Crockpot Creamy Chicken Spinach Soup Recipe
My Crock-pot officially bit the dust. The first week I bought it (more than a year ago), the handles from the side broke off, and the knob to pull the lid off also broke off. I kept it though, and 6 months later, the ceramic pot got a huge crack down the center. I still kept it and used an oven bag to line the crock-pot every time I used it. Then, a few days ago, it no longer would turn on! Booooo. I thought I’d never buy another Crock-Pot brand again, but then Costco had a sale. A new Crock-pot for $29, and it came with a little “Mini-dipper”. Like a little baby crockpot for warming up dips and such. I just loved the idea, so I bought it.
The first thing I cooked in my new Crock-Pot was some creamy chicken soup!! It turned out great and there is literally no leftovers!
Crockpot Creamy Chicken Spinach Soup Recipe
- 2 lbs chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 bunch baby spinach leaves (4-5 cups after it’s chopped)
- 4 medium sized russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 4 large carrots, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove of garlic
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon ranch dressing mix (dry seasoning recipe)
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 2 cups evaporated milk (or one 15 ounce can)
Cook two pounds of chicken in boiling water for 20-30 minutes. Shred the chicken after it’s cooked and set aside.
Turn empty slow cooker on till it heats up. When pot is hot, add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add all vegetables and stir in hot pot for 3-5 minutes. Put lid on and let it simmer for 5 more minutes.
Take lid off and add cooked chicken, broth and ranch dressing and cook on high for 3-4 hours. Combine corn starch, water, and evaporated milk in a small bowl, and pour over soup in crock-pot. Put lid back on and cook on low for one more hour.
Garnish with light sour cream or cheese and serve with whole wheat rolls.
Add all veggies and heat in the pot.
Add broth and chicken to veggies and cook for several hours
I love the addition of spinach to this soup. My kids did not complain. I think they barely realized it was there.
Crockpot Creamy Chicken Spinach Soup
Ingredients
- 2 pound chicken breast
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 cup spinach
- 4 medium russet potato
- 4 medium carrot
- 1 medium onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 6 cup chicken broth, low-sodium
- 1 tablespoon Ranch Dressing Seasoning Packet
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon water
- 15 ounce evaporated milk, nonfat
Serve With
- 4 medium rolls, dinner, wheat
- 2 cup grapes
Instructions
- Cook two pounds of chicken in boiling water for 20-30 minutes.
- Shred the chicken after it’s cooked and set aside.
- Turn empty slow cooker on till it heats up.
- When pot is hot, add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add all vegetables and stir in hot pot for 3-5 minutes. Put lid on and let it simmer for 5 more minutes.
- Take lid off and add cooked chicken, broth and ranch dressing and cook on high for 3-4 hours.
- Combine corn starch, water, and evaporated milk in a small bowl, and pour over soup in crock-pot. Put lid back on and cook on low for one more hour.
- Garnish with light sour cream or cheese and serve with whole wheat rolls and grapes.
Nutrition
www.superhealthykids.com
Spinach is a great food to include in your families diet.
- Spinach helps protect the lining of the digestive tract and contains anti-inflammatory properties.
- Spinach is rich in vitamin K (1110% of the daily value for 1 cup)
- Spinach is high in vitamin A (377% daily value for 1 cup)
- Popeye ate it to be strong!
Natalie Monson
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Mmmm… I will definitely try this one!
I am thinking this would also be a good way to use leftover Turkey. It sounds delicious. I can’t wait to try it.
Making this right now. Can’t wait! What is the purpose of heating the vegetables for a few minutes before adding the broth? Also, using frozen spinach instead. Hopefully, it will he as good as yours looks.
Well, I wanted to brown up the potatoes a little, so they wouldn’t be all mushy.. I don’t know if it made a difference. Ha ha. You could totally skip that step and I’m sure it would taste the same!
Wow, this looks soooo good and EASY! I know my girls would love it 🙂
I really like this recipe. Its simple and looks really good. I womder how it would taste with soy milk (since we have dairy allergies here). Hmm does the ranch dressing mix have milk in it?
My ranch dressing only has herbs. You can make your own using
1 teaspoon dried parsley
3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
Good luck!
I am thinking this would be a great soup to use up all that leftover turkey – looks just delicious!
You are right! I do have everything on hand. I’m excited to try this. Looks like a great meal for Sunday!
Thank you for your nice recipes.I just want to try it for me first as well as give it to my nephew!
3 to 4 hours?will it be not overcooked?but it looks yummy.i will try this…
Sorry I took so long to reply! Yes, 3-4 hours in the slow cooker is correct!
I have a crock pot that doesn’t work 🙁 my question is, which one do you have or do you recommend? $29 is a great steal!! Thank you 🙂
I have a crockpot brand slow cooker, but only because of the price. I don’t think it’s that great. The last one I had, the handles broke off as soon as I brought it home. But for the price, I just kept it without handles…lol
Lol! Ok thank you 🙂
To make it easier, do I have to precook the chicken? I was thinking I can just add it straight to the soup and it’ll cook in the 3-4 hours.
I’m pretty sure you could just let it cook in the crockpot instead- Why not!?
This looks quite good. I currently have a mostly healthy version of orange chicken cooking in my crockpot. I hope it turns out good as I’ve never done it before!
i love this even i never tryed it but i will try it soon
can u cook it on low for 6 hours instead? I usually like to cook it longer in crock pot if possible…. also, does the chicken have to be precooked, or since im hopi g to put it in for 6 to 8 hours I can juut put the Chicken in from the beginning?
thanks
Can you substitute regular milk for the evaporated milk?
Kristy, can you link the orange chicken recipe?
@Sondra- you could, but evaporated milk has less water, so it makes it creamier.
@jen- Yes- you can cook it for longer for sure.. and I guess you don’t have to pre-cook the chicken. In fact, if I do it again, I probably won’t. What’s the point of precooking it, unless you wanted to sear or brown it first. Hmmm.. Let me know if you try it!
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Am I missing the nutrition info for this recipe? That would be handy. Thanks.
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We haven’t analyzed the recipes we post for the blog. The only recipes we’ve analyzed are the ones we post in the meal plan member pages. You can use a tool like nutritiondata.self.com however and enter the ingredients and it will give you the calories, fat, carbs, protein, etc.
My soup didn’t come out as thick and creamy… What did I do wrong?
Hi Tam- Did you use cornstarch? That is the best thickener I know of. Perhaps next time add an extra tablespoon of corn starch, but make sure it’s blended in well.
This was way better than I thought it’d be! I was a little wary at first but it was a hit with the whole family. It could use a little more seasonings in my opinion, but overall it was an awesome soup