Crock Pot Lemon Ginger Chicken Soup

This Crock Pot Lemon Ginger Chicken Soup is the perfect easy-to-make winter soup for cold and flu season! It’s packed with healing ingredients and it’s bursting with fresh flavours!

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I don’t know about your family, but we have been struggling off an on with colds for what seems like the whole winter season! I guess that’s what we get for having kids in school, and although I know their immunity will build as they get older it’s certainly not enjoyable to be dealing with colds and sickness as much as we have! Thankfully, this Crock Pot Lemon Ginger Chicken Soup has been in our slow cooker on the regular this winter, bringing us much needed comfort and nutrition!

One of the best things about this soup is that it can be made on the stovetop OR in the slow cooker! And make it with pre-cooked chicken if you want (I keep leftover grilled chicken breasts in my freezer just for this purpose!), or start with fresh chicken if you prefer making soup truly from scratch. It’s up to you!

The lemon and ginger added to this delicious Crock Pot Lemon Ginger Chicken Soup are what take it over the top and make it the perfect soup for cold and flu season. The lemon and chicken broth soothes sore throats and the ginger calms upset tummies and clears sinuses. And this soup is packed with veggies, which means it’s the perfect nutritious choice both for when you’re sick and when you just need a big bowl of comfort!

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I hope you love this Crock Pot Lemon Ginger Chicken Soup as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite healing food to enjoy when you’re sick? I’d love to know!

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Crock Pot Lemon Ginger Chicken Soup

This Crock Pot Lemon Ginger Chicken Soup is the perfect easy winter soup for cold & flu season! It's so nutritious & bursting with fresh, healthy flavours!

Course Chicken, Dinner, Main Course, Soup

Cuisine American, British, Eurpoean, Healthy

Keyword Crock Pot Lemon Ginger Chicken Soup

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 4 hours

Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes

Servings 8 servings

Calories 148 kcal

Author Chrissie (thebusybaker.ca)

Ingredients

• 12 cups low sodium chicken stock (3 liters)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 large onion diced
• 2 large carrots chopped or sliced
• 4 stalks celery chopped
• 1 lemon (juice and zest only)
• 1 or 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon Sriracha hot sauce
• 2 chicken breasts cooked and shredded
• 4 cups fresh spinach
• salt and pepper to taste
• fresh parsley and lemon slices for serving

Instructions

Slow Cooker Instructions:

1. Add the chicken stock, tomato paste, onions, carrots, celery, lemon juice and zest, grated ginger, sriracha and salt and pepper to your Slow Cooker or Crock Pot. Stir to combine.

2. Add the cooked shredded chicken and stir well.

3. Add the lid and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 5-6 hours.

4. Just before serving, add the fresh spinach and let it wilt in the soup.

5. Serve with a sprinkling of fresh parsley and lemon slices.

Stove Top Instructions:

1. Slice the chicken breasts into small slices and season them with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken breasts in the bottom of a large stock pot in one tablespoon of olive oil until cooked through. Add the onions, carrots, celery, lemon juice and zest, grated ginger, sriracha and salt and pepper to the chicken and continue to saute over medium heat, shredding the chicken as the vegetables release their juices.

2. Once the onions are translucent and the other veggies have softened slightly, add the tomato paste and chicken stock.

3. Stir everything together well and place the lid on the pot. Cook over medium low heat for at least 1 hour, stirring regularly and further shredding the chicken pieces as the soup cooks.

4. Add the spinach to the pot just before serving, letting the spinach wilt in the soup.

5. Serve with a sprinkling of fresh parsley and lemon slices.

Recipe Notes

This soup freezes well for up to 2 months. Be sure to freeze in airtight containers. If possible, freeze without the spinach and add it as the soup reheats.

 

Nutrition Facts

Crock Pot Lemon Ginger Chicken Soup

Amount Per Serving (8 servings)

Calories 148 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3g 5%

Cholesterol 36mg 12%

Sodium 235mg 10%

Potassium 773mg 22%

Total Carbohydrates 10g 3%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 3g

Protein 20g 40%

Vitamin A 91%

Vitamin C 19.1%

Calcium 5.4%

Iron 9.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.