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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!
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Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 149kcal
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:
- 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.
- Add the cooked shredded chicken and stir well.
- Add the lid and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 5-6 hours.
- Just before serving, add the fresh spinach and let it wilt in the soup.
- Serve with a sprinkling of fresh parsley and lemon slices.
Stove Top Instructions:
- 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.
- Once the onions are translucent and the other veggies have softened slightly, add the tomato paste and chicken stock.
- 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.
- Add the spinach to the pot just before serving, letting the spinach wilt in the soup.
- Serve with a sprinkling of fresh parsley and lemon slices.
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
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 149kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 236mg | Potassium: 773mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 4551IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 2mg
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Sabrina says
I love how easy this is using my slow cooker. Today just got super cold again so this couldn’t have come at a better time.
The Busy Baker says
I hope you enjoy it 🙂
Catalina says
This soup is so hearty and has all the ingredients I love! My new favorite!
The Busy Baker says
Thanks! So glad you love it!!
Katerina @ diethood .com says
I LOVE how easy and delicious this is!! YUM!!!
The Busy Baker says
Thank you! 🙂
Taylor says
Love the flavor in this soup! So comforting and delicious!
The Busy Baker says
So glad you like the recipe!! 🙂
Amy says
I want to warm up to a big bowl of this soup! I cannot wait to have it!
The Busy Baker says
I hope you give it a try!
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says
This looks absolutely delicious! Yummy! This looks perfect!
The Busy Baker says
Thank you!
Jamie says
This sounds absolutely delicious! I can’t wait to make it!
The Busy Baker says
Thanks! Enjoy!
Jade Manning says
What awesome unusual flavors! I have never thought of this, sounds delicious!
The Busy Baker says
Thanks so much! I hope you give it a try!
Lora says
The perfect soup to enjoy on a chilly winter night and to fight off those pesky colds!!
The Busy Baker says
We agree 🙂
Katerina @ diethood .com says
Oh my, this looks incredibly delicious!! YUM!!
The Busy Baker says
Thank you! 🙂
Allyson Zea says
Wow this looks so comforting for cold weather! Pinning!
The Busy Baker says
Thanks! I hope you give it a try! 🙂
Catalina says
I want to try this asap! This soup looks hearty and so good!
The Busy Baker says
Thanks so much! I hope you give it a try!
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says
YUM!!! I love this delicious version!!!
The Busy Baker says
Thanks!
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
Mmm! I want to dig into this soup. How perfect with that fresh ginger flavor!
Chrissie says
Thanks so much! 🙂
Marissa says
Can you put raw chicken into the crockpot rather than cooking in advance?
Chrissie says
Yes you can! Just be sure to cut it into thinner pieces and cook the soup long enough so that the chicken cooks through. When it’s cooked, remove the chicken pieces to a plate and shred them, then add them back into the soup. 🙂
Lois says
I made this yesterday ….so good…just added 1/2 cup orzo just to give it some more body
Chrissie says
Great idea! Glad you loved it! 🙂
jackie says
I made this soup last night to help combat a cold and help me deal with the sudden chilly weather. It was perfect! I loved the ginger/lemon/sriracha combo of flavors. So yummy and light. I already feel better. Thank you for this! Yum yum
Chrissie says
I’m so glad it helped you feel better! 🙂
Jennelle says
We loved this! My husband has a cold so I went searching for a healthy chicken soup. I’m so happy I came across this. I cooked some whole grain pennette near the end and mixed it in to give it a bit more body. Absolutely delicious. We will definitely be making this again sometime.
Chrissie says
So glad you enjoyed it! Our family loves it too 🙂