Spring Chicken Chowder

This cozy slow cooker spring chicken chowder is light, creamy, and packed with seasonal veggies. It’s the perfect “bridge” recipe for those cooler spring days when you still want something comforting—but not too heavy. Prep it in the morning and come home to a wholesome dinner that feels fresh and satisfying. Bonus: it freezes easily, so you can double the batch and stock up!

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Spring Chicken Chowder

Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course, main dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy recipe, slow cooker, spring soup

Servings: 6 people

Equipment

• 1 slow cooker
• 1 vegetable chopper

Ingredients

• 1½ lb chicken breast
• 1 organic onion peeled and diced
• 2 organic carrots peeled and diced
• 1 rib organic celery wash and finely chopped
• 4 organic russet potatoes peeled and cut into small cubes
• 1 tsp organic garlic powder
• 1 tsp organic onion powder
• 1 tsp organic Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp pink Himalayan salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 4 cups organic chicken broth
• 1 cup organic whole milk
• 1 cup organic heavy cream
• 4 slices organic uncured bacon cooked and finely chopped

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Instructions

• In a slow cooker combine 1½ lb chicken breast, 1 organic onion finely chopped, 2 organic carrots 1 rib organic celery finely chopped, 1 tsp organic garlic powder, 1 tsp organic onion powder, 1 tsp organic Italian seasoning, 1 tsp pink Himalayan salt, ½ tsp black pepper and 4 cups organic chicken broth.
• Let cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-6 hours.
• 40 minutes before serving add in 1 cup organic whole milk and 1 cup organic heavy cream . If you have your slow cooker on low, at this point turn to high.
• The sauce will thicken. Add in the bacon just before serving.

Notes

To cook the bacon, I like to do it in the oven. Heat the oven to 350f.  Place the bacon on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes until crispy.  Blot off any excess fat. 

 

This soup stores well in the freezer!  Let cool to room temperature a place in a freezer safe container or ball jar.  Store in the freezer up to 2 months. To that, place in the refrigerator the night before you will use.