Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken Noodle Soup in a white bowl with herbs.

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Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

This Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup is classic comfort food! It's a quick meal to prep, just toss it all in the crockpot, with tender shredded chicken, lots of healthy veggies, noodles, fresh herbs, and a warm cozy broth.

Prep Time15

Cook Time8

Total Time8 15

Course: Dinner, Soup

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 252kcal

Author: Meryl Downing

Ingredients

1 pound chicken breast or thighs
1 onion chopped (1 cup)
3 carrots chopped (2 cups)
2 to 3 ribs celery chopped (1 cup)
3 cloves garlic minced
1½ teaspoon s kosher salt
12 grinds fresh black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme or Italian seasoning
2 dried bay leaves
4 cups chicken stock
4 cups water
2 cups fusilli pasta (uncooked)
2 Tablespoons fresh herbs such as parsley, thyme, sage, oregano, or rosemary
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Instructions

Chop your veggies and prepare your other ingredients.
Add your veggies to a slow cooker, spread the chicken over the top and sprinkle with all the dried seasonings.
Add chicken stock and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.
Any time in the final couple hours, remove the chicken to a cutting board, shred with 2 forks and add back.
Add the dry pasta and continue cooking about 30 minutes or until the pasta is done.
Remove the bay leaves, add fresh herbs and a big squeeze of lemon juice. Taste a noodle to see if it's done. Taste and add more salt and pepper to taste as needed.

Notes

Chicken - Use any kind of raw chicken breasts or thighs for this soup. You can even use bone-in or skin-on chicken. Just remove the bones and skin when you shred the chicken. Any amount from 1 to 1.5 pounds is ok.
Pasta - I used Fusilli pasta for this soup because egg noodles can easily overcook and absorb too much broth. You can use any type of pasta you want, including egg noodles, but they will cook much quicker, maybe 20 minutes. Taste one!
Don't Overcook the Noodles - When the noodles are finished cooking, serve your soup! So just add your pasta to the crockpot an hour before you're ready to eat. Noodles can also be cooked separately and added to each bowl.

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