Chicken soup in a slow cooker - general principles of cooking
Remembering how in the old days our mothers and grandmothers cooked, you just wonder how much time a woman spent creating dishes in the kitchen! There were no microwaves, there were no blenders and electric meat grinders, there wasn’t anything that makes life so easy for the modern mistress. Not so long ago, a new miracle of technical progress came to our aid - the slow cooker. This compact little thing itself "cooks" soups and borscht, fries cutlets, cooks garnishes and bakes pies. All you need is to put raw ingredients, press the button with the choice of the program and close the lid. After some time you will find a ready-made flavored dish!
The slow cooker "cooks" according to the principles of the Russian stove - in the walls of the appliance food is wearying in its own juice, and therefore all dishes are much tastier and juicier than food cooked in the usual way, and much more healthy.
First courses are also very tasty, for example, chicken soup in a slow cooker. With a minimum of ingredients and effort spent in 30-40 minutes you will get the opportunity to enjoy a great first course!
Chicken soup in a slow cooker - preparing food and dishes
Before you prepare the dish we need the following ingredients: 3 liters of mineral water without gas (or purified by the filter), chicken, onion, carrot, pasta, cereals - depending on what you will cook the soup with. In addition, prepare a grater, a sharp knife, a cutting board and sunflower oil (if you want to fry vegetables for soup).
All existing multicookers differ in terms of program setting and menu setting, but in each there is a function such as “Soup” or “First course”, as well as “Frying”. We will use it to fry vegetables and chicken. If you do not have these programs, then you can cook chicken soup in the slow cooker by programming the machine to “Multipovar” or “Common mode”, manually setting the temperature at 100 degrees and setting the timer to 40 minutes.
Recipes for chicken soup in a slow cooker:
Recipe 1: Multicooker Chicken Soup
This recipe can be described with the words “delicious, fast and simple.” Indeed, you do not spend 10 minutes to prepare the right ingredients, and the rest of the time for you will be prepared by a smart machine. For this recipe, we will not fry the vegetables separately, and therefore know that this chicken soup in the slow cooker can be eaten even by those who are on a diet or are on a low-calorie diet.
Ingredients Required:
- Pure mineral water 3 liters
- Potatoes 2 pieces of medium size
- Carrot medium size piece
- Onion small 1 piece
- Chicken fillet 200 grams
- Salt, ground pepper
- Parsley fresh
Preparation Method:
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into small cubes. Put in the multicooker
- Remove onions from the onion, finely chop it.
- Wash carrots and grate them on the finest grater. Vegetables add to the bowl.
- Wash chicken fillet and cut into small cubes, put in a slow cooker.
- Stir ingredients, salt and pepper, cover with water.
- Set the “Soup” mode and set the time to 40 minutes.
- Five minutes before the end of the parsley program, carefully wash and finely chop, add to the soup.
- When the beep sounds, know that the chicken soup in the slow cooker has already been prepared, and you can give it!
Recipe 2: Chicken Soup in a Multicooker with Cream
This dish is no less simple to cook than ordinary chicken soup in a slow cooker, but it will turn out to be much tastier. The secret is to add cream. They will make the dish tender and fragrant, give it a pleasant color for the eyes. Use cream 10-15% fat.
Ingredients Required:
- Chicken fillet 200 grams
- Pure mineral water 2.5 liters
- Medium sized potatoes 2 pieces
- Carrot average 1 piece
- Onion 1 piece
- Sunflower oil for frying
- Vegetables
- Salt, ground black pepper
- Russian cheese or any solid grade 100 grams
- Cream 200 ml (fat content of 10-15%)
- Parsley fresh
Preparation Method:
- Wash the chicken fillet, remove the foil and finely chop into cubes with a knife.
- Remove the peel from the onion, cut it as small as possible.
- Wash carrots thoroughly with a metal brush and rub on the finest grater.
- Set the “Frying” mode on the multicooker, lubricate the bottom of the container with oil. Put onion first, which you need to fry, stirring for 3-4 minutes. Then add carrots to it, and then chicken. Fry the mixture for about 8-10 minutes with the multicooker lid open, stirring continuously.
- Wash potatoes, peel and cut into small cubes. Add to the slow cooker, salt and pepper, fill all with water and set the “Soup” mode, setting the time to 35 minutes.
- 10 minutes before the end of the program, open the slow cooker and pour out the cream, stir and close the lid again.
- Wash the parsley and chop finely, add it to the soup after 2 minutes of the end of the program.
- Rub the cheese on the finest grater and add a pinch to the plate when serving the finished chicken soup with cream.
Recipe 3: Chicken Soup in a Multicooker with Mushrooms
Is there a better and more famous combination in cooking than chicken with mushrooms? Bird and mushrooms complement each other's taste, making the dishes nourishing and incredibly tasty. Try to cook chicken soup in a slow cooker with mushrooms. The use of the white mushroom among the ingredients will be very tasty, but if you do not have the opportunity to get them, you can buy regular champignons in the store.
Ingredients Required:
- Mushrooms 300 grams
- Chicken fillet 200 grams
- Mineral water 3 liters
- Medium sized potatoes 2 pieces
- Medium onion 1 piece
- Sunflower oil for roasting vegetables
- Parsley fresh
- Salt, ground black pepper
Preparation Method:
- Wash chicken fillet under running water, remove films from it and cut into cubes as small as possible.
- Clean onion, finely chop.
- Set the “Cooking” mode for the multicooker for 10 minutes, grease the bowl with oil and fry the onions for about 3-4 minutes first, and then add the chicken to it.
- Remove peels from potatoes and cut them into small cubes.
- Wash the mushrooms well and cut each mushroom into 3-4 pieces.
- When the program is completed, put the diced potatoes and mushrooms in the bowl, salt and pepper, mix and fill the ingredients with water. Set the “Soup” mode to 40 minutes.
- Wash greens and finely chop; add a slow cooker to the bowl 2 minutes until cooked.
Recipe 4: Chicken Soup in a Multicooker with Noodle
Everyone has their own associations, but for most people, this chicken soup in a slow cooker with noodles resembles warm days in kindergarten, when caring nurses poured hot flavored dishes for lunch. You can use any kind of pasta, but the thin “gossame” vermicelli is most suitable.
Ingredients Required:
- Chicken legs 4-5 pieces of gram
- Mineral water 3 liters
- Potatoes 2 pieces
- Onion of medium size 1 piece
- Carrot average 1 piece
- Sunflower oil for frying
- Vermicelli thin 100 grams
- Parsley fresh
- Salt, ground black pepper
Preparation Method:
- Wash chicken legs thoroughly and put in a slow cooker.
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into small cubes. Put in a slow cooker.
- With a bulb onion, remove the husk with a knife, finely chop it. Add a slow cooker to the bowl.
- Wash carrots well and grate them on the finest grater. Add to bowl.
- Stir all the ingredients in a slow cooker, salt and pepper, and fill with mineral water. Set the “Soup” mode and set the time to 40 minutes.
- 8 minutes before the end of the program, pour the noodles into the bowl.
- Wash parsley thoroughly and finely chopped, add to chicken soup in a slow cooker 2 minutes before the end of the program.
Recipe 5: Chicken Soup in a Multicooker with Meatballs
Not everyone likes when there are chicken legs or wings in the soup, not everyone likes the pieces of meat that come across separately. However, this problem is easy to solve if you cook chicken soup in a slow cooker with meatballs. Juicy and round, they will seductively float in a dish. No one can resist such a soup! Ingredients Required:
- 2 potatoes
- Chicken fillet 200 grams
- Mineral water pure 3 liters
- Onion bulb 2 pieces of medium size
- Carrot average 1 piece
- Parsley fresh
Preparation Method:
- Wash chicken fillet, remove films from it and chop into minced meat.
- Peel and finely chop the onion, divide into two parts. Add one piece to the minced chicken, salt and pepper and make small meatballs.
- Put the second part of the onion on the bottom of the multicooker.
- Wash carrots and rub on a grater, add to the onions.
- Peel the potatoes and chop finely, then lower them to the vegetables. Stir the mixture, salt and pepper, cover with water and set the “Soup” mode for 35 minutes.
- 10 minutes after the start of the program, open the multicooker lid and add the meatballs there.
- Wash the greens and chop finely; add 2 minutes to the soup 2 minutes before the end of the program.
Chicken soup in a slow cooker - secrets and useful tips from the best chefs
- If there are children among your household, then cut all the ingredients as small as possible. Many kids refuse to eat a tasty and healthy dish, because, for example, they see an unpleasant onion there.
- Another tip for those preparing for kids is to use beautiful curly horns of different colors or letters of the alphabet instead of vermicelli.
- In addition to the usual parsley greens, add chopped green celery or spinach to chicken soup in a slow cooker.
- Add a dry bay leaf to the multicooker bowl for flavor.
