Slow Cooker Chicken and Rice Soup with Lemon
This Slow Cooker Chicken and Rice Soup with Lemon is so hearty, healthy, and flavorful! This is true comfort food!
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 3 1/2 Hours
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Soup
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 lbs Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 1 large Sweet Onion chopped
- 5 Garlic Cloves finely chopped
- 2 cups chopped Carrots
- 2 cups chopped Celery
- 1 Tbs dried Parsley
- 1 Tbs dried Thyme
- 4 Bay Leaves
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 6 cups Chicken Broth
- 1 cup Arborio Rice
- 1/4 cup fresh Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Add Chicken, Carrots, Celery, Onion, Garlic, Chicken Broth, Parsley, Thyme, Bay Leaves, Salt, and Pepper to a slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low 6 hours or high 3 hours.
- Remove Chicken and shred with a fork until bite size pieces are created, add back to slow cooker.
- Remove Bay Leaves and discard.
- Add Rice
- Cover and cook 1/2 hour.
- Stir in Lemon Juice (Note, start with a little bit at a time until desired taste. I like mine very lemony so I used 1/2 cup).
- Serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Note: if the rice absorbs too much liquid you can add more broth and reheat.
Find it online: https://tastefulventure.com/slow-cooker-chicken-rice-soup-lemon/
