Slow Cooker Chicken and Vegetable Soup
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
7 hrs
Total Time
7 hrs 10 mins
The perfect soup for colds and the cold: a veggie filled, chicken filled aromatic soup that cooks all day.
Course:
Dinner
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Ingredients
- 4 slices of bacon , diced
- 6-8 boneless , skinless chicken thighs
- 1 onion , diced
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 2 cups mushrooms , diced
- 4 stalks celery , diced
- 4 carrots , cut into ½” pieces
- 3 cups
- chicken broth (http://halifaxbloggers.ca/isaynomato/2015/01/07/homemade-chicken-stock/)
- 1 tsp each dried thyme , garlic powder and oregano
Instructions
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Dice bacon and fry in frying pan.
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While bacon is frying, cut and dice onion, mushrooms, celery and carrots.
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When bacon is finished, remove and drain. Add chicken thighs to pan, and brown the outsides.
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When chicken is browned, remove and add vegetables and minced garlic to pan. Cook until soft and a little brown.
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In your slow cooker, put cooked vegetables on the bottom, then chicken thighs, then sprinkle bacon on top. Add chicken broth.
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Cover, and cook 6-8 hours on low or 3 hours on high.