Slow Cooker Chicken and Leek Soup

Slow Cooker Chicken and Leek Soup- an easy-to-make, filling, slow cooker chicken soup with leeks and garlic. Perfect for making in large batches and freezing.


Chicken and Leek Soup ingerdients in a slow cooker

Jump to Recipe Soups are one of my favourite things to make in the slow cooker. I love throwing all the ingredients in and leaving them, without worrying about mess on the hob, boil over, boiling dry etc.

This chicken and leek soup is so filling for a cold day, and has so much flavour, that it has rocketed to the top of my favourite soups list.  It's great for when you have a couple of spare chicken breasts left in a pack. Just add potato, garlic, onion and leek and let the magic happen!


Top Tips

  • Make sure you chop the chicken into chunks as per recipe. If you leave them whole, they will need shredding afterwards; an extra step you don't need.
  • When you're blending the soup, really make sure you have blitzed it smooth. Small pieces of chicken left in can give it a pasty texture.
  • If you're making a big batch to freeze, I recommend the microwavable soup cups. Defrost and eat within 3 months.
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Make Slow Cooker Chicken and Leek Soup

You'll find a full recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Chicken and Leek Soup ingredients in a Slow Cooker
Prepare the ingredients and add to the slow cooker.

Chicken and Leek Soup ingredients with stock in a Slow Cooker
Add the chicken stock and stir through.

Slow Cooker Chicken and Leek Soup blended
Cook and then blend until smooth.

Slow Cooker Chicken and Leek Soup blended with a ladle lifting  some soup out.

Serve, or ladle into containers to freeze.



soup, under 300 calories, slow cooker, chicken, healthy
lunch
British
Yield: 6
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Slow Cooker Chicken ad Leek Soup

Slow Cooker Chicken ad Leek Soup

prep time: 15 Mcook time: 3 hourtotal time: 3 H & 15 M
Slow Cooker Chicken and Leek Soup- an easy-to-make, filling, slow cooker chicken soup with leeks and garlic. Perfect for making in large batches and freezing.

ingredients:

  • 3 chicken breasts
  • 500g potato
  • 2 leeks
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1.5 litres chicken stock

instructions:

How to cook Slow Cooker Chicken ad Leek Soup

  1. Chop the chicken breasts into 5-6 chunks.
  2. Peel and chop the onion and the potatoes.
  3. Slice the leeks.
  4. Add the chicken and the veg to the slow cooker with the garlic.
  5. Pour in the chicken stock and stir through.
  6. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or medium for 4-5.
  7. When cooked through, blend with a stick blender. Take care as it will be very hot still.
  8. If at this point, it's too thick for your personal taste, add more water and stir until you have the consistency you prefer.
  9. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  10. For freezing- pour into containers or soup cups, allow to cool and then freeze.
  11. Otherwise, serve with some crusty bread and butter.

NOTES:

Make sure you chop the chicken into chunks as per recipe. If you leave them whole, they will need shredding afterwards; an extra step you don't need. When you're blending the soup, really make sure you have blitzed it smooth. Small pieces of chicken left in can give it a pasty texture. If you're making a big batch to freeze, I recommend the microwavable soup cups. Defrost and eat within 3 months.
Calories
203
Fat (grams)
2
Sat. Fat (grams)
1
Carbs (grams)
23
Fiber (grams)
2
Net carbs
20
Sugar (grams)
3
Protein (grams)
21
Sodium (milligrams)
58
Cholesterol (grams)
50

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