Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Soup with Quinoa and Squash

Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Soup with Quinoan and Squash might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 310 calories, 31g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. For $1.79 per serving, this recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Rachel Cooks has 22 fans. If you have salt and pepper, ground pepper, half and half, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Winter. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours and 40 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns an excellent spoonacular score of 86%. Creamy Butternut Squash Soup {slow cooker}, Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Quinoa Soup, and Slow Cooker Quinoa, Chicken and Kale Soup are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 270 minutes

 

Ingredients:

4-5 cups diced butternut squash (20 ounces)

4 cups (32 ounces) chicken stock

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 teaspoon dried sage

1/2 teaspoon ground pepper (more to taste)

1 cup half and half

3/4 cup uncooked quinoa

salt and pepper to taste

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast

1 small yellow onion, diced (about 3/4 cup)

Equipment:

slow cooker

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Combine chicken, onion, quinoa, squash, sage, pepper, and chicken stock in a 6 or 7 quart slow cooker.Cook for four hours on high. Remove chicken, shred, and return to soup.In a small bowl, mix together half and half and cornstarch. Slowly stir into soup, cover and cook for 30 minutes longer. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

 

Step by step:


1. Combine chicken, onion, quinoa, squash, sage, pepper, and chicken stock in a 6 or 7 quart slow cooker.Cook for four hours on high.

2. Remove chicken, shred, and return to soup.In a small bowl, mix together half and half and cornstarch. Slowly stir into soup, cover and cook for 30 minutes longer. Taste and season with salt and pepper.


Nutrition Information:

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310k Calories
30g Protein
8g Total Fat
26g Carbs
28% Health Score
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Calories
310k
16%

Fat
8g
14%

  Saturated Fat
3g
21%

Carbohydrates
26g
9%

  Sugar
4g
4%

Cholesterol
87mg
29%

Sodium
504mg
22%

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Protein
30g
62%

Vitamin A
7682IU
154%

Vitamin B3
14mg
74%

Selenium
41µg
59%

Vitamin B6
1mg
57%

Phosphorus
398mg
40%

Potassium
940mg
27%

Manganese
0.52mg
26%

Magnesium
94mg
24%

Vitamin C
17mg
22%

Vitamin B5
2mg
21%

Vitamin B2
0.32mg
19%

Vitamin B1
0.26mg
17%

Folate
62µg
16%

Copper
0.25mg
12%

Vitamin E
1mg
12%

Fiber
2g
11%

Iron
1mg
11%

Zinc
1mg
11%

Calcium
86mg
9%

Vitamin B12
0.33µg
5%

Vitamin K
2µg
2%

Vitamin D
0.17µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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