Slow Cooker Chicken and Pasta Soup

By nancystrini

Nice to come home to--

Ingredients

• 4 carrots, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 4 long strips lemon zest
• 4 sprigs fresh dill, plus 2-3 T chopped
• 2 T EVOO
• Kosher salt
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (1 1/2 to 2 lbs.)
• 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup small pasta, such as pastina
• 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 1/2 bunch fresh spinach, stemmed
• Freshly ground pepper
• 4 oz. feta cheese
• Lemon wedges

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 500mins

Preparation

Step 1

Combine carrots, lemon zest, dill sprigs, olive oil and 1/2 t salt in slow cooker. Season chicken with salt and add to cooker. Add broth and 4 cups water; cover and cook on low for 8 hours.

About 20 minutes before serving, add the pasta. Cook 15 minutes. Stir in chopped dill, peas and spinach and cover until spinach wilts, about 2 minutes. Stir to break up chicken and season with salt and pepper.