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Grandma's Chicken Soup

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This rich and delicious old fashioned hot soup recipe is so simple to make cooked in your crockpot.

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 7 hours

Total Time: 7 hours, 25 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • 2 stalks celery, with leaves, sliced
  • 2 large carrots, sliced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 14 oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 (14 oz.) cans ready to serve chicken broth
  • 1 tsp. dried thyme leaves
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. pepper
  • 9 oz. pkg. frozen green peas
  • 1 cup refrigerated egg noodles pasta

Preparation:

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Place chicken and remaining ingredients except peas and noodles in a 3-4 quart slow cooker and stir to mix.

Cover crockpot and cook on low for 6-1/2 to 7 hours, or until chicken is thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center. Stir in peas and noodles and cook 10 minutes longer until noodles are tender and soup is thoroughly heated. Serves 8

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