Chicken soup has to be the most popular soup people make and is often made when we don't feel very well especially with a cold or flu.  Making a traditional soup means doing it the old fashioned way so that is what I have done here.   A note though, if you are making it for someone with a sore throat think about sieving or blending the vegetables to make it easier to swallow for them but still getting the goodness of the soup.

This crock pot chicken soup recipe is delicious and good for you so enjoy all the time not just when you are sick or feeling down.   You can freeze this soup very easily as well so you can make enough for another time or for your work day lunch.  Here is the recipe:

Crock Pot Chicken Soup

1 small chicken (or 1 kg chicken carcass or 6 drumsticks)

2 liters of water (or whatever you need to cover the chicken in the pot)* *

1 teas salt

sprinkle of pepper

1 onion

1 large carrot ( I like lots of carrot so I used 2 medium as you can see in the image)

1 stalk celery with leaves still on

bouquet garni - make  with 1 bay leaf, 4 sprigs of parsley, 1 sprig thyme- tie together with some string, this is taken out when the soup is cooked

extra chopped parsley

noodles (optional)

Chop the onion, celery and carrot finely.  Put the chicken and vegetables into the crock pot and cover with the water.  Cook on low for 6  hours (8 hours for the whole chicken).  Take the chicken out and the bouquet garni.  If you want to sieve the vegetables do that now.  Remove the chicken from the bones and add to the soup.  Cool the soup overnight and skim off any fat from the top.  You can add noodles if you like, reheat and serve.  Sprinkle with the extra parsley just before serving.

That was a fairly easy crock pot chicken soup recipe really.  You don't have to cool the soup overnight if you don't want to but I recommend it and the flavors will be better as well.

** You can add some chicken stock powder if you like the taste a little stronger

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I felt like having an old and favorite dish this week called Beef  Stroganoff but this time I made it in the slow cooker.  I haven't made it in the slow cooker before but it turned out great and the meat was tender.  I cut down on the fat by not frying the onion and beef before adding them to the pot but you can if you want to if you like that better.

Beef Stroganoff is a great recipe for the family and is a real warming meal on a cold night and easy to make in the slow cooker as well.  You can serve it with rice but I like noodles with this dish.

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Tags: beef stroganoff, Slow cooker, Soups and Stews