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Even more vegetables make this version of chicken soup especially tasty and filling!
1 medium onion, finely chopped
4 finely chopped celery stalks
3 finely chopped and peeled carrots
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp black pepper
1 kg cooked chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 tbsp butter
3 429-mL cans chicken broth
2 cubes chicken bouillon
411-g can diced tomatoes, drained
425-g can white beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1/4 tbsp Tabasco sauce
Place vegetables, garlic, salt and pepper in crock pot. Top with the chicken pieces, butter, broth and bouillon. DO NOT STIR.
Cover and cook on LOW for 7 1/2 hours. Stir in drained tomatoes and beans; continue to cook 1/2 hour more.
Before serving, stir in parsley and Tabasco sauce.
I quickly threw all the fresh vegetables, raw chicken, broth and bouillon into the crock pot, so I could cook it overnight for the next day's lunch. The next morning, I added the tomatoes and beans and turned the crock pot down to "warm." Everything cooked up nice and tender. I really don't think you need to precook the chicken. It literally fell apart it was so tender. I skipped the butter and Tabasco sauce since I didn't need the fat, and I don't care for too much spice.