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Slow Cooker Chicken Cock-A-Leekie Soup

February 7, 2014 by Tiffany King 10 Comments

I recently spied a recipe for Chicken Cock-a-Leekie Soup on Pinterest. But when I followed the link, it didn’t take me to a recipe. Don’t you hate that?

But, the name had me curious, so I started searching for more about the recipe. I found out that Chicken Cock-a-Leekie Soup is a traditional Scottish recipe. I’ve got a thing for Scotland recently. It started with discovering the TV show Monarch of the Glen on Netflix, which takes place in Scotland. The sense of place in that show is so prominent, it’s like one of the characters. Every scene is beautiful.

Scotland seems to be popping up every where I look lately. We’ve even got a Scottish singer coming to our church on Sunday. I’m ridiculously excited about that. I am fairly introverted, but I really want to talk to this man. I’m afraid he might think I’m a bit crazy if I tell him I’m infatuated with his country. That I’ve watched the TV show and made the soup.

Onto the soup…It seems there are a lot of ways to make this traditional dish. Some recipes have rice, some have barley. All of them have chicken, leeks and prunes.

Yes, prunes in soup. I wasn’t too sure about that myself. I found recipes that cooked the prunes in the soup and others that used prunes as a topping. I decided to go the topping route. That way, if someone didn’t like the thought of it, they could pass.

The soup itself is a basic chicken soup that is comforting and nourishing. Surprisingly, the prunes paired beautifully with the flavors in the soup. The rich, sweet taste of the prunes complimented the more savory flavors of chicken and leeks. Even if you don’t think you’ll like the prunes, please give the topping a try. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Plus, you’ll feel authentically Scottish while eating it.

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Slow Cooker Smoked Sausage and Sauerkraut Soup

January 31, 2014 by Tiffany King 11 Comments

Don’t leave me yet! Even if you’re not too sure about the sauerkraut, don’t pass judgment on this Smoked Sausage and Sauerkraut Soup yet.

I managed to feed this to my family and everyone ate it. And they liked it.

I told them it was German soup. I never mentioned the sauerkraut. My pickiest eater asked what it was and I told him cabbage. He thought there was a bit too much of it and picked around it, but he does that with a lot of things. He liked the rest of the soup though. It didn’t hurt that I served it with pretzel rolls.

This soup fits perfectly with our Slow Cooker Soup series. All the ingredients go into the crockpot and that’s it. Several hours later it’s ready to eat. It’s hearty, filling and wonderful with pretzel rolls or hot cornbread.

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Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

January 3, 2014 by Tiffany King Leave a Comment

This Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup looks like healthy comfort food to me! Kristy from Mommy Hates Cooking created this meatless minestrone soup, perfect for a cold night. It’s full of veggies, pasta and beans.

As a bonus, this soup can be made gluten free too.

To see the recipe for Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup, click here.

This recipe is part of our Slow Cooker Soup Recipe series. New recipes will be shared every Friday, October through February. Subscribe to the email list and get them all!

Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Soup

December 13, 2013 by Tiffany King 3 Comments

This is another recipe I created in order to have something to eat during my Whole30 in January. I’m pretty sure that all these ingredients are approved on that plan. (I’ll be sharing more details and resources about the Whole30 next week.)

For this soup, I changed up the All Veggie Vegetable Soup recipe. I wanted it to cook in the slow cooker. I also wanted it to have some meat. I used the same method for cooking the chicken in the soup that I used in White Chicken Chili. It worked great. I used 4 chicken thighs, but next time I’ll add more meat to eat.

You can use all kinds of different vegetables in this soup. Normally, potatoes would be my main veggie, but on the Whole 30 they don’t recommend white potatoes. So I used a lot of parsnips instead. I thought it was great and so did Jim, but some of the kids didn’t like it. They said the parsnips aren’t like potatoes at all. To me, they’re close enough. I like the taste of them though.

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Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

December 6, 2013 by Tiffany King 5 Comments

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It’s Slow Cooker Soup Friday again! We’ve been featuring slow cooker soups that can be made entirely in the crockpot, with no pre-cooking meat required. Throw it all in and turn it on!

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