Yes, rice is an easy swap for noodles. Use about ½ to 1 cup of uncooked rice and add it earlier in the cooking process so it has time to soften. It will absorb more broth than noodles, so you may need to add extra liquid.

Can i add rice at the end and skip noodles?

Carla, your comment made my day. I’m so glad the soup turned out amazing for you. I love hearing when someone tweaks a recipe to make it their own. Thank you for taking the time to share all the way from Juneau. I’m really happy you enjoyed it.

You’ll have to adjust the cook time for the rotisserie chicken and I don’t know what that would be. I would actually just put it in at the end, but you’d still need to adjust the cook time since it’s not actually needing to cook the chicken. And, watch the noodles if you use different ones. They don’t cook the same.

Thanks so much for your comment Jan! I love this soup so much too. It’s a staple in cold weather – and when anyone is sick.

Yes. I would not use frozen chicken as I did in the Instant Pot. You can use raw chicken and put in the crockpot with the other ingredients and cook on low for 6-8 hours. After the cooking time, remove the chicken and shred and replace in the soup.