Cheap And Easy Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
Crock pot meals are so simple to make, easy on the budget and always full of flavor. Put your ingredients in the crock pot after only ten minutes of prep work for a nourishing chicken noodle soup.
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 6 hourshours50 minutesminutes
Total Time 7 hourshours
Servings 6servings
Ingredients
3boneless skinless chicken breasts
2tablespoonolive oil
2clovesgarlicminced (optional)
1medium yellow oniondiced
2medium carrotspeeled and sliced thin
2stalks celerysliced
2quartschicken brothlow sodium recommended
2bay leaves
1teaspoondried thymeor rosemary
2cupsegg noodlesdried or fresh
3cupsbaby bok choyor other green veg
Garnishes - optional
1tablespoonfresh lemon juice
salt and pepperto taste
fresh parsleyminced
sprigs fresh thyme
Instructions
To the slow cooker, add the chicken breasts, olive oil, garlic, onion, carrots, celery, chicken broth, bay leaves and dried thyme.
Cover the crock pot and cook on a low heat setting for 6-7 hours.
Remove the cooked chicken to a plate to cool for several minutes. Once the chicken is lukewarm, use two forks to shred it into bite size pieces. Reserve.
Add the egg noodles to the crock pot along with the bok choy. Re-cover and cook on high heat for 6-8 minutes until the noodles are al dente.
Stir the shredded chicken along with the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Garnish with optional parsley and thyme. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
If the liquid level is lower than you'd like, you can always add extra broth or water. Note you may need to adjust the salt and pepper afterward.