Description
This Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup is a comforting and hearty recipe perfect for chilly days or when you need a nourishing meal with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 pounds whole chicken, thawed if frozen
- 4 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
- 4 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 4 cloves fresh garlic, crushed
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 8 to 10 cups water (as needed, depending on slow cooker size)
- 2 teaspoons Better Than Bouillon
- 2 bay leaves (fresh or dried)
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme and rosemary, tied with kitchen twine
- 1 small bunch fresh Italian parsley, tied with kitchen twine
- ½ pound extra wide egg noodles
- Chopped Italian parsley, for garnish
- 1 lemon, juiced (for serving)
Instructions
- In a large slow cooker, place the chopped carrots, celery, diced onion, crushed garlic, 3 teaspoons salt, and ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper.
- Set the whole chicken on top of the vegetables. Pour in 8 to 10 cups of water, leaving about 1.5 inches from the top of the slow cooker.
- Add the tied sprigs of thyme, rosemary, fresh Italian parsley, and bay leaves around the chicken.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 8 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.
- Carefully remove the whole chicken from the slow cooker. Add the extra wide egg noodles to the broth, cover, and cook for an additional 20 minutes.
- While the noodles cook, shred the chicken meat using two forks.
- Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker with the noodles and broth. Stir well and season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
- Ladle the hot chicken noodle soup into bowls and serve warm. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice to each bowl just before eating.
Notes
- Adjust the seasoning according to your taste.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- This soup can be frozen for future meals.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours on LOW or 4 hours on HIGH
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 80mg