Description
A rich and comforting creamy chicken and potato soup made effortlessly in the slow cooker, packed with tender chicken, soft potatoes, and a velvety broth.
Ingredients
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast: 1 1/2 pounds
- Yukon Gold Potatoes: 4 medium, diced
- Carrots: 2 medium, sliced
- Celery Stalks: 2, chopped
- Yellow Onion: 1 medium, diced
- Garlic: 3 cloves, minced
- Chicken Broth: 4 cups
- Heavy Cream: 1 cup
- Dried Thyme: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1 teaspoon, or to taste
- Black Pepper: 1/2 teaspoon
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Set the slow cooker to low heat to begin warming.
- Combine Ingredients: Add chicken, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, thyme, salt, and black pepper to the slow cooker. Pour chicken broth over the ingredients.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: Ensure all ingredients are evenly distributed and mostly submerged in the broth.
- Assemble the Dish: Cover with the lid securely.
- Cook to Perfection: Cook on low for 6 to 7 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours until the chicken is tender and the potatoes are soft.
- Finishing Touches: Remove the chicken, shred it using two forks, return it to the slow cooker, then stir in heavy cream. Cook for an additional 15 minutes.
- Serve and Enjoy: Ladle into bowls and serve warm.
Notes
- For a thicker soup, mash some of the potatoes before serving.
- Add cream at the end to prevent curdling.
- Taste and adjust salt after adding cream.
- This soup tastes even better the next day.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 to 7 hours on low or 3 to 4 hours on high
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: slow cooker chicken soup, creamy potato soup, chicken and potato soup, easy crockpot soup, comforting soup recipe