Crock-Pot Chicken & Rice Soup

Name: Crock-Pot Chicken & Rice Soup Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 420 min
Total time: 440 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 Pounds Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts; 1 Medium Yellow Onion (Diced); 3 Medium Carrots (Peeled, Halved And Sliced); 3 Stalks Celery (Sliced); 8 Cups Low-Sodium Chicken Broth; 3 Cloves Garlic (Minced); 1 Teaspoon Dried Thyme; 1 Teaspoon Dried Parsley; 1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt; 1 Teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper; 1 Whole Bay Leaf; 1/2 Teaspoon Dried Rosemary; 1/2 Teaspoon Dried Sage; 1 Cup Dry White Rice; 2 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice; 2 Tablespoons Chopped Fresh Parsley

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This recipe for Crock-Pot Chicken & Rice Soup is a warm meal that will hit the spot for those cold fall or winter days!

Slow Cooker Chicken & Rice Soup

With the weather getting chilly there is nothing more that I love than a slow cooker of soup simmering away on the counter just waiting to be ladled into bowls for dinner.

And when you are coming down with a cold there is just something so comforting about a bowl of chicken soup.

While chicken noodle soup is a classic go to, I don’t always have noodles on hand but I almost always have rice in my pantry.

This recipe for chicken and rice soup is rather easy to put together and the herbs and seasonings make for such a flavorful soup. My secret to taking the soup up a notch though is to add some freshly squeezed lemon juice right before serving.

The lemon compliments the soup and just brightens up the flavor of the soup.

To serve for dinner I like to toss together a simple side salad and set out some bread or breadsticks for dipping into the broth and sopping up the last drops.

Equipment Needed For Crock-Pot Chicken & Rice Soup Recipe:

6 Quart, 6.5 Quart Or 7 Quart Slow Cooker
Knife
Cutting Board
Liquid Measuring Cup
Dry Measuring Cups And Spoons
Citrus Juicer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I Use Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs?

You can easily substitute boneless skinless chicken thighs for the chicken breasts in this recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken And Rice Soup. The cooking time will be the same but the calorie and fat content will be higher. But feel free to use either thighs or breasts or even a combination of the two types of light and dark meat chicken.

Can I Use Brown Rice Or Wild Rice Instead Of White Rice In This Chicken And Rice Soup?

Absolutely! If you want to use brown or wild rice instead of white rice just add the rice at the very beginning of the cooking time when you add the chicken, broth, veggies and herbs and spices.

Special Diets

Gluten Free | Low Calorie | Low Carb | Low Fat | Low Sugar

This recipe for Crock-Pot Chicken & Rice Soup is Weight Watchers Friendly on the new Personal Points plan. You can see the WW personal points for this recipe here on the Weight Watchers website. Click here for MORE of our Weight Watchers Recipe

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