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updated Jan 12, 2021
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The slow cooker is great at so many things. It can churn out tender meatballs, the most succulent pulled pork, and even dessert. However, if we were to declare one task the slow cooker is absolutely best at, it’s cooking up big batches of soup and stew.
Few things are better than the smell of a spice-laden, aromatic-rich soup, stew, or chili that’s been simmering away all day. All that’s usually required of you is to toss a handful of ingredients in the slow cooker in the morning and come dinnertime you’re rewarded with the most comforting meal. We’ve rounded up more than 40 slow cooker soup recipes, so bookmark this page and make a new one every week.
Slow Cooker Chicken Soups
Opting for boneless, skinless chicken thighs over boneless, skinless chicken breasts is the key to preventing the meat from drying out as it cooks in the slow cooker.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup
A warm bowl of chicken enchilada soup, made in the slow cooker, tastes like you're eating an enchilada with a spoon.
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Slow Cooker Whole Chicken Soup
The key to a good soup that’s intensely chicken-y is a long, slow simmer. Naturally the slow cooker is chicken soup’s best friend, as it can cook all day without any supervision from you.
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Slow-Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Filled with shredded chicken, wild rice, and classic soup veggies like celery and carrots, this soup is a set-it-and-forget-it recipe that asks little of you and lets you go about your business for as long as eight hours.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
None of the ingredients in the soup base need to be pre-cooked — just chop and throw them right into the slow cooker. It’s worth seeking out fire-roasted canned tomatoes, since the fire-roasting adds a light charred flavor.
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Slow Cooker Hearty Chicken Minestrone
This take on minestrone soup is far from gentle or timid. It’s chock-full of greens, carrots, celery, zucchini, beans, tomatoes, and shredded chicken.
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Here, tender chicken and vegetables in a creamy sauce are crowned with pillowy dumplings, all cooked in a slow cooker.
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Slow Cooker Beef and Pork Soups
A slow cooker soup filled with beef or pork is not only extra hearty, it’s a great way to prepare tougher cuts of the meat.
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Slow Cooker Beef and Kabocha Squash Stew
This hearty beef and squash stew is an updated take on classic beef and potatoes. It's bright and hearty, and sure to be a new favorite.
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Slow-Cooker Beef and Barley Stew with Mushrooms
This classic stew takes a little bit of prep work, but once everything is in the slow cooker, you can sit back and relax while it cooks away.
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Slow Cooker Beef Stew
If you’ve long considered beef stew a Sunday-only dinner affair, then allow me to introduce you to the beef stew you can start on a weekday morning and come home to in the evening.
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Easy Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup
This easy slow cooker lasagna soup is everything you love about the classic Italian casserole, but it's so much easier to make.
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The Best French Onion Soup in the Slow Cooker
Here’s a step-by-step recipe for blissfully delicious French onion soup made from start to finish in the slow cooker. Well, right up until the cheesy toast. You still need the oven for that, but with soup this easy, what’s a little broiling at the end?
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Pork and apple is such a classic pairing, and this slow cooker stew gets not one, but two doses of apple mixed in.
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Slow Cooker Ham Bone Soup
If you don’t have a ham bone on hand, ask your butcher: they often have a few available in the freezer or can substitute a smoked ham shank in its place.
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Easy Slow Cooker Bean Soup
Starting with smoked meat and a blend of dried beans means this simple soup can be made with water and not broth.
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Slow Cooker Pasta e fa*gioli
Pasta e fa*gioli translates to “pasta and beans,” but that doesn’t even begin to describe all the flavorful elements of this humble, comforting dish.
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Slow Cooker Vegetarian Soups
The slow cooker isn’t simply for cooking meaty dishes! Vegetarian soups filled with a mix of veggies and beans are also great choices.
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Everyday Green Vegetable Slow Cooker Soup
The key to waking up any slow cooker soup is adding fresh herbs and acid just before serving. For this soup, stir in chopped fresh dill and squeeze of lemon.
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Gingery Tofu Slow Cooker Soup
Added bonus: The fragrance of this warm gingery soup perfumes the entire kitchen.
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Slow Cooker Easy Lentil Soup
Reach for green lentils over the more brightly hued red or yellow. They hold their shape after cooking, which means they'll remain intact despite extended cooking in the slow cooker.
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Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup
Give black bean soup time to simmer low and slow, deepening and building flavor with every minute, and you’ve got a delicious meal on your hands.
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Slow Cooker Butter Bean Minestrone from Hugh Acheson
The real game-changer for this soup is found in the finishing touch of pistou, a kind of French pesto sans pine nuts. In this recipe, it’s dolloped on top of the soup and swirled in just before serving.
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Slow Cooker Coconut Lentil Curry
This slow cooker coconut lentil curry is seasoned with garam masala & turmeric, laced with tomatoes, & finished with coconut milk for a touch of richness.
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Creamy Slow Cooker Soups
If you’re craving something luxe and creamy, you can do know wrong with these recipes. Some are enhanced with dairy, while others get their creaminess from starchy vegetables.
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Slow Cooker Cream of Chicken Soup
This creamy, dreamy slow cooker soup has all the comforts of chicken pot pie without any of the effort.
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Slow Cooker Cream of Mushroom Soup
Cooking earthy, umami-rich mushrooms low and slow with a splash of sherry supplies a background note of nutty sweetness that only a fortified wine can provide.
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Slow Cooker Potato Leek Soup
The refined flavor of potatoes and leeks are often overshadowed by bacon and fennel, so here we’ve gone back to basics by simmering the classic combo all day in the slow cooker.
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Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheddar Soup
This kid-friendly recipe is worthy of being in your regular weeknight rotation. It’s a cinch to pull together, requires minimal prep, and doesn’t involve dirtying any other pots or pans.
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Easy Slow Cooker Potato Soup
A short list of pantry staples are the secret to making a potato soup that's wildly easy and comforting.
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Slow Cooker Corn Chowder
This slow cooker corn chowder is finished with just a dash of heavy cream and topped with a bright and fresh relish.
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Slow-Cooker Celery Soup with Bacon
This easy soup is reminiscent of a traditional potato leek soup but with celery standing in for the leeks.
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Slow-Cooker Vegetarian Split Pea Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons
This silky smooth vegetarian split pea soups boasts the same rich flavor as its meaty version. Making it in the slow cooker keeps it extra easy.
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Slow Cooker Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup
This hearty root vegetable soup that's incredibly versatile — and perfect for meal preppers.
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Slow Cooker Golden Chickpea Soup
This is wholesome comfort food at its finest, with a taste and texture that's equal parts hearty as can be, yet bright and totally nourishing.
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Slow Cooker Chili
Chili is a thick, hearty one-pot meal best cooked low and slow, so put away the Dutch oven and plug in the slow cooker for this vegetarian number.
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Invest your prep time in chili powder from scratch and you'll have the best bowls of simple, tasty chili waiting in the slow cooker when you get home.
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Slow-Cooker Turkey Sweet Potato Chili
Ground turkey is a great choice when making chili because the hefty amount of spices and aromatics help “beef” up the lean meat’s flavor, plus there isn’t a preponderance of fat to skim off.
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Slow Cooker Chili Verde
Chile verde is a pork-based stew simmered with green chiles and tomatillos. Sometimes called Colorado or Denver Green Chili, this stew gets its emerald hue from two types of green chiles (jalapeño and poblano).
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Slow-Cooker Vegan Lentil Chili
The easiest slow cooker chili you'll ever make, thanks to the power of lentils. Dump everything in the slow cooker, walk away, then eat it up.
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Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
This is a hearty slow cooker chicken stew with white beans, Southwest spices like cumin and coriander, and a few cans of fire-roasted green chilis.
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Slow Cooker Vegan Chili
This hearty vegan chili starts with a classic tomato base and chili powder, but the addition of green lentils, sweet potato, and kale make it a little earthy, slightly sweet, and substantial enough to keep you full.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Chili
Using chicken breasts means there’s less fat in this chili than a typical beef variety, and the slow cooker perfectly poaches the breasts in the chili mixture to keep them juicy and delicious.
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Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili
The heat of this vegetarian chili quickly thaws frozen corn kernels, preserving the pop of fresh, sweet flavor. The zing of apple cider vinegar wakes up the earthy, umami-rich flavors that mellow during cooking.
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Slow Cooker Black Bean Chili
One bite into this ultra-hearty slow cooker chili and you just might question if it's really vegan after all.
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Slow Cooker Turkey Chili
The surprise ingredient here? Beer! It’s an oft-forgotten cooking liquid that’s great as a replacement for (or an addition to) water or stock in a stew or braise, and lends a rich depth of flavor. You’ll want to use a lighter beer, like a lager, for this chili.
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Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili
This hearty six-ingredient vegetarian chili doesn't skimp on flavor, thanks to smoky ancho chili powder and two types of beans.
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