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5-Ingredient Homemade Chicken Soup in a crockpot with wood spoon. This soup is thick, creamy, and hearty. It's filled with flavorful broth, meaty shredded chicken, and sweet bursts of bright veggies. You can prepare all of the ingredients ahead and freeze them until you are ready to cook. Then, thaw, pour into the Slow Cooker, set and forget.

Freezer 5-Ingredient Homemade Chicken Soup with Veggies

Homemade Chicken Soup with Veggies is thick, creamy, and hearty.  It's filled with flavorful broth, meaty shredded chicken, and sweet bursts of bright veggies.  But, this version is also the easiest ever because you prepare all of the ingredients ahead (even months ahead) and freeze them until you are ready to cook this wonderful meal.  Then, you thaw, pour all of the ingredients into the Slow Cooker, set and forget.  

Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken, chicken dinner, chicken soup, freezer meal, freezer meals, gluten free, meal prep, soup
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Thaw Overnight 8 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings 6 Servings
Author Carrie Tyler

Ingredients

  • 2 Chicken Breasts
  • 1 cup Frozen Sweet Peas
  • 2 cup Carrots Diced
  • 4 Bouillon Cubes or 4 teaspoon Granulated bouillon or chicken base
  • 2 tbls Corn Starch
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • 5.5 cups Water

Instructions

Prep-Ahead to make your Freezer Bag

  1. Peel and dice the carrots.

  2. Label your Freezer Bag or Storage Container with the recipe name and date.  Add the raw Chicken to the bag.  

    Two Chicken Breasts in Freezer Bag for a 5-Ingredient Homemade Chicken Soup. It's thick, creamy, and hearty. It's filled with flavorful broth, meaty shredded chicken, and sweet bursts of bright veggies. You can prepare all of the ingredients ahead and freeze them until you are ready to cook. Then, thaw, pour into the Slow Cooker, set and forget.

  3. To the bag with the chicken, add the diced carrots, frozen peas, chicken bouillon, Salt, and Black Pepper.  Add 5 cups of water.  

    Pitcher pouring water to added to Freezer Bag for a 5-Ingredient Homemade Chicken Soup. It's thick, creamy, and hearty. It's filled with flavorful broth, meaty shredded chicken, and sweet bursts of bright veggies. You can prepare all of the ingredients ahead and freeze them until you are ready to cook. Then, thaw, pour into the Slow Cooker, set and forget.

  4. Finally, for the thickener...to a small mixing bowl or measuring cup, add ½ cup cold water and 2 tbls cornstarch. Whisk together until dissolved. Then add into the soup freezer bag.

    Corn Starch slurry added to Freezer Bag for a 5-Ingredient Homemade Chicken Soup. It's thick, creamy, and hearty. It's filled with flavorful broth, meaty shredded chicken, and sweet bursts of bright veggies. You can prepare all of the ingredients ahead and freeze them until you are ready to cook. Then, thaw, pour into the Slow Cooker, set and forget.

  5. That’s it for prepping your freezer bag (Or Glass Container). Seal the bag tight and then lightly press flat and store in freezer. You can freeze on a sheet pan and then once frozen store standing up vertically or horizontally. You can store it for up to 3 months in the freezer.

    5-Ingredient Homemade Chicken Soup ingredients in a labeled Freezer Bag. This recipe is thick, creamy, and hearty. It's filled with flavorful broth, meaty shredded chicken, and sweet bursts of bright veggies. You can prepare all of the ingredients ahead and freeze them until you are ready to cook. Then, thaw, pour into the Slow Cooker, set and forget.

Cook your Homemade Chicken Soup!

  1. When you are ready to make this meal, thaw your frozen Soup bag and in the fridge overnight and the next day.  Do not thaw out of the fridge at room temperature, as that invites bacteria.

  2. The morning before you will eat this for dinner, pour the ingredients from the bag to the slow cooker. Mix to break up any remaining ice and then cover and set timer for 4 hours high up to 8 hours low depending on your schedule. NOTE: If you would rather cook this on the stove, I would let it simmer for an hour in a soup pot.

  3. After the slow cooker time is up, remove the chicken breasts and set aside to cool enough to shred, then shred it into bite-size pieces with your fingers or two forks.

    Two forks shredding cooked chicken for 5-Ingredient Homemade Chicken Soup. This soup is thick, creamy, and hearty. It's filled with flavorful broth, meaty shredded chicken, and sweet bursts of bright veggies. You can prepare all of the ingredients ahead and freeze them until you are ready to cook. Then, thaw, pour into the Slow Cooker, set and forget.

  4. Add back the shredded Chicken and mix.  Taste for seasoning and add salt/pepper to taste.

    Adding shredding cooked chicken to Crock-pot for 5-Ingredient Homemade Chicken Soup. This soup is thick, creamy, and hearty. It's filled with flavorful broth, meaty shredded chicken, and sweet bursts of bright veggies. You can prepare all of the ingredients ahead and freeze them until you are ready to cook. Then, thaw, pour into the Slow Cooker, set and forget.

  5. That's it!  Serve and Enjoy!

    5-Ingredient Homemade Chicken Soup in a bowl with spoon and crockpot in background. This soup is thick, creamy, and hearty. It's filled with flavorful broth, meaty shredded chicken, and sweet bursts of bright veggies. You can prepare all of the ingredients ahead and freeze them until you are ready to cook. Then, thaw, pour into the Slow Cooker, set and forget.