Crock pot quinoa soup recipe is slow cooked to perfection. The entire soup is filling but light enough to enjoy year round. It is the best comfort food and so easy.
Crock pot quinoa soup recipe
I love soup weather and this recipe for Crock Pot Quinoa Soup is so healthy and amazing. The crock pot does all of the work and your house will smell wonderful as this soup simmers.
This soup is packed with so many great things. The veggies take on the best flavor and the broth is savory and delicious.
One thing I love about this soup is how versatile it is and it is great any time of the year. It will leave you satisfied but not so heavy that you can’t enjoy it during warmer months. It really is perfect all year round!
The soup is so versatile and is great with chicken or without. If you prefer to enjoy vegetarian soup, just omit the chicken breasts.
Make sure you have a good crock pot for this easy quinoa soup recipe.
If you are in the market for something new, I really love my Ninja cooker. The nice thing about this is you can brown the meat in the same slow cooker which is so convenient.
It is so handy to just have the one pan to clean. It has become of my favorite kitchen appliances.
I also really like this crockpot as well. I use this all the time and it’s great.
My favorite feature is that you can lock the lid down. This is awesome for when you need to take the crockpot somewhere.
I often use the slow cooker to take dishes to potluck events and this feature is amazing! There are several others on sale here.
Another favorite is this programmable crock pot for when I am am not at home all day. I love coming home to a nice meal ready and waiting!
I also like to use crock pot liners to make clean up a breeze. These are worth every penny and save a ton of time.
Ingredients for slow cooker quinoa soup:
- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 cups quinoa
- 3 full size carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley
- 64 oz. chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
If you prefer to make this soup vegetarian, just leave out the chicken. The soup is delicious either way.
How to make quinoa soup in the crock pot:
Place everything but the parsley in the crock pot. Cook on low 6 hours.
Remove chicken and shred into bite size pieces. The chicken will be really tender so this will be easy.
Stir chicken and quinoa in the crock pot. Serve and enjoy.
What to make with crock pot quinoa soup?
You definitely want to serve this soup with bread. The broth is amazing and the bread is perfect for dipping.
Pick up a loaf of French bread from the bakery or make these easy homemade dinner rolls. Yum!
We also love this Garlic Bread Cheese Sticks Recipe if you love cheese bread. So good!
We like to top with shredded cheese but that is optional. I like freshly grated Parmesan. Delicious!
Slow cooker quinoa soup time saving tip:
This recipe like many calls for diced onions and bell peppers. Another time saving tip is to use a small food chopper or food processor to quickly and easily chop the onions.
If you do not have one of these, I highly recommend them. They are such a time saver and you can get the veggies really fine if you have children that are picky.
I usually just chop the entire vegetable and freeze what I don’t need. It’s so nice to be able to just take the diced onion out of the freezer for recipes.
This is how I meal prep. It’s so quick and easy and helps get dinner on the table fast.
Learn and how to freeze onions and also how to freeze peppers to save so much time in the kitchen!
More ideas to try with quinoa soup:
Feel free to change or add the vegetables based on what you have or can get on sale. We love to use veggies in season because it saves money.
You can even get away with using one chicken breasts shredded in the soup if you need to stretch the meat. Just add some extra veggies. Another idea is to try using chicken thighs.
Try using diced sweet potato, extra diced tomatoes and black beans in the soup. You could really leave out the chicken if you wanted to. It would still be a great recipe and a tasty vegetarian option for your family.
You can also make this in a dutch oven or on the stove top instead of the crock pot. Do what works best for you!
We are big fans of using what we have or can grab on sale at the grocery store. By cooking like this, it really helps me to save money on groceries.
It is a huge help to our budget. I cut our grocery bill by 50% off by following these 8 Tips for for Saving Money on Groceries by Menu Planning!
Save that money for something else! Soup is a very frugal meal and helps to stretch your meat budget.
The soup is so warm and delicious while being filling. It is a really great meal!
Print this crock pot quinoa soup recipe below:
Crock pot quinoa soup recipe is slow cooked to perfection. The entire soup is filling but light enough to enjoy year round. It is the best comfort food.
- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 cups quinoa
- 3 full size carrots diced
- 2 celery stalks diced
- 1/2 onion diced
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley
- 64 oz. chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
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Place everything but the parsley in the crock pot. Cook on low 6 hours.
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Remove chicken and shred into bite size pieces.
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Stir chicken and quinoa in the crock pot.
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Serve
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- Crock Pot Taco Rice Soup Recipe
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Barry says
Hi, let me start by saying I haven’t got much experience with slow cookers. I want to give this a try. I understand throwing the quinoa, chicken and everything else except the parsley in and cooking it for 6 hours. Then it says pull the chicken out, shred it and throw it back in. Mix it all up and serve. What am I suppose to do with the parsley?
Carrie says
Sorry about that – I use the parsley to top the soup when serving. Thank you!