Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients

- 6 servings +

• 3 cups cooked shredded chicken breast, or rotisserie chicken
• 1 cup uncooked wild rice, rinsed
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter, divided
• 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
• 3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into rounds
• 3 ribs celery, diced
• 8 oz cremini or baby bella mushrooms, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ⅓ cup all-purpose flour, for roux
• 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth, rich stock
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream, or half-and-half
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely minced
• 2 whole bay leaves, dried
• 1 tsp kosher salt, to taste
• ½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper, to taste