We’re going to let the slow cooker (crockpot) do all the work to make this slow cooker chicken and vegetable soup. It’s a great way to make a tasty, nutritious meal using inexpensive cuts of meat. Simple, hearty comfort food. I love to serve it with a big wedge of fresh bread.
This is a comforting chicken vegetable soup, that’s simmered to perfection with tender shreds of chicken with chunks of hearty vegetables in a rich and hearty chicken broth.
It’s winter comfort food perfection.
📋 Ingredients
In order to make this crockpot chicken soup we’re going to be using:
- Veggies (I’ve got potatoes, carrots, celery and a medium onion)
- Good quality chicken stock.
- Bone-in chicken pieces
- seasoning (salt, pepper, garlic, and bay leaf)
Note on the Chicken 🍗
I’m using bone in and skin on chicken thighs and drumstick, and not chicken breast for this recipe. Having the bones and skin on pieces are going to add extra flavour and nutrition to the broth as it cooks and these cuts also relatively inexpensive too.
📺 Watch how to make it
Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Add all of the ingredients into the slow cooker.
- Place the lid on and simmer for 6 hours on low or 4 hours on high.
- Remove and shred the chicken.
- Stir it all back together then serve topped with a sprinkling of fresh herbs.
👩🍳PRO TIP Give it a taste after the initial cooking time and add a little more salt and pepper if needed. The saltiness of the soup will depend on the stock you’re using so don’t over season at the beginning.
This is such a simple recipe, all of the ingredients go into the slow cooker (crockpot) and gently simmer together for 6 hours.
🍽️ What to serve it with
You can’t go wrong serving this slow cooker chicken and vegetable soup up with a nice wedge of crusty bread.
It tastes like a warm hug in a bowl, juicy tender chicken, loads of veggies, and flavorful stock coming together for a cozy and satisfying bowl of soup.
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Slow Cooker Chicken & Vegetable Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs with skin on and bone in
- 4 chicken drumsticks
- 1 onion peeled and finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 2 sticks celery sliced
- 3 medium carrots roughly chopped
- 2 medium potatoes peeled and chopped into bite-size chunks
- 1 bay leaf
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 litre (4 ¼ cups) strong chicken stock (I used water plus 4 stock cubes)
To serve
- Freshly chopped parsley or thyme
- Crusty bread
Instructions
- Add the chicken thighs, chicken drumsticks, onion, garlic, celery, carrots, potatoes, bay leaf, salt, pepper and chicken stock to the slow cooker.4 chicken thighs, 4 chicken drumsticks, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, 2 sticks celery, 3 medium carrots, 2 medium potatoes, 1 bay leaf, ¼ tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper, 1 litre (4 ¼ cups) strong chicken stock
- Give it all a good mix then place the lid on and cook for 6 hours on low or 4 hours on high.
- Remove the lid and take out the chicken thighs and drumsticks using a set of tongs. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
- Place the chicken pieces on a chopping board. Remove the skin, then shred the chicken meat, using two forks.
- Place the chicken meat back into the slow cooker and stir together.
- Divide the chicken soup between bowls and top with fresh parsley or thyme.Freshly chopped parsley or thyme
- Serve it with a big wedge of crusty bread.Crusty bread
Video
Notes
Can I Make Ahead?
Yes, you can make the soup, then cool, cover and refrigerate. Reheat in a pan until piping hot. Nutritional information is approximate, per serving and excludes the bread for serving.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Can I swap egg noodles for the potatoes? Maybe add them in the last ten minutes of cooking?
Nicky this sounds like a delicious recipe, however (sadly) no-one in my family eats thighs or drumsticks. Could I substitute for bone-in chicken breast with skin & wing attached? I’m guessing the cooking time would need to be reduced. Or maybe I could add a few drumsticks during the cooking and then not use the meat in the soup.