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Slow Cooker Chicken Soup

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This slow cooker chicken soup is a basic but comforting soup. You can also make this noodle-free soup in the Instant Pot.

  • Total Time: 3 hours 10 mins
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound bone-in chicken
  • 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 celery stalks, sliced
  • 2 medium size carrots, sliced or chopped
  • 1/2 cup onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt (or more)
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme (or 23 sprigs fresh)
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary (or 23 sprigs fresh)
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon oil (for Instant Pot only)

Instructions

Slow Cooker

  1. Add all ingredients into the slow cooker. Stir gently.
  2. Cook HIGH 3-4 or LOW 6-8.
  3. If using fresh herbs, remove the sprigs along with the bay leaves, and chicken. Discard the bay leaf & sprigs, the chicken skin, and the chicken bones (if yours has it). Shred the meat and then stir the chicken back into the slow cooker.

Instant Pot

  1. Turn on the Instant Pot and select Sauté. Once hot add oil to the pot.
  2. Add celery, carrots, and onion and cook 5-7 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
  3. Add garlic and cook an additional minute or so.
  4. Pour broth and deglaze the bottom of the pressure cooker by scraping all the bits off with a wooden spoon.
  5. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
  6. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook for 8 minutes.
  7. Natural release pressure for 10 minutes then manually release the remaining pressure.
  8. If using fresh herbs, remove the sprigs along with the bay leaves, and chicken. Discard the bay leaf & sprigs, the chicken skin, and the chicken bones (if yours has it). Shred the meat and then stir the chicken back into the pressure cooker.
  • Author: Shannon Epstein
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 3 hours
  • Category: Main

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 214
  • Sugar: 2.7 g
  • Fat: 6.6 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.2 g
  • Carbohydrates: 5.9 g
  • Fiber: 1.2 g
  • Protein: 31.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 82.7 mg