Description
Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup is the ultimate comfort recipe. Hearty, nourishing, and perfect for cold weather, this soup comes together effortlessly in the crockpot. Just add the ingredients, set it, and enjoy a warm bowl of homemade goodness at the end of your day.
Ingredients
Add at the Beginning:
1 medium yellow onion, diced
4 medium carrots, sliced into rounds or half moons
4 stalks celery, sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
8 cups chicken stock or broth, low sodium preferred
2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1.5 lbs)
2 dried bay leaves
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
Salt and pepper, to taste
Add at the End:
8 ounces egg noodles
1/2 lemon, juiced
3 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
Instructions
1. In a large slow cooker, add all ingredients except for the fresh parsley, lemon juice, and egg noodles. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
2. Cook on low for 6–8 hours until chicken is fully cooked and vegetables are tender.
3. Remove chicken breasts and shred with two forks. Return shredded chicken to the slow cooker.
4. Add egg noodles and stir to submerge them in the broth. Cook on low for another 5–10 minutes until noodles are just tender.
5. Alternatively, cook noodles separately on the stovetop and add to each serving.
6. Once noodles are cooked, stir in lemon juice and fresh parsley.
7. Ladle into bowls and serve hot.
Notes
If you prefer firmer noodles, cook them separately and add to individual servings. This also makes leftovers easier to store without mushy noodles.
You can make this soup on the stovetop in a large pot—just simmer everything together and follow the same steps for shredding chicken and adding noodles.
This soup freezes well without the noodles added. Freeze in portions and add fresh noodles when reheating.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 hours
- Category: Main Dish, Slow Cooker, Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 276
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 410.1mg
- Fat: 5.9g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21.6g
- Fiber: 2.9g
- Protein: 34.7g
- Cholesterol: 93.7mg
Keywords: Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup, crockpot chicken soup, healthy chicken noodle soup, comfort food, easy slow cooker recipe