The Best Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
How to make Chicken Noodle Soup In the Slow Cooker
As you know, I LOVE SOUP! And what I love even more is soup that I can cook in the crockpot. Yes it takes longer, but I’m a set-it and forget-it kinda gal.
After posting my 25 Comforting Crockpot Soups post, I had SEVERAL emails requesting a crockpot chicken noodle soup. Well, I listened, and here it is my friends!
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The Best Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
NOTE: In the comments, you will see that a few people have reported their noodle disintegrating after adding them to the crockpot. I have no idea why this is happening, and have NEVER had that happen any of the times we have made this soup. BUT, I have only used No Yoke brand noodles. Other people have also reported success with No Yoke Noodles and Walmart Generic brand noodles. If you do not have access to those brands of noodles and are concerned, you can also just boil your noodle separately.
Directions
- In a 6 quart crockpot place whole chicken breasts on the bottom and top with , carrots, onion, celery, garlic, olive oil, thyme and bay leaf.
- Next add in chicken broth, water, and season with salt and pepper to taste. I used 1/2 teaspoon salt & 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Cover and cook on low heat 6 – 7 hours.
- Remove cooked chicken breasts and cut into bite sized pieces. Place chicken back in to the crockpot. Now add in egg noodles and parsley.
Cover and cook just until noodles are tender, 5-10 minutes.
- Enjoy with your favorite crackers!
Need even MORE crockpot soups? Make sure to check out my 25 Comforting Crockpot Soups and Stews HERE!
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The Best Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cups carrots peeled and chopped
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 3 stalks celery chopped
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaves
- 6 cups chicken broth use my EASY homemade broth or low-sodium
- 1 cup water
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste (I used 1/2 teaspoon salt & 1/4 teaspoon pepper)
- 2 cups uncooked wide egg noodles
- 3 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- In a 6 quart crockpot add in whole chicken breasts, carrots, onion, celery, garlic, olive oil, thyme and bay leaf.
- Next add in chicken broth, water, and season with salt and pepper to taste. I used 1/2 teaspoon salt & 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
- Cover and cook on low heat 6 - 7 hours.
- Remove cooked chicken breasts and cut into bite sized pieces. Place chicken back in to the crockpot. Now add in egg noodles and parsley.
- Cover and cook just until noodles are tender, 5-10 minutes.
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Nutrition
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Do I need to cut down the ingredients to make this in a 5 qt. crock??
I used a 6qt… so I think you should still be fine with a 5qt. I had some room left in mine. If anything, you can cut down on some of the broth and noodles, but I would keep everything else the same.
I went ahead and tried it with my 5 qt. crock. Still had room to spare. Worked perfectly and was delicious!!
Do you think 4 hours in the crock pot would be okay? Might not be home in time to get in the pot in time for a 6 hour setting. Thanks- looking forward to the warm soup as we hunker down for a NY blizzard!
Stay safe in the blizzard Margaret! Just make sure the chicken in cooked all the way through and you should be fine 🙂
This was my first time using a crockpot ever. Tried this recipe and everything but the noodles and the chicken came out okay. The chicken ended up being dry maybe because it over cooked? I used raw chicken breasts and followed everything on the instructions except left a couple of ingredients out I didn’t like. I don’t know what brand of noodles I used but they did get really mushy and fell apart. Otherwise it smells delicious and tastes yummy. Next time I’m going to try to marinate the chicken for a couple hours to see if that helps and try to No Yolk brand you were talking about.
Hi just wondering what would happen if I left on low for for 11 1/2 hours? as i wanted to put on before I left to work and wouldn’t get home till way over the cook time you had
This is my first time ever making a soup in my new crockpot. It was easy enough so far and already smells great! Is it possible to cook on high for a shorter amount of time? Both kids are sick today and would love to serve for dinner tonight. If not, I can save it until tomorrow… Thanks!
You can give it a try Tara. You just want to make sure the chicken is cooked through.