Slow Cooker Chicken & Rice Soup

My gradual cooker is my cross-to for the ones more busy days whilst it seems like I’ll by no means have time to make dinner! This bird and rice soup is a family favourite; it’s healthy, smooth to make and youngster pleasant. It’s super for a chilly day or for whilst you’re feeling under the weather. first-rate of all, it’s first-rate smooth to make!

The elements for this sluggish cooker chicken and rice soup are pretty simple. We’ve were given vegetables, chicken breasts, chicken broth, garlic and herbs. One pitfall to making chook and rice soup in a slow cooker is that in case you positioned the rice in with the opposite substances within the morning, it is going to be quite soft by the point you’re prepared to devour. a few humans don’t thoughts this, but others pick their rice to be on the less assailable facet. if you pick out to position your rice in at the beginning of the cook time with the alternative elements, you’ll want to use brown rice because it will rise up to the lengthy gradual cooking process. What I usually do is upload the rice during the last hour of the cook dinner time. another alternative is to clearly stir a few cooked rice in right earlier than you’re geared up to devour. however making a decision to cook the rice, it’ll nevertheless be scrumptious!

I regularly serve this soup with a side of cornbread or garlic bread for a hearty meal that satisfies even my most picky eaters. in case you’re more of a bird noodle soup form of man or woman, you may swap out the rice for egg noodles and upload them over the past hour for a touch exceptional twist in this recipe. however you make a decision to serve it, it’s sure to be successful!

INGREDIENTS

• 1½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup diced yellow onion
• 3 medium carrots, peeled, halved and sliced
• 3 stalks of celery, sliced
• 6 cups of chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cup white rice (if you'd rather add the rice during the beginning, use brown rice instead)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1. region the fowl breasts, onion carrots, celery, bird broth, garlic, dried thyme, dried parsley, salt and pepper right into a slow cooker.
2. cook on LOW for five-6 hours or excessive for three-4 hours.
3. do away with the top and upload the rice. cook for one greater hour on LOW or high warmth.
4. get rid of the chook breasts from the soup and shred with  forks. return the hen to the soup.
5. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.