Name: Slow Cooker Chicken and Winter Vegetable Soup recipe
Cook time: 185 min
Total time: 185 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 turnip medium; 1 parsnip medium; 1 onion chopped medium; 3 carrots large; 5 celery stalks; 2 spinach leaves finely chopped large; 1 red capsicum diced small; 500 g chicken breast fillet cut into pieces; 1 sprig fresh thyme; 2 chicken stock cubes crushed; 6 cups water; 2 bay leaves; 1/4 bunch parsley finely chopped stems trimmed; 3/4 tsp nutmeg; 45 g French onion soup mix; 1 1/2 tbs crushed garlic; 1 tbs olive oil

by powwow Last updated on 07/09/2019

A hearty chicken and vegetable soup. - powwow

Ingredients

1 turnip medium
1 parsnip medium
1 onion chopped medium
3 carrots large
5 celery stalks
2 spinach leaves finely chopped large
1 red capsicum diced small
500 g chicken breast fillet cut into pieces
1 sprig fresh thyme
2 chicken stock cubes crushed
6 cups water
2 bay leaves
1/4 bunch parsley finely chopped stems trimmed
3/4 tsp nutmeg
45 g French onion soup mix
1 1/2 tbs crushed garlic
1 tbs olive oil

Method

Step 1

Place water in slow cooker and turn to high. Add stock cubes, soup mix and salt and pepper to slow cooker and stir.
Step 2

Chop turnip, parsnip, carrots and celery into small, even pieces, then add to slow cooker and stir.
Step 3

Heat a tablespoon of oil in a fry pan on medium heat and cook the onion and garlic together for 2-3 minutes until they are just starting to turn opaque. Do not brown.
Step 4

Add onion and garlic to slow cooker and stir.
Step 5

Add parsley and thyme and stir.
Step 6

Season the chicken evenly with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Step 7

In the same pan used for the onions, cook the chicken in 2-3 small batches until chicken starts to brown.
Step 8

Add chicken to the slow cooker including any juices and scrapings from the fry pan. Stir.
Step 9

Add nutmeg and bay leaves and stir.
Step 10

Cook for 2½ hours.
Step 11

Add capsicum and spinach, stir and cook for a further 60 minutes.
Step 12

Remove the bay leaves and thyme.
Step 13

Taste for any extra seasoning requirements.
Step 14

Serve warm.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

Depending on your slow cooker this recipe may take between 3½-4½ hours to cook.

Make sure your ingredients are just covered with liquid whilst cooking. You may need to add an extra cup of water during the cooking time.

Skinless chicken drumsticks can be used instead of chicken breast. At serving time, take the drumsticks from the cooker and de-bone chicken and chop into bite size pieces and re-add chicken to slow cooker.