Slow coooker chicken soup can soothe a weary soul. These days mine is in desperate want of soothing. There are months when life seems to take the lead and you’re always just one step behind – months when obligations never cease, when kids and work and charitable obligations all need your attention NOW and without compromise. There are months when you forget yourself. For me, I turn to this simple recipe for slow cooker chicken soup: just wholesome ingredients, a handful of steps and nourishment that can last for days.
Slow cooker chicken soup is that simple recipe, comforting and nourishment, that will keep your belly full even in the toughest time when both money and time are scarce. When the question of how to balance time, finances and nourishment comes up, and it often does among Nourished Kitchen readers, I always answer with one single response: “Learn to love your slow cooker.” Simple steps, coupled with good quality ingredients and a slow cooker bubbling away all day ensures that you can feed your family affordably, healthfully and without a lot of time in the kitchen. For me, slow cooker chicken soup is the answer.
Slow Cooker Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil We recommend this source
- 2 teaspoons unrefined sea salt
- 2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 heaping teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 2 bay leafs
- 6 cups long-simmered chicken bone broth find a recipe here
- 1 medium leek white and light green parts only, sliced thin
- 1 yellow onion peeled and chopped
- 6 carrots peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
- 6 celery ribs sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 1 pound Russet potatoes peeled and chopped into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
Instructions
- Place the chicken in a slow cooker, drizzle it with olive oil and sprinkle it with fresh thyme, salt and pepper. Drop in the bay leaves and pour in the broth. Cook on low for 1 hour.
- Add leeks, onion, carrots, celery and potatoes to the slow cooker and continue cooking on low for an additional hour. Break up any large pieces of chicken with a fork, stir in the parsley and serve hot.
I just made this soup. Tastes good but how is 2 hours on low in a slow cooker long enough??
I’ve had it on for about 5 hours on high and it’s only just ready to be eaten!!
What happened to the old recipe? Why the change? It was SOOO good! I had to hunt through the wayback machine to find the whole chicken version of this soup.
Most slow cookers have been found to have toxic linings. Please let me know which cooker you recommend that does not have toxic linings.
Hi Sumera, that is simply not true. All slowcookers old in the US are manufactured to high standards and do not have toxic linings. Do not use old, cracked liners.