A flavorful soup with pesto, chicken and chewy rice or barley.
Slow Cooker Chicken and Pesto Soup
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Description
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (14 oz) cans chicken broth (or 3 cups water + bouillon)
- 1 shredded carrot
- 2 ribs of celery, finely diced
- 1 Tbsp dried onion
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 medium eggplant, shredded (or you can use 1/2 of a zucchini)
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (frozen is fine)
- 1/2 cup pearl barley or 1/2 cup long grain brown rice
- 1 1/2 cups milk, room temperature (cream or even half and half would be awesome)
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup pesto
Instructions
- Add broth, carrot, celery, onion. oregano, garlic and eggplant to slow cooker. Stir. Add in chicken and rice and stir.
- Cover and cook on LOW for about 4-6 hours until chicken is cooked and the rice/barley is chewy and soft.
- Remove chicken and shred or cut into small pieces. Add back into slow cooker.
- Stir in milk, Parmesan and pesto. Cover and cook for another 10 minutes on HIGH.
- Ladle into bowls and serve with additional pesto and Parmesan, if desired.
Review:
I love pesto! Yummers. I need to eat it more. I really liked it in this soup. However, I was wishing that the soup was a bit thicker. I would probably add it a bit of flour next time as well as the half and half instead of milk. 4 stars.
it would be nice to be able to print this recipe from this post
Ok, I updated it, so it should be printable now!
Sounds great but the fat on top of the soup of the picture looks very very unappetizing to me. I think I’d put it in the fridge, remove the fat once it s hard and th try it. (My stomach doesn’t do fat stuff too well).
When is the Barley or rice added? It is not listed in the directions.
whoopsie! I just edited the recipe. It goes in at the beginning with everything else.
yes, Lacey, I think that would work!
Do you think I can prep everything and put it in the crock early in the morning and have my housemate start it prior to her leaving at noon? I just don’t want to ask to much of her, so if I can have it all ready and all she has to do is push start that would be fabulous 🙂
Brittany,
You could probably substitute with almond milk…I haven't had almond milk but I'm assuming it tastes similar to regular? I don't think coconut would be the best choice.
Do you think I could substitute Almond Milk, or Coconut Milk instead of regular milk/cream? Thanks!