Chicken and Cabbage Crockpot Soup
This light chicken and cabbage crockpot soup is a great midweek meal. Simply throw the staple ingredients into your slow cooker, then dish up for the family in the evening. It is not only delicious but low in fat and naturally gluten free.
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This chicken, sweetcorn and cabbage soup first appeared on the Culinary Jumble. The post and recipe have both been slightly amended.
My youngest son was sick a couple of weeks ago, and he likes nothing better than a thin, almost watery soup. I, on the other hand, like it so thick you can stand a spoon up in it, but seeing as it was him who was ill, the thin soup won out.
This chicken cabbage crockpot soup recipe is so quick – just fling everything in the slow cooker and just leave it.
Using homemade stock for soups
I used homemade stock as I think it makes soup taste amazing. I also wanted this recipe to be as clean and natural as possible, so didn’t want to buy anything from the shops. It is easier to do than you perhaps might imagine. If you’ve never made your own, Jamie Oliver has a simple tutorial about how to make chicken stock, which is well worth a read.
That being said, we’re all busy, with lives that sometimes need simplifying. There are so many great, healthy options for buying stock these days, such as ready made chicken broth, bouillon powder, or even stock paste. And if you are as confused as I am, The Food Network has a very information article on the differences between stock, bouillon and broth. I always thought they were one and the same, but there are some noticeable differences.
Variations of this slow cooked soup
Throw whatever vegetables in you like. I normally use whatever is past its best, sitting forlornly in my fridge, but carrots, potatoes and broccoli would work great, too. Since first making this recipe, I am now a vegetarian and therefore no longer eat chicken. If you are also meat free, just omit the chicken and use mushrooms, which provide a delicious, filling, meat-less option.
This chicken, sweetcorn and cabbage crockpot soup is perfect as the weather cools. It is filling, has almost no fat, is clean, gluten free and really good for you. Don’t wait until you are sick to try it.
Other lighter, home cooked dinner ideas
If you have reached this far, it’s likely you are on the hunt for lighter, healthier meals for the whole family. Using clean, fresh ingredients with less fat doesn’t equal less taste. Here are some of my favourite home cooked dinners:
- Creamy chilli prawn and fish noodles (make with coconut milk)
- Winter vegetable paprika stew
- Spicy roasted vine tomato soup
- Mushroom stroganoff
- Red pepper chilli sin carne
- No meat tortilla bake
Chicken, Sweetcorn and Cabbage Crockpot Soup (Low Fat, Clean and GF)
Ingredients
- 500g (17½ oz) chicken (cooked)
- 1 large yellow onion (roughly chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (roughly chopped)
- 100g (3½ oz) cabbage (shredded)
- 250g (8¾ oz) tinned sweetcorn
- 1 red bell pepper (roughly chopped)
- 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbs fresh chives (chopped)
- ½ tsp oregano
- ¼ tsp thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- sea salt and black pepper (to personal taste)
- 500-750ml (2-3 cups) homemade chicken stock (see note 1)
- fresh parsley for decoration (optional)
Instructions
- Throw everything into a Crockpot/slow cooker, stir and set it on low for six hours.
- An hour before the soup is ready, shred the chicken with a fork and add to the soup. Adjust seasoning if necessary.
- Just before serving, sprinkle over a little fresh, chopped parsley. Enjoy!
Notes
- Please find more information about the kind of stock you can use in this recipe.
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