White Bean and Chicken Soup
Cozy and delicious, this Italian-inspired White Bean and Chicken Soup is a great weeknight meal. Top with shaved Parmesan cheese and diced red onions, and serve with a piece of hot crusty bread. Easy to use rotisserie chicken for a quick dinner, or pull out the slow cooker and let it simmer all day.
Healthy eating is the main conversation in our home, since it’s winter and the beginning of the year (goals, goals, goals)! So today we have this easy White Bean and Chicken Soup simmering on the stove.
Just garnish with fresh Parmesan and red onions, and you’ll be filling up your bowl for seconds, I promise. Oh, and these Cheesy Bread Bites are a welcomed side dish to serve with this soup. Our guests always ask for the recipe.
White Bean and Chicken Soup
Starting off with wholesome ingredients, like chicken, beans, and veggies cooking together in a slow cooker all day long–feels just right at the end of the day. You may also want to try this Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup (for Taco Tuesday this week!)
Why I love this recipe
- Spray the bottom of the slow cooker; add the ingredients, cook on low all day long, and walk away. It’s really that easy!
- It’s a hearty soup that the whole family loves.
- I often double the recipe so I have lots of leftovers for the week.
Gather these ingredients
- Onion
- Celery
- Garlic
- Diced tomatoes
- White beans: we buy from the can
- Chicken breasts: or you can use Rotisserie chicken
- Basil + salt + white pepper
- Crush red pepper (optional)
- Chicken stock
- Sundried tomatoes
- Parmesan cheese
- Red onion (garnish)
How do you make White Bean and Chicken Soup
- Place in a slow cooker, along with other ingredients, onion, celery, garlic, tomatoes, beans, chicken, spices, and stock. Sundried tomatoes are super yummy (but optional).
- Cook on high 3-4 hours, or on low 6-7 hours.
- Shred chicken with 2 forks before serving.
- Top with shaved Parmesan cheese and chopped red onions and enjoy!
Tips and substitutions:
- Optional to use Rotisserie chicken if you are in a hurry.
- Add in more beans, like black beans, pinto beans, or blackeyed peas.
- Chop up fresh basil and serve on top.
- In place of the Parmesan cheese, you can use any shredded cheese like Gruyere, Sharp Cheddar, Jack, or even Mozzarella cheese.
- Don’t like red onions? Use white or green onions (finely chopped), or just leave them off.
Serving
We love this soup in the wintertime, served with hot crusty bread. But you can also make your own Dill Bread or Hot Herb Bread or Garlic Bread (with regular bread). If you have an airfryer, give our Air Fryer Garlic Bread recipe a try.
And with any soup recipe, or if you are serving it for a dinner party, set out a good House Salad!
More soup recipes to try:
Get the Recipe:
White Bean and Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 4 tsp. garlic
- 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 15 oz can white beans
- 3 chicken breasts, you can use frozen or 4 cups Rotisserie chicken, shredded
- 2 Tbsp. dried basil
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. white pepper
- ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes, optional
- 2 cups chicken stock
- ½ cup sundried tomatoes, optional
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, shaved
- ¼ cup chopped red onion, for garnish
Instructions
Slow cooker:
- Place in a slow cooker, along with other ingredients, onion, celery, garlic, tomatoes, beans, chicken, spices, and stock. Sundried tomatoes are super yummy (but optional).
- Cook on high 3-4 hours, or on low 6-7 hours.
- Shred chicken with 2 forks before serving.
Stove top with Rotisserie chicken:
- Saute the onion, celery, garlic on medium heat until softened, about 4-5 minutes. Pour in the tomatoes beans, Rotisserie chicken and seasoning. Add the sundried tomatoes.
- Bring to a soft boil, and then turn the heat down to LOW and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Serving:
- Top with shaved Parmesan cheese and chopped red onions and enjoy! You can also add a dab of sour cream if you prefer.
Notes
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Is there a way to make this recipe without a slow cooker?
You can totally make this on the stovetop!
You had me at White Bean and then glory followed “BASIL” . I can not wait to make this tonight and plug in the crock pot in the morning….Thank you
Do you think a pork roast would work well in this soup also?
Yes, for sure! ENJOY!
Soup looks good and not a huge amount, will try it. I recently purchased season tickets to the theatre for one…me! Friends weren’t interested and I decided to not let it hold me back, in fact I went to the December play by myself and made the decision then. From personal experience and observations I believe being part of a “couple” often makes women in particular timid about doing anything other than household outings by themselves. After divorce I learned it’s fine to eat in restaurants, travel, move 1000 miles away by myself and not wait until someone is available to be the +1. It’s great to have another person to do things with but not needed all the time.
lol…yes, why is sprouted bread so dry. I always love a good moist bread, but we’ve been buying Ezekiel bread (my hubby’s tummy likes it better), but it is so dry :(
Soup looks yummy.