Favorite Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Soup

If you’re looking for the best chicken vegetable soup recipe, try making it in a slow cooker! 

Best Chicken Soup Recipe

Everyone should have a slow cooker chicken vegetable soup recipe in their recipe arsenal. We’re always looking for the best chicken vegetable soup recipe. A great recipe for chicken vegetable soup definitely fuels and heals the soul. But if you want a batch that can last a few days but is quick, easy and super delicious, then consider making it in a slow cooker.

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This slow cooker chicken vegetable soup recipe is the perfect balance of healthy chicken breast and loaded with veggies. If you want more vegetables, then just add more to your hearts content. Not only is this a great recipe that you can come back to in a few hours to a beautiful soup aroma, but it’s a smaller batch.  It’s perfect to feed about 4-5 for a side dish, or for 3-4 hearty entree sizes. And best of all, you can have some left over for lunch the next day.

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Some Favorite Tools for Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Soup:

Whether you prefer a slow cooker, pressure cooker, or a multi-cooker, these kitchen counter appliances help make dinner a little easier for the busy household, plus with an added bonus of some of our favorite finds for entertaining:

The Crockpot 6qt. Slow Cooker – The original slow cooker. On this on the lid locks down which is great for transporting to potlucks and such. Simple, inexpensive and reliable.

Instant Pot Multi-use Pressure Cooker – It has cult-like following for a reason. It’s a pressure cooker and so much more. Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Sauté, & Yogurt Maker. It’s awesome! If  you want a pressure cooker that has a few more bells and whistles (like hands free steam release), this Breville Pressure Cooker is also great.

Cuisinart Multi-Cooker – If pressure cooking is a not your thing but want a bit more than just a slow cooker, this multi-cooker is perfect for you. It can Sauté, Steam, and Slow Cook. Perfect to create those one pot meals.

This recipe was originally published in 2014 and republished in 2020 with updated photos.

Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Soup Recipe

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 4 hrs

This recipe was tested in 4 qt size slow cooker. This is a smaller batch, but you can certainly double it to serve more. You can add any vegetables that you like. The possibilities are endless!

5 from 2 votes

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Ingredients

• 1 pound (455g) boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 carrot , diced
• 2 stalks celery , diced
• 1/2 onion , diced
• 1 small zucchini , cubed
• 1 cup (240ml) chopped broccoli (optional)
• 2 cloves garlic , minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 5 cups (1180ml) chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons (10ml) Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• additional salt and pepper , to taste (optional)
• minced parsley for garnish (optional)

Equipment

• Slow Cooker

Instructions 

• In slow cooker add all the soup ingredients (chicken, carrots, celery, onion, zucchini, broccoli, garlic, bay leaf, dried thyme, chicken broth, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt) except for the additional salt/pepper to taste and minced parsley. Gently mix together all the ingredients to make everything combine well. Broccoli Note: We Love broccoli in our soup, but be prepared for the strong broccoli odor. To eliminate the cooked broccoli smell, you can par boil the broccoli first on the stove top, then add the broccoli to the soup about 15 minutes before the soup finishes.
• Cover and cook the soup on low for 7 hours or about 4 hours on high.
• Gently shred the chicken with two forks and stir the soup to mix the chicken evenly throughout the soup.
• Season to taste with additional salt and pepper. Garnish soup with minced parsley.

Nutrition

Calories: 182kcal, Carbohydrates: 9g, Protein: 28g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 73mg, Sodium: 1563mg, Potassium: 1096mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 3053IU, Vitamin C: 62mg, Calcium: 66mg, Iron: 2mg

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Slow Cooker

Calories: 182