Crock Pot Chicken Wild Rice Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 slices bacon
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
14 ounces condensed chicken broth
1 1/3 cups water
10 ounces condensed cream of chicken soup
9 ounces baby carrots
1 1/4 cups wild rice
1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram

Preparation

In large skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon, crumble and refrigerate.
Remove all but 1 tablespoon bacon drippings from skillet. Add onion and garlic to skillet and cook and stir for 2-3 minutes.
Stir in broth, water, and condensed soup; cook and stir until bubbly, 3-4 minutes.
Place wild rice and carrots in 3-4 quart crock pot. Top with chicken pieces and pour mixture in skillet over chicken. Sprinkle with marjoram.
Cover crock pot and cook on HIGH for 1 hour.
Stir mixture, making sure wild rice is submerged in liquid.
Reduce crock pot setting to LOW and cook, covered, for 6-8 hours until chicken is thoroughly cooked and wild rice is tender.
Sprinkle reserved bacon into crock pot during the last 30 minutes of cooking time.