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Rain calls for warming comfort food and our recipes are sure to keep you cosy.

Slow cooker chicken pho

by Justine Pattison

This slow cooker chicken noodle soup recipe makes a richly flavoured stock for its base you could use in other recipes, too.

Equipment and preparation: For this recipe, you will neeed a medium-sized electric slow-cooker.

This meal provides 447 kcal, 58g protein, 43g carbohydrate (of which 3.5g sugars), 3g fat (of which 0.7g saturates), 1g fibre and 4g salt per portion.

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