Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
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So hearty, comforting and soothing (and so easy!). Perfect during the cold weather or fighting off a cold!
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why i love this recipe
- Hands-off cooking
- Big batch soup recipe, great for freezing and planning ahead
- Warm hug-in-a-bowl
- Slurping up all the spaghetti noodles
chicken stock versus chicken broth
Chicken stock
Chicken stock is lower sodium and thicker than broth, and is made from bones and vegetables.
Chicken broth
Chicken broth is made from meat and vegetables. Store-bought broth is often times saltier than store-bought stock.
tips and tricks for success
- Use the right size crockpot. A 6-qt slow cooker is ideal for this recipe. For a smaller slow cooker, simply half the recipe with the same cook time.
- Use good-quality stock. The better quality your stock, the better your soup. Many brands love to pack in the salt so always opt for unsalted or a lower-sodium variety. Homemade stock is even better.
- Let the noodles cook with the soup. The pasta does not have to be pre-cooked prior to adding to the slow cooker. The beauty of this recipe is its ease – no extra pot needed here. Go ahead and throw in your uncooked, broken spaghetti noodles, letting it infuse all the lovely flavors.
- Add freshly squeezed lemon juice. Lemon juice will elevate your chicken noodle soup, adding a fresh, bright flavor and balancing out all the saltiness and richness of the soup.
pro tip
Avoid overcooking your chicken noodle soup.
Even with its gentle heat feature, you can overcook chicken noodle soup in the slow cooker. The chicken will dry out, and the vegetables will turn to mush. Do not leave the slow cooker on longer than necessary.
what to serve with chicken noodle soup
Tools For This Recipe
6-qt slow cooker
Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup: Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, there is a ton of flavor in the skin but this will also yield a little more grease and fat into the soup, yielding a more rich soup.
Absolutely! But because dried herbs are often more potent/concentrated than fresh herbs, you need less when using dry. The correct ratio is 1 tablespoon fresh herbs to 1 teaspoon dried herbs.
Don’t have any spaghetti noodles on hand? Wide egg noodles or rotini would both work very well in this recipe!
Here is our favorite homestyle chicken noodle soup recipe made on the stovetop.
100%! This is also another one of our favorites made so easily (and quickly) in the IP.
Yes! You can freeze the leftovers without the noodles (or else they will get mushy) in individual freezer bags, thaw overnight, and reheat on the stovetop, adding freshly cooked noodles when serving.
Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 8 cups chicken stock
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 carrots, peeled and diced
- 3 ribs celery, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 ounces spaghetti, broken into thirds
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Equipment
Instructions
- Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Place chicken into a 6-qt slow cooker.
- Stir in chicken stock, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, thyme, rosemary and bay leaves; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cover and cook on low heat for 6-8 hours.
- Remove chicken from the slow cooker and shred, using two forks.
- Stir in pasta and chicken into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat for an additional 30-40 minutes, or until pasta is tender.
- Stir in lemon juice and parsley; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve immediately.
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This was so delicious! I didn’t have time to add the vegetables when i put the chicken in, so I sautéed them on the stove and added them about five hours later. This turned out so well, it will be in our regular rotation. Thank you!
Thank you! Your recipes never fail. When searching for a recipe if I see “Damn Delicious” I know it will be perfect. I have two sick family members and went searching for a delicious chicken noodle soup. I came across a few and then found this one and knew I had to give it a try. I ended up not making it to the store until later, so I converted it to an Instant Pot recipe. I just tasted it and, of course, it is delicious. Thank you!!!!
I made this soup for my husband and I because we have been sick for about 3 weeks! (Wisconsin decided to skip fall this year. ) I did add ginger and Lawry’s seasoning to kick it up a bit. We both loved it and the house smelled amazing all day as it was snowing outside. My little dog could not settle down because it smelled so good and she needed to know where the smell was coming from! I had no problems with the noodles becoming mushy, and I am not a seasoned cook. Thank you!
Love this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Can you also cook this on high for 4 hours or only on low?
Yes, Brittany, you can certainly cook on high but low and slow is the way to go! 🙂
I will definitely make this recipe for my dear friend recovering from 2nd hip surgery! Tnx for great fresh ingredients recipe!
Many have commented about the noodles getting mushy- I solved this by putting the flour and cream mix in for 45 minutes, and adding the noodles for the last 10-15.
This was delicious on a super cold night! Enjoy!
Kyla, you used a flour and cream mix? Did I miss that in the ingredients? I’m asking because I really wanted a “stew”, with it being a bit thicker consistency than soup. Does the flour and cream mix work, and what amounts of each did you use?
Thanks!
Can I use a cooked roasted chicken
Vanessa, the chicken is cooked low and slow for 6-8 hours so I do not recommend using an already cooked chicken for this recipe.
Chungah..I saw that “Kyla” added a cream and flour mix. Will this work to thicken the broth? And if so, what proportions or amounts of each for this recipe? Thank you.
How would you recommend cooking it if I didn’t have time to do it on low ?
You can cook on high heat for 3-4 hours.
It’s Chicken Soup for heavens sake. How in the world, (if you are a cook or ot), could you mess this up? I have made this 3 times and it is always good. Broke the spaghetti in 1/3’s and the other time used egg noodles. The 3rd time I had some of several different kinds of noodles left and mixed them together to use them up.
Hello, did you have to change the cooking time when using different types of noodles? Have you tried freezing a portion for future consumption?
Thank you
Nice. Its looking so beautiful. Thanks for the recipe.
Can you substitute egg noddles?
Sure! But please be mindful that cooking time may vary with this substitution.
Can you freeze it for another day?
What a great idea! But unfortunately, without having tried this myself, I cannot answer with certainty. But if you get a chance to try it, please let me know how it turns out! 🙂
The wife and I just love it so delicious and the soup is even better the next day.
Awesome recipe!!! The lemon and parsley at the end really makes it more awesome. I make it at least once a month.
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Nice healthy recipe and hearty. I wonder how it would be with using zucchini and making noodles from that instead of pasta. It worked well with a lasagna recipe. Love soup and anxious to try with zucchini noodles.
What a great idea! But unfortunately, without having tried this myself, I cannot answer with certainty. But if you get a chance to try it, please let me know how it turns out! 🙂
This was easy and tasted great. We’ve eaten this for 2 nights and it was even better on night 2. I used Spaetzle noodles instead of spaghetti, like the noodles in Campbell soup. The whole family loved it. Tanks you.
This was the worst soup I ever ate!! I was very disappointed.
Waste of money.
Probably like all your cooking
The only way this could taste bad, is if it wasn’t prepared correctly. This soup is outstandingly delicious!
Waste of money??? Didn’t you make it with your own ingredients?? My guess is that you never actually made the soup, but instead came here, like you do on numerous website just to spew negativity. What a sad life you must live. GO help a homeless person, feed a starving child, help someone in your community with a small, anonymous act of kindness. Doing for others with no expectation of getting anything back, does wonders for the human soul!
It’s a basic chicken noodle soup recipe. If it was that aweful, then you likely messed it up
Read the other reviews – you have a problem Sanday
Why do you use spaghetti vs egg noodles?
It’s simply personal preference. 🙂