Crockpot Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

4.64 from 19 votes

Crockpot Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

This Crockpot lemon chicken orzo soup recipe is really easy to throw together and comforting. It has juicy chicken, hearty vegetables, and pasta in a bright lemony broth!

Prep Time15

Cook Time6

Total Time6 15

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Crockpot lemon chicken orzo soup, slow cooker lemon chicken orzo souo

Servings:

Author: Natasha Bull

Ingredients

4 medium chicken breasts
2 large carrots peeled & sliced
2 sticks celery chopped finely
4 cups chicken broth
4 cups vegetable broth see note
4 cloves garlic minced
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
3 bay leaves
Juice from 1 lemon
1 handful fresh parsley chopped
1 cup uncooked orzo
Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Add all ingredients to your slow cooker except for the lemon juice, parsley, orzo, and salt & pepper. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
About 30 minutes prior to serving, remove the bay leaves and take the chicken out of the slow cooker. Shred the chicken with 2 forks and then add it back in, along with the lemon juice, parsley, and orzo. Crank the heat up to high. I recommend stirring every 10 minutes or so because the orzo may stick to the bottom of the slow cooker otherwise. Once the orzo is tender, season the soup with salt & pepper as needed and serve.

Notes

I like to use a combo of chicken broth and vegetable broth to build more flavor, but you could always sub the vegetable broth for more chicken broth if you don't have any. One 32 oz carton = 4 cups broth.
You can also use boneless skinless chicken thighs if you prefer dark meat (I'd use 6 of them in this recipe and keep the cooking time the same). If you're cooking this for the full 8 hours the chicken breasts may dry out a bit - you may want to considering using chicken thighs instead.
If your chicken breasts are on the larger side and you're cooking it for 6 hours on low, you may want to use an instant read meat thermometer to ensure they're fully cooked.
Want to make this on the stove? Try my Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup.
This is the 7 quart Crockpot I used to make this recipe.

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