Crockpot Cream of Chicken and Mushroom Soup is the perfect comfort food recipe! A creamy broth with chicken, mushrooms, onions, white wine, and tarragon - so delicious. Make this easy chicken soup in a slow cooker or an Instant Pot! Bonus: this is a family-friendly recipe that's high in protein, low carb, gluten free, keto-friendly, with no sugar added.
Best Crockpot Chicken Mushroom Soup
I know you're gonna love this crockpot chicken mushroom soup! Here's why:
Low Carb and Keto Soup - Slow Cooker
This is a low carb and keto soup made in the slow cooker (or pressure cooker).
Creamy and Delicious
Creamy chicken soup recipes are the quintessential cozy comfort food. Who doesn't love a delicious warm bowl of soup on a cold night? This recipe combines all the ingredients of typical chicken soup but steps it up a notch with a cream base, wine, and herbs. It's tasty, I promise!
Family Friendly
My kids and husband devoured this soup. They also debated whether it should be called cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, or cream of chicken and mushroom. LOL! You decide. 🙂
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- Onion, diced
- Mushrooms, sliced
- Clove garlic
- Chicken thighs, boneless & skinless
- Chicken broth or vegetable broth
- Butter
- White cooking wine
- Fresh tarragon (or another favorite herb - thyme is nice!)
- Bay leaf
- Kosher salt
- Pepper
- Half and half
- Sour cream
- Optional thickener: xanthan gum, dissolved in 1 teaspoon olive oil
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How To Make Crockpot Cream of Chicken and Mushroom Soup
- Add ingredients to the crockpot. Add chicken, onions, mushrooms, garlic, 1 cup broth, wine, tarragon, bay leaf, salt, and pepper to slow cooker.
- Slow cook. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, until chicken is done and vegetables are tender. (Alternatively, you can saute the onions and mushrooms in olive oil in a skillet until tender before adding to crockpot if you want).
- Thicken soup. Remove lid and remove bay leaf. In a small dish, mix xanthan gum with half teaspoon of olive oil until dissolved, then add to soup. Stir in half and half and sour cream. Stir until thickened.
FAQs
Most recipes call for raw chicken in the soup. The chicken is then simmered in the broth until it is cooked. By using raw chicken, you can get an extra flavorful broth.
So many things can go into chicken soup. As a base, most chicken soup starts with chicken stock or broth. Chicken, onions, carrots, celery, salt, and pepper are then usually added. From there, you can customize your soup with variations of herbs and other additions.
To make soup thick and creamy, you should use a thickener. A typical thickener would be cornstarch and flour. If you are following a low-carb and keto diet, the best thickener is xanthan gum.
Start by dissolving 1/2 tsp xanthan gum with 1 teaspoon of olive oil, and mix. Add to soup and stir. A little goes a long way! Usually, I can thicken soup nicely with 1/2 tsp only.
Adding cheese will also help thicken the soup. You can also allow the soup liquid to simmer and evaporate.
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📖 The recipe.
Crockpot Cream of Chicken and Mushroom Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion (diced)
- 8 ounces mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 4 boneless and skinless chicken thighs
- 1½ to 2 cups chicken broth (use only 1½ cups of broth for slow cooker method)
- 4 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup white cooking wine
- 2 tablespoons fresh tarragon or thyme (or 2 to 3 tsp dried)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt (if the broth is unsalted use 2-½ tsp salt)
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup half and half (or heavy cream)
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ teaspoon xanthan gum (optional thickener; If not following a low carb diet you can use cornstarch or flour as a thickener)
Instructions
Instant Pot Method
- Set Instant Pot to saute, medium heat. Add olive oil, onions, and mushrooms. Saute for 5 to 6 min minutes until mushrooms are soft. Add garlic and chicken. Saute for 5 to 6 minutes. Turn off the saute setting. Add broth, wine, butter, tarragon, bay leaf, salt, and pepper to the pot. Secure lid and pressure cook on high, for 6 minutes. Allow the steam to release for 15 minutes, then manually release the remaining steam.
- Remove bay leaf from soup. Mix xanthan gum with 1/2 tbsp olive oil until dissolved and add to soup. Stir until thickened. Add half and half and sour cream. Serve and enjoy!
Slow Cooker Method
- Add chicken, onions, mushrooms, garlic, 1 cup broth, wine, tarragon, bay leaf, salt, and pepper to slow cooker and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, until chicken is done and vegetables are tender. (Alternatively, you can saute the onions and mushrooms in olive oil in a skillet until tender before adding to crockpot if you want).
- Remove lid and remove bay leaf. In a small dish, mix xanthan gum with 1/2 tbsp olive oil until dissolved, then add to soup. Stir in half and half and sour cream. Stir until thickened. Serve and enjoy!
Kori's Tips
- The slow cooker method yields more liquid after cooking than a pressure cooker. Reduce broth by ½ cup. If, at the end of cooking, your broth is too thick, you can add broth back to the soup.
Nutrition
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- Crockpot Chicken Fajita Soup
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Keto Soup Slow Cooker Recipes:
- Easy Tomato and Basil Soup (Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Soup)
- Easy Pumpkin Soup Recipe (Low Carb and Keto Pumpkin Soup)
- Creamy Keto Mushroom Soup (Condensed Cream of Mushroom)
Crockpot cream of chicken and mushroom soup is an easy recipe that is also a low carb and keto recipe that anyone can eat whether on a ketogenic diet or not. This chicken soup is cozy comfort food, family-friendly, and the perfect dinner idea for chilly nights. This slow cooker soup can be made in your Instant Pot too! #soup #slowcooker #crockpot #instantpot #keto #lowcarb #healthydinner #dinneridea #easyrecipe #comfortfood #mushroomsoup
Anna
Thank you for this delicious recipe. We gobbled it right up. Even my picky preschooler loved it. I’ll be making this again for sure.
seekinggoodeats
Thank you! If a picky preschooler loved it then it is for sure a successful recipe! lol! 🙂