Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

INGREDIENTS

bacon slices, chopped

1 cup

chopped onion

1 cup

thinly sliced carrot

1/2 cup

thinly sliced celery

1 tbsp

fresh thyme leaves

1 8 ounce package

presliced cremini mushrooms

garlic cloves, minced

4 cups

unsalted chicken stock

1 cup

water

4 cups

lightly packed chopped curly kale

1 tsp

kosher salt

1/2 tsp

black pepper

6 oz

shredded skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast (about 1 1/2 cups)

1 8 ounce package

precooked wild rice (such as Simply Balanced)

1 cup

half-and-half

1 1/2 oz

all-purpose flour (about 1/3 cup)