Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
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4.5
Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
Description
This recipe begins with combining olive oil, peeled onion, sliced carrots, optional celery, chicken breasts with skin and bones, seasoning such as Vegeta or chicken bouillon, salt, pepper, water, bay leaves, and optional dried rosemary in a crockpot. The mixture cooks for several hours to develop broth depth and tender chicken. After removing the onion and shredding the chicken, the meat is added back along with dry egg noodles, cooking further until tender.
The broth combines aromatic vegetables and herbs with the richness of chicken, creating a hearty yet clear soup. Adding noodles only at the end helps prevent them from becoming mushy. Fresh parsley garnishes offer color and fresh flavor. This soup suits cold weather or when a soothing meal is needed.
For variation, stirring in heavy cream near the end can create a creamy texture. The recipe also notes storage and reheating considerations and substitutes for Vegeta seasoning. Avoid overcooking noodles by adding them just before the final hour of cooking.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin , optional
- 1 large onion peeled
- 2 large carrot peeled and sliced or chopped
- 2 talks celery optional, chopped
- 1½ pound chicken breast with skin and bones (2 or 3 breasts
- 2 tablespoons Vegeta or 2 tsp chicken base, or 1 chicken bouillon cube
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper or to taste
- 8 cups water
- 2 bay leaf
- ½ teaspoon rosemary dried, optional
- 4 ounces egg noodles wide dry (2 cups)
- ¼ cup parsley fresh, chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Add the oil, onion, carrots, chicken, celery, Vegeta, salt, pepper, water, bay leaves and rosemary to your crockpot. Cook on low for 8 hours or 4 hours on high.
- Remove the onion and take out the chicken. Remove the skin and bones from the chicken and shred with two forks.
- Add the chicken back to crockpot and add egg noodles. Cook for another 1 hour on high or until noodles are cooked.
- Garnish with parsley.
Notes
- Add the noodles only during the last hour of cooking to avoid mushy texture.
- For a creamy variation, stir in heavy cream about 15 minutes before the noodles finish cooking.
- Vegeta seasoning can be replaced with chicken base or chicken bouillon cube as alternatives.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 200 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 200kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 66mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 1277mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 473mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 3247IU | 65% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 34mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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