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Slow Cooker Chicken Soup |
Tips: This hearty chicken soup recipe is great for families on the go. A little prep work in the beginning and throw it in a pot and forget it until you come home. Add cooked noodles and sit down and enjoy. Cooked rice may be substituted for noodles.
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Prep Time: 15 min.
Cook Time: 4 hours
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Yield:6-8
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INGREDIENTS: |
| 1 1/2 pounds |
thighs (bone-in) |
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| 1 large |
chicken breast |
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| 2 tbl. |
olive oil |
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| 1 c. |
chopped carrots |
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| 3/4 c. |
chopped celery |
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| 3/4 c. |
chopped onion |
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| 3 |
cloves of garlic chopped |
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| 2 teasp. |
fresh thyme |
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DIRECTIONS:
- Brown chicken in skillet with olive oil about 6-8 mins, set aside. Pour off all but 2 tbl. of oil and add carrots, onion, celery and cook until softened. In slow cooker crock pot add garlic,
- fresh thyme, tomato paste, crushed red pepper flakes, and low sodium chicken broth . Add browned chicken thighs with no skinand bay leaves.
- Wrap chicken breast in alumninum foil and add to the top of the slow cooker mixture. This helps not to dry out chicken breast. On low heat, cook 4 hours. Do not over cook
- after 4 hours take chicken out of crock pot and shred meat. In a pot of salted boiling water add egg noodles and cook 8 minutes and drain. After soup is cooked, skim fat off the soup, take out bay leaves. Add shredded chicken, frozen peas,
- strained noodles, and serve. This is a hearty soup that you can add other favorite ingredients if you desire. Leeks are delicious in this recipe if you want to substitute for onions.
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