10 Hour Crock Pot Chicken & Potato Soup
Do you have long work days? The slow cooker is a great appliance but food left in the slow cooker too long can get dried out and ends up tasteless. A client questioned whether or not you can use frozen poultry in the slow cooker and leave it for a long, long time. So I decided to try this out.Here are some tips for the slow cooker.
- Soups and stews can be cooked for a long time because they have a lot of liquid.
- Roasted or braised chicken or meat dishes can't be left too long or they will get too dry and burn on the edges.
- Skinless poultry on the bone tastes better than boneless poultry.
- Pick a slow cooker that has a timer and a warm setting that allows you to stop cooking before you get home.
- Make food in bulk. Here's what it looked like at our house when I made this soup. A couple bowls for dinner and then the rest into glass containers for lunch the next day and some more for the freezer.
Crock Pot Chicken & Potato Soup
- 3 pounds frozen skinless chicken on the bone, organic
- 1 pound bright orange sweet potatoes and/or small new potatoes, organic
- 5 stalks celery, organic
- 5 carrots
- 1 onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 bunch parsley, organic
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 6 cups broth*, Imagine or Pacific brand
- Defrost the chicken just enough so that you can break up the pieces and place in the slow cooker.
- Cube the potatoes, celery, carrots, and onion into bite size pieces and put in the slow cooker. Add more veggies if needed so that you've got a bunch in there.
- Mince the garlic and parsley and put in the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle with black pepper.
- Top with broth. Add enough to cover the veggies and chicken with 1-2 inches of liquid on top.
- Cook on low for 8 hours. It can remain on warm for hours; I left it for 10 hours total.
*For those with celiac, ensure that this ingredient is gluten-free and preferably from a gluten-free facilityNutrition Details:Gluten-free, dairy-freeMakes 6 servings; per serving:207 calories, 2.4 grams fat, 806 mg sodium (use low sodium broth to reduce this), 29 grams carbohydrate, 5 grams fiber, 4 grams natural sugar, 18 grams proteinWant More Slow Cooker Recipes?
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