Name: Slow Cooker Quinoa, Chicken and Kale Soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1¼ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts; 1¼ cups chopped yellow onion; 1 cup chopped celery; 4 cloves minced garlic; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; ¾ cup Dry Quinoa; ½ tsp dried thyme; ½ tsp dried, crushed rosemary; 7 cups low sodium chicken broth; to taste salt and freshly ground black pepper; 15½ oz or cannellini beans, drained and rinsed Great Northern beans; 4 cups roughly chopped packed kale; 3 tbsp chopped Fresh Parsley; 2 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice; finely shredded, for serving parmesan cheese

How To Make Slow Cooker Quinoa, Chicken and Kale Soup

This kale soup is full of vitamins, nutrients, & proteins, thanks to the chicken, beans, & quinoa. This is a dish that’s good for your tummy & your health.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 8 hours

Total: 8 hours 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1¼lbschicken breasts,boneless skinless
1¼cupsyellow onion,chopped
1cupcelery,chopped
4clovesgarlic,minced
2tbspextra virgin olive oil
¾cupdry quinoa
½tspthyme,dried
½tsprosemary,dried, crushed
7cupslow sodium chicken broth
salt and freshly ground black pepper,to taste
15½ozgreat northern beans,or cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
4cupspacked kale,roughly chopped
3tbspfresh parsley,chopped
2tbspfresh lemon juice
parmesan cheese,finely shredded, for serving

Instructions

Add chicken to a 6 or 7-quart slow cooker, then add onions, celery and garlic, then drizzle with olive oil.
Add quinoa, thyme, rosemary and pour in chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Cover and cook on High for 3½ to 4 hours or Low for 7 to 8 hours.
Remove chicken, let rest 10 minutes, then cut into bite size pieces and return to soup. Meanwhile, add in beans, kale, parsley and lemon juice.
Cover and continue to cook on High for another 10 to 20 minutes until kale has reached desired doneness.
Serve warm topped with parmesan cheese.