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Slow Cooker Chicken and Sweet Potato Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this heavenly #soup is made in the #crockpot making it so easy. It's a wonderful fall or winter soup when you want a delightful comfort food for dinner. #chicken #veggies #sweetpotatoes

Slow Cooker Chicken and Sweet Potato Soup

Teresa Ambra
This heavenly soup is so easy since it's made in the crockpot. Chicken with homemade chicken broth, sweet potatoes and lots of other fresh and frozen veggies are seasoned to perfection making a perfect complement to the rich, delicious broth. Gluten free, healthy, low calorie and clean eating.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 20 minutes
Course Main Dish, Soups, Stews & Chowders
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 246 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 crock pot
  • 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 soup ladle

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups chicken 1 whole chicken, cooked and deboned (Yielding about 4 cups chicken meat and 2 quarts chicken broth)
  • 2 quarts chicken broth
  • 2 large sweet potatoes (peeled and chunked)
  • 2 ribs celery sliced on the diagonal
  • 1 leek green top removed, thoroughly washed and sliced
  • 1 large yellow onion chopped
  • 1/2 tsp. minced garlic from a jar or about 2 cloves fresh minced garlic
  • 1 tsp. pink Himalayan sea salt
  • 3/4 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp. dried marjoram or one tablespoon fresh
  • 2 large sage leaves minced, (or ½ tsp. dried sage)
  • 1 tbsp. fresh rosemary minced or 1 tsp. dried
  • 1/2 to 1 tbsp. fresh thyme or 1 tsp. dried
  • 16 oz. bag sugar snap pea vegetable blend frozen
  • 12 oz. bag mixed vegetables frozen

Instructions
 

  • Cook off chicken.
  • I usually place a whole chicken in a 7-qt. crockpot.
  • Fill to about one inch from the top.
  • Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
  • Cook on low overnight or on high about 4-6 hours.
  • Cool. Debone while still warm.
  • Reserve broth.
  • Place broth and chicken in large crockpot.
  • Add sweet potatoes, celery, leeks, onions, garlic and seasonings.
  • Cook on low about 4-6 hours or until sweet potatoes are fork tender.
  • Add frozen vegetables and cook through an additional 45 minutes to an hour or until snap peas are tender.

Notes

NOTE: Preparation time does not include time required to cook and debone chicken.
 
NOTE: You can use rotisserie chicken meat and chicken broth for this recipe, if desired.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 246kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 22gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 1285mgPotassium: 918mgFiber: 7gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 15243IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 113mgIron: 4mg
Keyword chicken, crockpot, gluten free, main dish, Slow Cooker, soup, stew, sweet potatoes, vegetable
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