Crock Pot Chicken Vegetable Soup Nothin Fancy Just Yummy Recipes

CROCK POT CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to crock pot except for chicken and frozen vegetables; mix thoroughly.
• Add chicken and cook on high for 3 hours.
• Remove chicken onto plate. Remove skin and bones, cube/shred meat, and return to pot.
• Add frozen vegetables and cook for 1 more hour.
• Remove bay leaf before serving.

CROCK POT GARDEN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Dice all vegetables into bite size pieces.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. Saute vegetables in oil till lightly browned, transfer browned vegetables to large crock pot.
• Pour the broth and diced tomatoes over vegetables. Salt to taste.
• Cook on high for 5 hours or until vegetables are tender.
• Serve with whole wheat dinner rolls.

CROCK POT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat the one tablespoon of the olive oil over medium high heat.
• Add the onion and cook till nearly translucent.
• Now add the garlic. Don't let the garlic brown and saute another couple of minutes.
• Add the rest of the chopped veggies, sauteing for just a minute or two; the extra tablespoon of olive oil is if you need it for the rest of the veggies. Remember--you're not cooking them-- just sauteing them for the wonderful flavor this quick step will infuse in your soup.
• Add the thyme and salt and pepper while sauteing.
• Now put the veggies in the crock pot, add the tomatoes and broth.
• Cook on low 7-9 hours (depending on your crock pot) or high 4-6 hours.
• Just before serving, gently mash some of the potato chunks against the side of the crock pot to thicken the soup, give it a stir and serve.
• SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Grilled cheese sandwiches on whole grain bread and a spinach salad.
• Quick Fixes for Variations on the Basic Veggie Soup: Now remember, don't do these to the whole pot of soup! Just the little bit you pull out to fix yourself for lunch, etc. so that you can do all the Quick Fixes.
• Quick Fix #1: Tex Mex Veggie Soup. Add some (eyeball it--how much do you want?) canned black beans (drained and rinsed), a little bit of cumin and chopped cilantro. Top with some tortilla chips and cheese, or serve with a quesadilla.
• Quick Fix #2: Tuscan Veggie Soup. Add some (eyeball it again) canned cannellini (white kidney beans) or white beans (drained and rinse), a little bit of Italian seasoning and some chopped kale. Cook till heated through and the kale is tender.
• Quick Fix #3: Minestrone Veggie Soup. Add some cooked pasta, a little dried basil and top with a fresh grating of Parmesan cheese.
• Quick Fix #4: Autumn Veggie Soup. Add some diced acorn squash or butternut squash, a handful of cooked brown rice, a sprinkling of nutmeg and some chopped parsley.

CROCK POT CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP (NOTHIN' FANCY, JUST YUMMY)

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in crock pot.
• Cook on high for 6 to 8 hours.