This Mushroom Wild Rice Soup is easily prepped in your slow cooker in only 15 minutes! The flavours meld together perfectly, it makes 8 servings for great meal prep and cleanup is a breeze!

Soup in the slow cooker with ladle in it. - 1

Thanks to Crockpot™ for sponsoring this blog post! Thanks so much to you my readers for supporting the brands who support Jessica in the Kitchen! All texts and opinions are my own.

I’ve had this soup every single day this week. Yes, it’s really that good. Some may use the term “obsessed”, and I tend to agree with them! I love the creamy texture of the soup, and how velvety and buttery the texture of the mushrooms become after hours of simmering in hot smooth broth with all the right seasonings. It’s the kind of soup that you want to savour.

Crockpot MyTime™ 6-QT. Programmable Slow Cooker

Crockpot in the background of a bowl of soup. - 2

It’s undeniable how cosy this Mushroom Wild Rice Soup makes me feel and with only 153 calories a bowl! Perhaps the best part is that it’s all made in your Crockpot™ in only 15 minutes of prep time.

On my busiest days (especially during October aka Crocktober ), I reach for my Crockpot™ to make dinner. I’m loving their new Crockpot MyTime™ 6-QT. Programmable Slow Cooker for a number of reasons. Firstly, it automatically adjusts the cooking cycle based on when you want to eat. Isn’t that the coolest?!

If you’re someone who actually preps their dinner way in advance in the day (teach me your ways), you set what time you want to have dinner and your Crockpot™ does the rest. Or maybe you’re on my side, and almost always reach for the “HIGH” setting since you want dinner done within the next few hours. Either way, it adjusts for you.

I also love the pre-set options for soup and veggies, and that you can still use manual mode. It’s all a win-win. Whether you’re whipping up this Mushroom Wild Rice Soup or my Slow Cooker Pumpkin Soup , you’ll have endless control over your fave meals. Speaking of which let’s get into this recipe.

Notes on the Ingredients:

Ingredients for the soup with text on each. - 3

Wild rice – ensure that you’re using only wild rice, and not a wild rice blend (with other types of rice in it). The different types of rice in the blend will get soggy!

Mushrooms – You can use any variety of mushrooms you love. I used baby Bella cause they’re the easiest to find, but you can use cremini, shiitake, portobello, oyster mushrooms…any kind! Feel free to use a mix.

Vegetable broth – If you want to keep the colour of your soup light, opt for a more yellow or cream coloured vegetable broth.

How to Make Slow Cooker Mushroom Wild Rice Soup (Step by Step Instructions)

Step by step shots of making the soup. - 4

First , chop all of your vegetables. Add them all to your Crockpot™, along with all your seasonings. Pour in your vegetable broth.

Stir everything together, then cover the slow cooker. Set to high for 3 to 4 hours, or low for 6 to 8 hours.

Step by step shots of mixing ingredients in a bowl. - 5

After your soup is finished cooking, next, we mix our butter and flour together in a bowl into a paste, and use that to thicken up the soup. It’s a technique that’s called beurre manié. This is an ingenious way to thicken your soup without having to stop and make a difficult roux on the stovetop.

Step by step shots of mixing wet ingredients.  - 6

Ladle some soup into your butter-flour mix to temper it, mix it together until smooth, then add the whole thing into the soup.

Two shot so of pouring cream into soup. - 7

Add in your coconut milk, then stir it all together. Let it all meld for at least 5 minutes in the hot soup.

Side by side shots of creamy soup in a pot.  - 8

Taste , adjust seasonings, serve and enjoy! My favourite side with this is my No Knead Dutch Oven Bread since it’s so easy!

  • Dice the veggies into similar sizes so that everything cooks evenly. That’ll give you the best texture for the vegetables in the soup.
  • If you want an extra creamy soup, you can blend half of it at the end in a blender , then stir it back into the soup. This is a method I love to do in many of my soups!
  • I often get asked “does this freeze well? This one does! Freeze, then thaw overnight in your fridge when ready to enjoy, then reheat.
Crockpot in the background of a bowl of soup with spoon scooping some out. - 9

More Soup Recipes

  • Slow Cooker Pumpkin Soup
  • Roasted Carrot Soup
  • Lentil Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 medium carrots , finely diced
  • 3 stalks celery , bottoms removed, finely diced
  • 1 large onion , finely diced
  • 4 cloves garlic , minced
  • 8 ounces mushrooms , sliced
  • 1/2 cup wild rice , uncooked
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
  • sea salt and black pepper to taste , (depends on saltiness of your vegetable broth)
  • 4 1/2 – 5 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons vegan butter , softened
  • 2 tablespoons flour , any flour works including gluten-free
  • 1 cup coconut milk , or almond milk or cashew milk
  • crusty bread to serve with

Instructions

  • Turn your Crockpot™ on to warm. Add in the carrots, celery, onions, garlic and mushrooms.
  • Add in the wild rice, dried oregano, fresh thyme and generous amount of sea salt and ground black pepper. Pour in the vegetable broth. Stir everything together until fully combined.
  • Cover your Crockpot™ and set to high for 3 to 4 hours, or low for 6 to 8 hours.
  • After your soup is finished cooking (or within the last 5 minutes), make your beurre manié. This is an ingenious way to thicken your soup without having to stop and make a difficult roux on the stovetop. Mix together the softened vegan butter and the flour together with a spoon. Mix for about 1 to 2 minutes until it comes together and is silky smooth, and the flour is fully mixed into the butter.
  • Ladle some soup into your butter-flour mix to temper it, mix it together until smooth, then add the whole thing into the soup.
  • Add in your coconut milk, then stir it all together. Let it all meld for at least 5 minutes in the hot soup.
  • Taste and season with sea salt and black pepper again if needed.
  • Turn your Crockpot™ to off or warm, serve alongside some bread and enjoy!

Notes

  • Dice the veggies into similar sizes so that everything cooks evenly. That’ll give you the best texture for the vegetables in the soup.
  • If you want an extra creamy soup, you can blend half of it at the end in a blender, then stir it back into the soup. This is a method I love to do in many of my soups!
  • I often get asked “does this freeze well? This one does! Freeze, then thaw overnight in your fridge when ready to enjoy, then reheat.
  • If you want your soup thinner, add that extra ½ cup vegetable broth (and feel free to add even more). If you want it thicker, make some more beurre manié and add it in.

This Mushroom Wild Rice Soup is easily prepped in your slow cooker in only 15 minutes! The flavours meld together perfectly, it makes 8 servings for great meal prep and cleanup is a breeze!

Soup in the slow cooker with ladle in it. - 10

Thanks to Crockpot™ for sponsoring this blog post! Thanks so much to you my readers for supporting the brands who support Jessica in the Kitchen! All texts and opinions are my own.

I’ve had this soup every single day this week. Yes, it’s really that good. Some may use the term “obsessed”, and I tend to agree with them! I love the creamy texture of the soup, and how velvety and buttery the texture of the mushrooms become after hours of simmering in hot smooth broth with all the right seasonings. It’s the kind of soup that you want to savour.

Crockpot MyTime™ 6-QT. Programmable Slow Cooker

Crockpot in the background of a bowl of soup. - 11

It’s undeniable how cosy this Mushroom Wild Rice Soup makes me feel and with only 153 calories a bowl! Perhaps the best part is that it’s all made in your Crockpot™ in only 15 minutes of prep time.

On my busiest days (especially during October aka Crocktober ), I reach for my Crockpot™ to make dinner. I’m loving their new Crockpot MyTime™ 6-QT. Programmable Slow Cooker for a number of reasons. Firstly, it automatically adjusts the cooking cycle based on when you want to eat. Isn’t that the coolest?!

If you’re someone who actually preps their dinner way in advance in the day (teach me your ways), you set what time you want to have dinner and your Crockpot™ does the rest. Or maybe you’re on my side, and almost always reach for the “HIGH” setting since you want dinner done within the next few hours. Either way, it adjusts for you.

I also love the pre-set options for soup and veggies, and that you can still use manual mode. It’s all a win-win. Whether you’re whipping up this Mushroom Wild Rice Soup or my Slow Cooker Pumpkin Soup , you’ll have endless control over your fave meals. Speaking of which let’s get into this recipe.

Notes on the Ingredients:

Ingredients for the soup with text on each. - 12

Wild rice – ensure that you’re using only wild rice, and not a wild rice blend (with other types of rice in it). The different types of rice in the blend will get soggy!

Mushrooms – You can use any variety of mushrooms you love. I used baby Bella cause they’re the easiest to find, but you can use cremini, shiitake, portobello, oyster mushrooms…any kind! Feel free to use a mix.

Vegetable broth – If you want to keep the colour of your soup light, opt for a more yellow or cream coloured vegetable broth.

How to Make Slow Cooker Mushroom Wild Rice Soup (Step by Step Instructions)

Step by step shots of making the soup. - 13

First , chop all of your vegetables. Add them all to your Crockpot™, along with all your seasonings. Pour in your vegetable broth.

Stir everything together, then cover the slow cooker. Set to high for 3 to 4 hours, or low for 6 to 8 hours.

Step by step shots of mixing ingredients in a bowl. - 14

After your soup is finished cooking, next, we mix our butter and flour together in a bowl into a paste, and use that to thicken up the soup. It’s a technique that’s called beurre manié. This is an ingenious way to thicken your soup without having to stop and make a difficult roux on the stovetop.

Step by step shots of mixing wet ingredients.  - 15

Ladle some soup into your butter-flour mix to temper it, mix it together until smooth, then add the whole thing into the soup.

Two shot so of pouring cream into soup. - 16

Add in your coconut milk, then stir it all together. Let it all meld for at least 5 minutes in the hot soup.

Side by side shots of creamy soup in a pot.  - 17

Taste , adjust seasonings, serve and enjoy! My favourite side with this is my No Knead Dutch Oven Bread since it’s so easy!

  • Dice the veggies into similar sizes so that everything cooks evenly. That’ll give you the best texture for the vegetables in the soup.
  • If you want an extra creamy soup, you can blend half of it at the end in a blender , then stir it back into the soup. This is a method I love to do in many of my soups!
  • I often get asked “does this freeze well? This one does! Freeze, then thaw overnight in your fridge when ready to enjoy, then reheat.
Crockpot in the background of a bowl of soup with spoon scooping some out. - 18

More Soup Recipes

  • Slow Cooker Pumpkin Soup
  • Roasted Carrot Soup
  • Lentil Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 medium carrots , finely diced
  • 3 stalks celery , bottoms removed, finely diced
  • 1 large onion , finely diced
  • 4 cloves garlic , minced
  • 8 ounces mushrooms , sliced
  • 1/2 cup wild rice , uncooked
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
  • sea salt and black pepper to taste , (depends on saltiness of your vegetable broth)
  • 4 1/2 – 5 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons vegan butter , softened
  • 2 tablespoons flour , any flour works including gluten-free
  • 1 cup coconut milk , or almond milk or cashew milk
  • crusty bread to serve with

Instructions

  • Turn your Crockpot™ on to warm. Add in the carrots, celery, onions, garlic and mushrooms.
  • Add in the wild rice, dried oregano, fresh thyme and generous amount of sea salt and ground black pepper. Pour in the vegetable broth. Stir everything together until fully combined.
  • Cover your Crockpot™ and set to high for 3 to 4 hours, or low for 6 to 8 hours.
  • After your soup is finished cooking (or within the last 5 minutes), make your beurre manié. This is an ingenious way to thicken your soup without having to stop and make a difficult roux on the stovetop. Mix together the softened vegan butter and the flour together with a spoon. Mix for about 1 to 2 minutes until it comes together and is silky smooth, and the flour is fully mixed into the butter.
  • Ladle some soup into your butter-flour mix to temper it, mix it together until smooth, then add the whole thing into the soup.
  • Add in your coconut milk, then stir it all together. Let it all meld for at least 5 minutes in the hot soup.
  • Taste and season with sea salt and black pepper again if needed.
  • Turn your Crockpot™ to off or warm, serve alongside some bread and enjoy!

Notes

  • Dice the veggies into similar sizes so that everything cooks evenly. That’ll give you the best texture for the vegetables in the soup.
  • If you want an extra creamy soup, you can blend half of it at the end in a blender, then stir it back into the soup. This is a method I love to do in many of my soups!
  • I often get asked “does this freeze well? This one does! Freeze, then thaw overnight in your fridge when ready to enjoy, then reheat.
  • If you want your soup thinner, add that extra ½ cup vegetable broth (and feel free to add even more). If you want it thicker, make some more beurre manié and add it in.

This Mushroom Wild Rice Soup is easily prepped in your slow cooker in only 15 minutes! The flavours meld together perfectly, it makes 8 servings for great meal prep and cleanup is a breeze!

Soup in the slow cooker with ladle in it. - 19

Thanks to Crockpot™ for sponsoring this blog post! Thanks so much to you my readers for supporting the brands who support Jessica in the Kitchen! All texts and opinions are my own.

I’ve had this soup every single day this week. Yes, it’s really that good. Some may use the term “obsessed”, and I tend to agree with them! I love the creamy texture of the soup, and how velvety and buttery the texture of the mushrooms become after hours of simmering in hot smooth broth with all the right seasonings. It’s the kind of soup that you want to savour.

Crockpot MyTime™ 6-QT. Programmable Slow Cooker

Crockpot in the background of a bowl of soup. - 20

It’s undeniable how cosy this Mushroom Wild Rice Soup makes me feel and with only 153 calories a bowl! Perhaps the best part is that it’s all made in your Crockpot™ in only 15 minutes of prep time.

On my busiest days (especially during October aka Crocktober ), I reach for my Crockpot™ to make dinner. I’m loving their new Crockpot MyTime™ 6-QT. Programmable Slow Cooker for a number of reasons. Firstly, it automatically adjusts the cooking cycle based on when you want to eat. Isn’t that the coolest?!

If you’re someone who actually preps their dinner way in advance in the day (teach me your ways), you set what time you want to have dinner and your Crockpot™ does the rest. Or maybe you’re on my side, and almost always reach for the “HIGH” setting since you want dinner done within the next few hours. Either way, it adjusts for you.

I also love the pre-set options for soup and veggies, and that you can still use manual mode. It’s all a win-win. Whether you’re whipping up this Mushroom Wild Rice Soup or my Slow Cooker Pumpkin Soup , you’ll have endless control over your fave meals. Speaking of which let’s get into this recipe.

Notes on the Ingredients:

Ingredients for the soup with text on each. - 21

Wild rice – ensure that you’re using only wild rice, and not a wild rice blend (with other types of rice in it). The different types of rice in the blend will get soggy!

Mushrooms – You can use any variety of mushrooms you love. I used baby Bella cause they’re the easiest to find, but you can use cremini, shiitake, portobello, oyster mushrooms…any kind! Feel free to use a mix.

Vegetable broth – If you want to keep the colour of your soup light, opt for a more yellow or cream coloured vegetable broth.

How to Make Slow Cooker Mushroom Wild Rice Soup (Step by Step Instructions)

Step by step shots of making the soup. - 22

First , chop all of your vegetables. Add them all to your Crockpot™, along with all your seasonings. Pour in your vegetable broth.

Stir everything together, then cover the slow cooker. Set to high for 3 to 4 hours, or low for 6 to 8 hours.

Step by step shots of mixing ingredients in a bowl. - 23

After your soup is finished cooking, next, we mix our butter and flour together in a bowl into a paste, and use that to thicken up the soup. It’s a technique that’s called beurre manié. This is an ingenious way to thicken your soup without having to stop and make a difficult roux on the stovetop.

Step by step shots of mixing wet ingredients.  - 24

Ladle some soup into your butter-flour mix to temper it, mix it together until smooth, then add the whole thing into the soup.

Two shot so of pouring cream into soup. - 25

Add in your coconut milk, then stir it all together. Let it all meld for at least 5 minutes in the hot soup.

Side by side shots of creamy soup in a pot.  - 26

Taste , adjust seasonings, serve and enjoy! My favourite side with this is my No Knead Dutch Oven Bread since it’s so easy!

  • Dice the veggies into similar sizes so that everything cooks evenly. That’ll give you the best texture for the vegetables in the soup.
  • If you want an extra creamy soup, you can blend half of it at the end in a blender , then stir it back into the soup. This is a method I love to do in many of my soups!
  • I often get asked “does this freeze well? This one does! Freeze, then thaw overnight in your fridge when ready to enjoy, then reheat.
Crockpot in the background of a bowl of soup with spoon scooping some out. - 27

More Soup Recipes

  • Slow Cooker Pumpkin Soup
  • Roasted Carrot Soup
  • Lentil Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 medium carrots , finely diced
  • 3 stalks celery , bottoms removed, finely diced
  • 1 large onion , finely diced
  • 4 cloves garlic , minced
  • 8 ounces mushrooms , sliced
  • 1/2 cup wild rice , uncooked
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
  • sea salt and black pepper to taste , (depends on saltiness of your vegetable broth)
  • 4 1/2 – 5 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons vegan butter , softened
  • 2 tablespoons flour , any flour works including gluten-free
  • 1 cup coconut milk , or almond milk or cashew milk
  • crusty bread to serve with

Instructions

  • Turn your Crockpot™ on to warm. Add in the carrots, celery, onions, garlic and mushrooms.
  • Add in the wild rice, dried oregano, fresh thyme and generous amount of sea salt and ground black pepper. Pour in the vegetable broth. Stir everything together until fully combined.
  • Cover your Crockpot™ and set to high for 3 to 4 hours, or low for 6 to 8 hours.
  • After your soup is finished cooking (or within the last 5 minutes), make your beurre manié. This is an ingenious way to thicken your soup without having to stop and make a difficult roux on the stovetop. Mix together the softened vegan butter and the flour together with a spoon. Mix for about 1 to 2 minutes until it comes together and is silky smooth, and the flour is fully mixed into the butter.
  • Ladle some soup into your butter-flour mix to temper it, mix it together until smooth, then add the whole thing into the soup.
  • Add in your coconut milk, then stir it all together. Let it all meld for at least 5 minutes in the hot soup.
  • Taste and season with sea salt and black pepper again if needed.
  • Turn your Crockpot™ to off or warm, serve alongside some bread and enjoy!

Notes

  • Dice the veggies into similar sizes so that everything cooks evenly. That’ll give you the best texture for the vegetables in the soup.
  • If you want an extra creamy soup, you can blend half of it at the end in a blender, then stir it back into the soup. This is a method I love to do in many of my soups!
  • I often get asked “does this freeze well? This one does! Freeze, then thaw overnight in your fridge when ready to enjoy, then reheat.
  • If you want your soup thinner, add that extra ½ cup vegetable broth (and feel free to add even more). If you want it thicker, make some more beurre manié and add it in.

This Mushroom Wild Rice Soup is easily prepped in your slow cooker in only 15 minutes! The flavours meld together perfectly, it makes 8 servings for great meal prep and cleanup is a breeze!

Soup in the slow cooker with ladle in it. - 28

Thanks to Crockpot™ for sponsoring this blog post! Thanks so much to you my readers for supporting the brands who support Jessica in the Kitchen! All texts and opinions are my own.

I’ve had this soup every single day this week. Yes, it’s really that good. Some may use the term “obsessed”, and I tend to agree with them! I love the creamy texture of the soup, and how velvety and buttery the texture of the mushrooms become after hours of simmering in hot smooth broth with all the right seasonings. It’s the kind of soup that you want to savour.

Crockpot MyTime™ 6-QT. Programmable Slow Cooker

Crockpot in the background of a bowl of soup. - 29

It’s undeniable how cosy this Mushroom Wild Rice Soup makes me feel and with only 153 calories a bowl! Perhaps the best part is that it’s all made in your Crockpot™ in only 15 minutes of prep time.

On my busiest days (especially during October aka Crocktober ), I reach for my Crockpot™ to make dinner. I’m loving their new Crockpot MyTime™ 6-QT. Programmable Slow Cooker for a number of reasons. Firstly, it automatically adjusts the cooking cycle based on when you want to eat. Isn’t that the coolest?!

If you’re someone who actually preps their dinner way in advance in the day (teach me your ways), you set what time you want to have dinner and your Crockpot™ does the rest. Or maybe you’re on my side, and almost always reach for the “HIGH” setting since you want dinner done within the next few hours. Either way, it adjusts for you.

I also love the pre-set options for soup and veggies, and that you can still use manual mode. It’s all a win-win. Whether you’re whipping up this Mushroom Wild Rice Soup or my Slow Cooker Pumpkin Soup , you’ll have endless control over your fave meals. Speaking of which let’s get into this recipe.

Notes on the Ingredients:

Ingredients for the soup with text on each. - 30

Wild rice – ensure that you’re using only wild rice, and not a wild rice blend (with other types of rice in it). The different types of rice in the blend will get soggy!

Mushrooms – You can use any variety of mushrooms you love. I used baby Bella cause they’re the easiest to find, but you can use cremini, shiitake, portobello, oyster mushrooms…any kind! Feel free to use a mix.

Vegetable broth – If you want to keep the colour of your soup light, opt for a more yellow or cream coloured vegetable broth.

How to Make Slow Cooker Mushroom Wild Rice Soup (Step by Step Instructions)

Step by step shots of making the soup. - 31

First , chop all of your vegetables. Add them all to your Crockpot™, along with all your seasonings. Pour in your vegetable broth.

Stir everything together, then cover the slow cooker. Set to high for 3 to 4 hours, or low for 6 to 8 hours.

Step by step shots of mixing ingredients in a bowl. - 32

After your soup is finished cooking, next, we mix our butter and flour together in a bowl into a paste, and use that to thicken up the soup. It’s a technique that’s called beurre manié. This is an ingenious way to thicken your soup without having to stop and make a difficult roux on the stovetop.

Step by step shots of mixing wet ingredients.  - 33

Ladle some soup into your butter-flour mix to temper it, mix it together until smooth, then add the whole thing into the soup.

Two shot so of pouring cream into soup. - 34

Add in your coconut milk, then stir it all together. Let it all meld for at least 5 minutes in the hot soup.

Side by side shots of creamy soup in a pot.  - 35

Taste , adjust seasonings, serve and enjoy! My favourite side with this is my No Knead Dutch Oven Bread since it’s so easy!

  • Dice the veggies into similar sizes so that everything cooks evenly. That’ll give you the best texture for the vegetables in the soup.
  • If you want an extra creamy soup, you can blend half of it at the end in a blender , then stir it back into the soup. This is a method I love to do in many of my soups!
  • I often get asked “does this freeze well? This one does! Freeze, then thaw overnight in your fridge when ready to enjoy, then reheat.
Crockpot in the background of a bowl of soup with spoon scooping some out. - 36

More Soup Recipes

  • Slow Cooker Pumpkin Soup
  • Roasted Carrot Soup
  • Lentil Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 medium carrots , finely diced
  • 3 stalks celery , bottoms removed, finely diced
  • 1 large onion , finely diced
  • 4 cloves garlic , minced
  • 8 ounces mushrooms , sliced
  • 1/2 cup wild rice , uncooked
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
  • sea salt and black pepper to taste , (depends on saltiness of your vegetable broth)
  • 4 1/2 – 5 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons vegan butter , softened
  • 2 tablespoons flour , any flour works including gluten-free
  • 1 cup coconut milk , or almond milk or cashew milk
  • crusty bread to serve with

Instructions

  • Turn your Crockpot™ on to warm. Add in the carrots, celery, onions, garlic and mushrooms.
  • Add in the wild rice, dried oregano, fresh thyme and generous amount of sea salt and ground black pepper. Pour in the vegetable broth. Stir everything together until fully combined.
  • Cover your Crockpot™ and set to high for 3 to 4 hours, or low for 6 to 8 hours.
  • After your soup is finished cooking (or within the last 5 minutes), make your beurre manié. This is an ingenious way to thicken your soup without having to stop and make a difficult roux on the stovetop. Mix together the softened vegan butter and the flour together with a spoon. Mix for about 1 to 2 minutes until it comes together and is silky smooth, and the flour is fully mixed into the butter.
  • Ladle some soup into your butter-flour mix to temper it, mix it together until smooth, then add the whole thing into the soup.
  • Add in your coconut milk, then stir it all together. Let it all meld for at least 5 minutes in the hot soup.
  • Taste and season with sea salt and black pepper again if needed.
  • Turn your Crockpot™ to off or warm, serve alongside some bread and enjoy!

Notes

  • Dice the veggies into similar sizes so that everything cooks evenly. That’ll give you the best texture for the vegetables in the soup.
  • If you want an extra creamy soup, you can blend half of it at the end in a blender, then stir it back into the soup. This is a method I love to do in many of my soups!
  • I often get asked “does this freeze well? This one does! Freeze, then thaw overnight in your fridge when ready to enjoy, then reheat.
  • If you want your soup thinner, add that extra ½ cup vegetable broth (and feel free to add even more). If you want it thicker, make some more beurre manié and add it in.
Soup in the slow cooker with ladle in it. - 37

Slow Cooker Mushroom Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 medium carrots finely diced
  • 3 stalks celery bottoms removed, finely diced
  • 1 large onion finely diced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
  • 1/2 cup wild rice uncooked
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
  • sea salt and black pepper to taste (depends on saltiness of your vegetable broth)
  • 4 1/2 - 5 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons vegan butter softened
  • 2 tablespoons flour any flour works including gluten-free
  • 1 cup coconut milk or almond milk or cashew milk
  • crusty bread to serve with

Instructions

  • Turn your Crockpot™ on to warm. Add in the carrots, celery, onions, garlic and mushrooms.
  • Add in the wild rice, dried oregano, fresh thyme and generous amount of sea salt and ground black pepper. Pour in the vegetable broth. Stir everything together until fully combined.
  • Cover your Crockpot™ and set to high for 3 to 4 hours, or low for 6 to 8 hours.
  • After your soup is finished cooking (or within the last 5 minutes), make your beurre manié. This is an ingenious way to thicken your soup without having to stop and make a difficult roux on the stovetop. Mix together the softened vegan butter and the flour together with a spoon. Mix for about 1 to 2 minutes until it comes together and is silky smooth, and the flour is fully mixed into the butter.
  • Ladle some soup into your butter-flour mix to temper it, mix it together until smooth, then add the whole thing into the soup.
  • Add in your coconut milk, then stir it all together. Let it all meld for at least 5 minutes in the hot soup.
  • Taste and season with sea salt and black pepper again if needed.
  • Turn your Crockpot™ to off or warm, serve alongside some bread and enjoy!

Video

Notes

  • Dice the veggies into similar sizes so that everything cooks evenly. That’ll give you the best texture for the vegetables in the soup.
  • If you want an extra creamy soup, you can blend half of it at the end in a blender, then stir it back into the soup. This is a method I love to do in many of my soups!
  • I often get asked “does this freeze well? This one does! Freeze, then thaw overnight in your fridge when ready to enjoy, then reheat.
  • If you want your soup thinner, add that extra ½ cup vegetable broth (and feel free to add even more). If you want it thicker, make some more beurre manié and add it in.

Nutrition

Slow Cooker Mushroom Wild Rice Soup https://jessicainthekitchen.com/slow-cooker-mushroom-wild-rice-soup/ October 23, 2020

BBQ cauliflower wings are made with just 9 ingredients and they’re the perfect vegan wings for game day snacks and any occasion. They’re crispy, crunchy, and coated in sticky-sweet BBQ sauce. Learn how to make these in HALF the time!

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Cauliflower Queen is back again with another cauliflower recipe! Let me tell you, these BBQ cauliflower wings are LIT! They’re saucy, crispy, crunchy on the outside and perfectly tender on the inside. You’ll love them for game night, party appetizers, or even for a weeknight dinner as a side dish or vegan main.

Why You’ll Love These BBQ Cauliflower Wings

  • A party favourite . Whether it’s a game day get-together or just an impromptu gathering of friends, these BBQ cauliflower wings are guaranteed to be a hit!
  • Irresistible BBQ flavour . Sweet, smoky, and a little bit spicy, there’s something about BBQ sauce that makes it impossible to resist.
  • Baked, not fried . Cauliflower wings are popping up at restaurants everywhere lately and I love that—but they’re almost always deep-fried! These BBQ cauliflower wings keep it light and healthy with an easy baking method.
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Notes on Ingredients

Scroll down to the recipe card to find the ingredient quantities and recipe instructions.

  • Cauliflower – I used a medium cauliflower; if you use a larger one, you may want to double the rest of the ingredients in the recipe.
  • Flour
  • Cornstarch
  • Vegan milk – Any kind will work, but I suggest a thicker one like soy milk or cashew milk.
  • Seasonings – If you have a favourite combo of BBQ seasonings, feel free to add them in!
  • Breadcrumbs – For a crispy exterior. You can swap in gluten-free panko (and gluten-free flour) if needed.
  • BBQ Sauce – The highlight of this dish! You can use your favourite sauce (makes it so easy to prep!) or you can make my Roasted Strawberry Barbecue Sauce .

How to Make BBQ Cauliflower Wings

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  • Prep the cauliflower . Using a knife, remove florets from the cauliflower. Cut the cauliflower into smaller pieces to resemble the size of the wings.
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  • Make the batter . In a bowl, whisk the flour, vegan milk, sea salt, ground black pepper and garlic powder in a bowl to make the batter. If the batter is too thick, feel free to thin it out with some more milk or vice versa.
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  • Batter the cauliflower . In a separate bowl, place the breadcrumbs. Line it up beside the batter bowl and the cauliflower (for a dredging station). Toss the cauliflower in the batter mixture (you can add them all at once), using a spatula or spoon to coat them all.
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  • Coat with panko . Transfer the cauliflower wings to the breadcrumbs (you can do this in two or three batches) to coat completely.
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  • Bake . Place onto the baking sheet, giving each wing enough space. Repeat until all of the wings are coated. Bake for 22 minutes. Remove from oven.
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  • Add the sauce . Toss the wings in the sauce (I like to use a spatula to move them around to get properly coated) then using tongs or a spoon, remove and place back on the baking sheet OR brush the BBQ sauce onto each wing. Bake for another 5 minutes for the sauce to soak into the wings.
  • Serve . Remove from the oven and garnish with scallions. Serve immediately.

Tips for Success

  • Cut the right size . When you’re cutting the cauliflower off of the stem, don’t make them too small. Think: hand held wing-like pieces! You can even leave a bit of stem on at the end to hold on to!
  • Streamline the process . You don’t have to dip each cauliflower wing in individually (like I used to in the past). Like in the video, you can just toss them all at once. It saves SO much time and energy (and you get to eat them faster)!
  • Make sure the sauce is the right consistency . If you have a very thick BBQ sauce, thin it out a bit with some water.
  • Leave out the cornstarch if you have to . If you can’t have it or don’t want to use it, you can skip the cornstarch. But it does make the cauliflower extra crispy and crunchy by drawing out any excess liquid.
  • Use a silicone baking mat . I highly recommend using a silicone baking sheet for this. Nothing sticks to it, and it’s so easy to clean!
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How to Store Leftovers

Keep leftover BBQ cauliflower wings in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave or a 400ºF oven until warmed through.

Can I Freeze This Recipe?

You can freeze BBQ cauliflower wings, although they won’t be quite as crispy when reheated. If this doesn’t bother you, store them in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to 3 months. For even reheating, I recommend thawing them in the refrigerator first.

More Cauliflower Wing Recipes

  • Lemon Pepper Cauliflower Wings
  • Mango Habanero Cauliflower Wings
  • Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
  • Bang Bang Cauliflower Wings
  • Sticky Sesame Cauliflower Wings
  • Sweet and Sour Cauliflower Wings

Ingredients

  • 1 medium head of cauliflower , (if using a large head, you may need to double the batter and sauce quantities)
  • ¾ cup flour , (all-purpose gluten free flour or regular all purpose flour)
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • ¾ cup unsweetened vegan milk , any kind works
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs seasoned with salt & pepper , gluten-free breadcrumbs works too
  • 1 ½ cups bbq sauce , (barbecue sauce) storebought or try my homemade recipe

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450°F/230° C.
  • Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with a silicone baking sheet or greased foil.
  • Using a knife, remove florets from the cauliflower (aka cut off the leaves and don’t use the most of the stems. You can leave a little piece on at the ends to hold on to). Chop the cauliflower into smaller pieces to resemble the size of the wings.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, cornstarch, vegan milk, sea salt, ground black pepper and garlic powder in a bowl to make the batter. If the batter is too thick, feel free to thin it out with some more milk and vice versa. In a separate bowl, place the breadcrumbs. Line it up beside the batter bowl.
  • Toss the cauliflower in the batter mixture (you can add them all at once), using a spatula or spoon to coat them all. Transfer them to the breadcrumbs (you can do this in two or three batches) to coat completely, then place onto the baking sheet, giving each wing enough space. Repeat until all of the wings are coated.
  • Bake for 22 minutes. Please ensure your oven is completely preheated and hot.
  • While baking, prepare the ingredients for the sauce by heating & whisking together. If you’re using store-bought bbq sauce, you may want to sightly thin it out with some water. Heat it up in a pot on the stove, or a large bowl in your microwave until warm. Allow it to cool before putting it on the wings.
  • Remove from oven. Toss the wings in the sauce (I like to use a spatula to move them around to get properly coated) then using tongs or a spoon, remove and place back on the baking sheet OR brush the bbq sauce onto each wings. Bake for another 5 minutes for the sauce to soak into the wings.
  • Remove from oven and, and garnish with scallions! Eat immediately – enjoy!

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