roux recipe mentioned in today's post. Find it at the bottom of the post.
Step 5 Thicken soup: Add back the shredded or diced chicken and the roux into the slow cooker. Give everything a good stir until the roux is completely incorporated into the soup. There should not be any lumps left. If the soup is too thick add either more stock or milk or half & half. Serve immediately and enjoy!

What goes with chicken wild rice soup?

You can serve the following:

Crusty bread like sourdough, baguette (French bread).
Dinner rolls.
Bread sticks:
Any kind of fresh salad.
A veggie side like steamed broccoli, carrots etc.

Can chicken wild rice soup be frozen?

Yes chicken wild rice can be frozen for upto 2 months. Use heavy duty freezer safe bags or containers to store the soup. Follow the reheating directions shared below.

How long does chicken wild rice soup last?

Chicken wild rice soup will last for upto 4 days in the fridge. Store it in air tight containers. The soup will thicken quite a bit, you need to follow the reheating directions shared below.

Reheating Directions

From Fridge: Reheat the fridge cold soup in microwave oven until warm or hot. You can dilute the soup by adding water or stock or 2% milk and than reheat in the microwave oven.

From Freezer: Thaw the chicken wild rice soup overnight in the fridge first and than follow the reheating directions shared above.

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Comments

Erica says

December 10, 2022 at 12:34 am

Question for you Meghna, the wild rice blend I bought comes in a box with a seasoning packet. Do I add the seasoning packet ? Thank you and looking forward to making more of your recipes !

- Foodies Terminal says
  
  January 12, 2023 at 5:48 pm
  
  Hey Erica, please do not use the seasoning packet 🙂 Hope you love our recipes from this blog 🙂 Thank you! - Meghna xoxo.

Instant Pot Chicken Wild Rice Soup