in a sauce pan stir 1/2 cup of milk & all chicken broth until starting to boil.

in another bowl, whisk together remaining milk and flour until totally blended

slowly, add flour mixture to broth mixture, stirring until it starts to boil again.

remove from heat and let it cool. this will get very creamy.

spray inside of crockpot with cooking spray. add uncooked rice, spices, onion and mushrooms.

mix cream mixture with the rice. add chicken pieces on top. season chicken with onion soup mix.

cook on low 6-7 hours.

shred chicken when done and stir. if standing liquid remains, cook without top for 15 min.