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Sharing a cozy, warming recipe today, Slow Cooker Hearty Chicken Soup.
Say hello to the warmest, coziest most perfect home cooked bowl of chicken soup. It’s full of colorful veggies, good for us protein, and is sure to take care of just about any cold that winter throws your way.
You’ll LOVE it.
If you couldn’t tell, I am so exited about today’s recipe, and not just because it’s delicious, but also because it comes from a really cool cookbook, the Share Cookbook. If you guys remember, I’ve been teaming up with my friends over at The Little Market a lot this year (did you see my Valentine’s Day post?). The Little Market is one of my favorite nonprofit brands that’s helping to empower women. They carry home goods from female artisans around the world. They recently added a few new cookbooks to their list of gorgeous products and I cannot wait to tell you guys about them and help to spread the word.
The coolest talking point about these cookbooks is the fact that each cookbook helps to support a different cause. The Share Cookbook supports Women for Women International, The Immigrant Cookbook supports the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, and the Soup for Syria Cookbook helps fund food relief efforts through the United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR. Pretty amazing, right?
Aside from the incredible causes these cookbooks help to support, they are also incredible in the fact that each book is filled to the brim with delicious recipes. It’s safe to say that I had a very hard time picking just one recipe to share with you guys. I went back and forth for days about what to make because so many of the recipes sounded so delicious, but in the end, the cold snowy weather got the best of me, and I went with a cozy bowl of chicken soup from the Share Cookbook. All I have to say is that is was a really good decision.
This soup is beyond good.
What caught my eye about this particular soup recipe was its use of vegetables and herbs. Unlike a lot of chicken soup recipes, this one is packed full of veggies, like onions, carrots, and parsnips, and it uses a wide mix of herbs that make the soup extra flavorful.
The original recipe is made for the stovetop, but I ended up adapting it for the slow cooker to make things a little simpler. Plus, I just love the idea of chicken soup slow cooking all day long. I mean, the smell alone is worth making this. Like most slow cooker recipes, you add all the ingredients to your slow cooker, forget about it, and come home to the best home cooked soup. Add farro and you’re done.
So easy, super healthy, and even more delicious.
The only way to make this soup better is with a side of crusty bread, which I highly recommend doing.
I ended up letting this slow cook all day on Sunday while filming new HBH cooking videos with my brother Malachi, who films and edits all of HBH’s videos that you see on the site. Kai has a bad cold and said the only thing that sounded good was chicken soup. So, I threw this into the slow cooker and by the time we finished filming for the day, the soup was ready. I served up a couple bowls and we both agreed that it’s truly the perfect chicken soup, we especially loved the fresh topping of cilantro at the end.
I had leftovers, so I packed them up and saved them for lunch the next day and I swear the soup got better as it sat. One tip if you do end up having leftovers, or plan to make this for meal prep, I recommend either removing the farro (you could also use pasta) from the soup before storing or just cooking the noodles separately and adding them to your bowl before serving. The hot broth will be enough to rewarm the farro. If you leave the farro in the soup, the farro will soak up a good amount of the broth.
Also? It’s not in these pictures, but I ended up topping my bowls of soup with stove popped popcorn. I know it sounds odd, but this is something my mom has always done with soup and it’s honestly the best soup topper ever.
You have to try it.
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Soup and a cozy Tuesday night. Yes.
Can I use Rice or Orzo?
Hi Susy,
Sure, either of those should work well for you! Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx
We call this a 100% meal in my family–meaning everyone likes it. I’ve made it for several years in the crockpot. My husband refuses to call it chicken soup because “it’s so much better than that”
Planning to try it in an instant pot today and I”ll report back.
Hey Lynne,
Awesome!! So glad to hear that this recipe is always enjoyed and thanks so much for making it so often! Have a great weekend:)
Hi Tieghan. My name is Bo. First of all please excuse I can’t write a perfect sentence. English is my second language. I love this recipe. I made 3 times. I made for my a girl friend of mine. She has Pancreatic cancer. I made twice. She able to keep stomach. I don’t usually write a comment at all. I just wanted you to know how much enjoy your recipes. Thank you for wonderful recipes.
Hi Bo,
Happy Wednesday!!🫐🍒🍓 I’m so glad to hear that this recipe turned out well for you, thanks for making it and your feedback! Thanks for your kind message, sending good thoughts to your girlfriend:) xT
Made this tonight after feeling sick…not sure why people said too much onion. I used smaller onions and it was perfect. Love your recipes!
Hey Antonio,
Awesome!! So glad to hear that this recipe was enjoyed and thanks so much for making it! Have a great weekend:)
Way too much onion. And vegetables were still hard after 6 hours. I do not recommend this recipe
Hi Nicole,
Thanks for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback, sorry to hear you didn’t love this! Please let me know if there is anything that I can help with! xx
What is the carbohydrate amount per serving. Please ONLY send answer to this question!
Gail
Hey Gail,
Sorry, I do not have that info. Please let me know if you have any other questions! xT
Hi Gail,
I use the CalorieKing app to work out the macronutrients.
This way you can add the quantities of individual ingredients you like & have an accurate idea of the fat, carb & protein content of your meals.
Hope this helps!
Blech. Too much onion! And not sautéing the vegetables prior left the carrots underdone and the onion too strong. I’m not sure the point of the olive oil, either. I do not recommend this recipe.
Hi Bobbie,
So sorry to hear this recipe was not enjoyed, thanks for giving it a try! Please let me know if there is anything that I can help with! xT
Quick question! Can you use boneless chicken breasts and thighs instead of bone-in??
Hey Ally,
Totally, that will work well for you! Please let me know if you have any other questions, I hope you love this recipe! xT
Can’t wait to try this! What might I need to do differently if I use penne or something similar instead of farro? Thanks so much!
Hey there,
I would recommend using something smaller like orzo or stars, but you can follow the recipe as written. Please let me know if you have any other questions! xT