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Slow-Cooker Chicken and Mushroom Soup
with bell peppers / spinach and pear salad

Active: 25 min Total: 7 hr 25 min
Savory and satisfying, this slow-cooker chicken soup gets extra umami flavor thanks to the addition of mushrooms. Serve the soup with a fresh green salad with sweet pears.
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Ingredients

Metric
Servings:
4
Spinach and Pear Salad:
  • Pears - 1 , sliced
  • Vinegar, red or white wine - 1 Tbsp
  • Mustard, Dijon - 2 tsp
  • Honey - 2 tsp
  • Oil, olive - 3 Tbsp
  • Spinach, baby - 5 oz
Slow-Cooker Chicken and Mushroom Soup:
  • Onions, medium - 1/2 , chopped
  • Carrots - 1/2 lb , chopped
  • Celery - 1 rib , chopped
  • Bell peppers, any color - 1/2 , chopped
  • Garlic - 2 cloves , chopped
  • Butter - 1 Tbsp
  • Mushrooms, brown button - 12 oz , chopped
  • Chicken, boneless, skinless thighs - 1 1/2 lbs (sub boneless, skinless breasts)
  • Italian seasoning - 1 tsp
  • Salt - 1/2 tsp
  • Stock, chicken - 3 1/2 cups

Prep

  1. Onions / Carrots / Celery / Bell peppers / Garlic - Prep as directed. Combine onions, carrots and celery in one container. Store bell peppers and garlic in another container. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
  2. Saute mirepoix - Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, carrots and celery (mirepoix) with a pinch of salt. Saute until vegetables soften, 4 to 5 minutes. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
  3. Mushrooms - Quarter mushrooms. (Can be done up to 2 days ahead)
  4. Slow-cook soup - Combine onions, carrots, celery, bell peppers, garlic, chicken, Italian seasoning, salt, stock and mushrooms in the bowl of a slow-cooker. Cook on low 7 to 8 hours (3 to 4 hours on high).
  5. Pears - Slice pears.

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Make

  1. About 20 minutes before serving, transfer chicken to a cutting board and roughly chop. Return chicken to the slow-cooker.
  2. Whisk together vinegar, mustard, honey and olive oil (for the salad). Toss with pears and spinach.
  3. Season soup with additional salt, if needed. Ladle into bowls and serve with salad on the side. Enjoy!

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