Description
Crockpot Lemon Chicken Soup is a light yet comforting slow cooker soup made with tender chicken, fresh vegetables, and bright lemon broth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 6 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 medium carrots sliced
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lemon juiced and zested
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup baby spinach or kale optional
- Fresh parsley chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Dice onion, slice carrots, chop celery, mince garlic, and zest and juice the lemon.
- Place chicken breasts in crockpot and add vegetables, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, thyme, oregano, salt, and pepper.
- Pour in chicken broth to fully submerge ingredients.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours until chicken is tender.
- Remove chicken and shred with two forks.
- Return shredded chicken to soup and stir well.
- Add spinach or kale if using and cook 10 to 15 minutes until wilted.
- Taste, adjust seasoning, garnish with parsley, and serve.
Notes
- Use chicken thighs for richer flavor.
- Add extra lemon juice before serving for brighter taste.
- Store in refrigerator up to 3 days.
- Freeze up to 3 months in airtight container.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 85mg