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    Slow Cooker Chicken Soup with Vegetables (Easy to Make)

    Published: Oct 19, 2020 by MamaShire · This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy.

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    This slow-cooker chicken soup is loaded with vegetables and is naturally gluten-free. It’s a wonderfully comforting soup that’s so easy to make. Put the ingredients together in the slow cooker in the morning, and come dinner time, you’ll have a delicious meal with minimal prep. Be sure also to try my Dairy-Free White Chicken Chili.

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    Instructions

    Ingredients to make chicken soup.

    Buying a few of the vegetables already prepared will make this chicken soup easy to put together. The only prep work will be to cut up the onion and celery. And then after cooking, you’ll shred the chicken breasts, which is very easy.

    Slow cooker with carrots and celery.

    In a 6-quart slow cooker, place the carrots and celery on the bottom.

    Slow cooker with carrots, celery, and chicken breasts.

    Then add the chicken breasts.

    Coleslaw in the slow cooker on top of the other ingredients.

    Next, layer in the coleslaw and onions.

    Seasoning of thyme, salt, and pepper on top of the other ingredients.

    Then add the thyme, salt, and pepper. 

    Crockpot with ingredients for soup.

    Pour in the chicken broth and then cover with the lid. Cook on low for 8-9 hours or high for 4 hours. 

    Chicken breasts removed from the slow cooker and chopped up.

    Remove the chicken breasts to a cutting board and let cool for a few minutes until you can handle them. Cut a slice across each chicken breast several times and then it will easily pull apart.

    Shredded chicken breasts for the soup.

    After slicing the chicken, it shreds so easily.

    Slow cooker vegetable chicken soup.

    Mix the shredded chicken back into the crockpot. And then enjoy. 

    Steam rising up from the slow cooker that's full of chicken soup.

    This recipe makes 12-14 servings, so you’ll be able to feed a large family or have plenty to serve guests or have as leftovers.

    This soup also freezes well, so you could portion it in your preferred serving size to freeze for future meals or to give to your family or friends who might be under the weather.

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    Slow cooker chicken soup.

    Slow Cooker Chicken Soup with Vegetables

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    • Author: Robin Brookshire
    • Prep Time: 15 minutes
    • Cook Time: 8 hours
    • Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
    • Yield: 12 servings 1x
    • Category: Main Course
    • Method: Slow Cooker
    • Diet: Gluten Free
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    Description

    This chicken soup is so easy to make in the slow cooker and is warm and comforting. 


    Ingredients

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    • 3 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless – around 1 ½ -2 lbs.
    • 1 cup chopped onion
    • 1 head of celery, sliced
    • 1 16 oz bag of sliced carrots
    • 1 14 oz bag of coleslaw
    • 1 teaspoon thyme
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon pepper
    • 2  32 oz chicken broth, gluten-free


    Instructions

    1. In a 6 quart slow cooker, place the carrots and celery on the bottom and then add the chicken breasts.
    2. Next, layer the coleslaw and onions. Then add the thyme, salt, and pepper.
    3. Pour the chicken broth on top.
    4. Cover with the lid and cook on low for 8-9 hours or on high for 4 hours.
    5. Remove the chicken breasts to a cutting board and let them sit for a few minutes until they are cool enough to handle.
    6. Slice across each chicken breast several times, and it should then shred easily.
    7. Mix the shredded chicken back into the crockpot. Then serve.

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    Vegetable chicken soup made in a crockpot.

    Filed Under: Chicken, Main Course, Slow Cooker, Soups & Stews

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    1. Kay

      September 23, 2021 at 1:53 pm

      This soup is so delicious. I made it and my husband and I both loved it. I added some chard that I had and even some leftover corn. Thanks!

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      • MamaShire

        September 23, 2021 at 10:20 pm

        Those additions sound great!

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