This Lebanese-inspired Slow Cooker Chicken Soup recipe is made with lemon juice, cinnamon, spinach and chickpeas. Naturally gluten free and full of flavor.
One of my favorite flu-fighting soups, I crave my mom’s chicken soup on a regular basis. Lemony, hearty, chock-full of chickpeas and lightly spiced with warm cinnamon, it is everything I love about chicken soup in one bowl.
Naturally gluten free, this Lebanese slow cooker chicken soup recipe does not contain any noodles. That said, you’re more than welcome to add them if you prefer. I would suggest cooking them separately and ladling the soup on top of the cooked noodles to avoid them absorbing too much of the broth and becoming too mushy.
To keep the spinach bright green, toss it in right before serving. In fact, whenever my mom gifts this soup to friends or family she will pack a bag of spinach separately from the soup for people to add at the last minute.
I love mine nice and lemony but feel free to dial up or down the lemon juice to your taste. The same thing goes for the cinnamon. Either way, just promise me you’ll make this slow cooker chicken soup recipe.
Your spoon is waiting.
This Lebanese-inspired Slow Cooker Chicken Soup recipe is made with lemon juice, cinnamon, spinach and chickpeas. Naturally gluten free and full of flavor.
- 1 pound chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 1 can chickpeas 15 oz - Drained and rinsed
- 1 cup carrots diced
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 cups spinach
Place everything but the spinach in a slow cooker insert and cook on Low for 8 Hours or High for 4 Hours. Stir in the spinach ten minutes before serving. Check for seasoning and adjust accordingly.
Serving Size: 3 Cups
To reduce sodium content, use homemade or no-sodium chicken broth, homemade cooked chick-peas (from dried), reduce the added salt and/or use organic no-salt added chicken breasts.
Photography by Alejandro Photography // Recipe by The Lemon Bowl
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Marie
I’m cooking this today! Smells amazing! I subbed bok choy for the celery and spinach…can’t wait to eat it in a few hours!
Liz DellaCroce
I’m so happy – I hope you love it!!
mary
So nourishing and delicious! wonderful recipe:)
Ambar
Great blog! I found you on Pinterest and look forward to reading more.
Liz DellaCroce
Thank you so much!
Amelia @ eating made easy
My husband made this yesterday – his first time cooking dinner in probably 5 years (unless I’m out of town, ha) and it was absolutely delicious. Lucy said “dad this is amazing!! You should make dinner every night.” (Apparently having a nutritionist/chef for a mom doesn’t cut the mustard ;) ) Tyler was so proud of himself he’s been beaming all day. And we will definitely be adding this to our regular meal rotation. YUM!
Liz DellaCroce
Oh my gosh I love this so much!!!! You just made my day!!!!! If you like lentils, try this one next – another Lebanese soup recipe: https://thelemonbowl.com/2010/09/lemony-lentil-soup-with-spinach.html
Maggie
This looks amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing! I’m just wondering… how large is each serving?
Liz DellaCroce
The serving size is three cups!! :)
Laura
Hi! Are you adding raw or cooked chicken? Also are you adding the chickpea broth to the soup also or draining the can first?
Liz DellaCroce
I added raw chicken – I’ll add that to the notes! I drain and rinse the chickpeas. :) Enjoy!
Amanda
I think you are missing the Chickpeas in the recipe?! Definitely trying this tonight!
rich051
Hello! I spoke with Liz and it’s 1 can. I updated the recipe. Thanks for letting us know!
rich051
Hi Amanda.
I spoke to Liz on this. It’s one can and have updated the recipe. Liz says she’s sorry about that!
Jean
Hi Liz,
Love your recipes! Was just looking at the Slow Cooker Chicken Soup recipe and I don’t see the chickpeas listed. Can you review the recipe and let us know? Thanks.
rich051
Hi Jean.
I spoke to Liz on this and it’s one can. I’ve updated the recipe to reflect. Thanks for letting us know!
Mary Anne
How much chickpeas do you add? I didn’t see them in the recipe. Thank you.
rich051
Hello! It’s one can. Hope you like it :)
Cynthia
Hi Liz,
How much broth do you add?
Thanks, Cindy
rich051
Hi Cynthia. I spoke to Liz on this. It’s supposed to be 8 cups. I’ve updated the recipe to reflect that. Thanks for letting us know!
Belinda Yamashita
Yikes, no broth or chickpeas in the ingredient list, spell check missed “chicken for seasoning and adjust…”
Otherwise, great recipe, I plan to make his today, I always love your posts, Liz, my son’s have a huge crush on you!
Liz DellaCroce
Hi Belinda – So sorry once again for those type-p’s. They’ve all been replaced. :) Tell your sons hello!