Bookmark this Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup – Gluten-free Recipe because it is an easy, kid-friendly, recipe to warm you up. Imagine it: put the ingredients in your slow cooker, go about your busy day, and when you get home you have a healthy, homemade soup waiting for you! It’s pure comfort food. Here’s how to make Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup…
Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup – Gluten-free
Ingredients:
- 1 package boneless, skinless chicken thights
- 1 carton of chicken broth
- 1 large carrot (peeled and cut into cubes)
- 1 large parsnip (peeled and cut into cubes)
- 1/2 cup water + 1 tbsp of gluten-free flour* + 1 tbsp Greek seasoning** mixed together (to thicken)
- salt + pepper (to taste)
- Vermicelli rice noodles (you won’t need these until the end of cooking)
- 1/2 lemon (you won’t need this until the end of cooking)
*You can use any kind of flour for this recipe. However, if you are on a Gluten-free diet — use a gluten-free flour
**A few readers have asked “What is Greek seasoning?” in the comments and social media – it’s a spice blend. The brand I have is: “Club House Greek Signature Spice Blend”. Look for it in the spice aisle of your grocery store. 😉
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- Cut and peel carrot and parsnip. Put in bottom of slow cooker.
- Pour in chicken broth.
- Mix together water, flour, and Greek seasoning (I mixed it all in my measuring cup).
- Mix broth and flour/water mixture to combine well.
- Add in chicken thighs (wash your hands with soap and water afterwards). The chicken thighs should be just submerged under liquid.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Set to cook LOW for 8 hours.
- At the end of cooking (I did this around the 7 3/4 mark) take out chicken and shred it. It will be very tender and should almost fall apart on it’s own. Return all the shredded chicken to the slow cooker.
- Then, squeeze in the juice of 1/2 a lemon.
- Finally, add in rice noodles* (I used vermicelli rice noodles but you can use whatever rice noodle you have on hand).
- Allow the slow cooker to continue cooking on LOW for another 15 minutes. Then, it will be done.
- Enjoy!
*rice noodles: It’s hard to advise measurement of rice noodles because my package had “bales” of noodles. I used half a bale; cutting them into pieces so be bite size. I opted to go less on rice noodle quantity to retain the soup consistency. Otherwise, you would have a hearty rice noodle/chicken bowl (which wouldn’t be bad either).
I don’t know what Greek seasoning is?
It’s a spice blend you can buy at the grocery store. I’ll describe it more in the blog post for clarification.
I love my slow cooker and I love Chicken Noodle soup all winter to ward off colds. Adding it to my list, thank you!
I make my chicken noodle soup in the slow cooker as well. It makes it taste so good and it’s nice to make it and forget it!
Hooray for soup season and few kinds comfort the soul quite like chicken noodle. I love that the slow cooker makes it extra easy too!
I love rice noodles and I love chicken noodles soup. Home made of course! I have never thought of making chicken noodle soup with rice noodles before so this is a great idea! Thank you for the inspiration! Oh and the recipe of course.
There’s just something about chicken soup that always makes me feel better some how. It’s so comforting. Adding rice noodles to the soup is such a yummy idea, I can’t wait to try your recipe Caroline.
I LOVE making my own soup. I also eat gluten free so this recipe is going on my list!
I love rice noodles. My best friend is gluten-free, and turning her on to rice noodles was one of the best things I’ve ever done for her. I’m sending her this recipe right now!
We have been dealing with a nasty cold that just will not go away. I will have to make some of this delicious soup to try to kick its butt. I am sure it will be a big hit in my house.
Great recipe!
There is nothing like a great bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup!
There isn’t much in life that can compare to homemade chicken noodle soup. I love cooking it in the slow cooker too, it just intensifies the flavor even more!
Chicken noodle soup is so comforting! pinned and shared
This sounds so yummy! 🙂
Looks good. We make soup a lot.
Yum! I love soups and using my slow cooker is my new favourite thing. It is so easy and versatile. Thank you for sharing!
Sounds delicious, I love caldo Verde and Italian wedding.
Always like a good chicken noodle
I’ve never used the vermicelli or Greek spice before but your recipe looks delicious.
this sounds great…and easy…