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Key takeaways

Use a slow cooker for a hands off one pot meal; add potstickers and spinach at the end for best texture.
For Instant Pot, pressure cook the base 12 minutes, quick release, then sauté potstickers about 10 minutes until tender.
Recipe is customizable: swap vegetables, change broth, omit mushrooms, or add sriracha or red pepper flakes for heat.
Use a 6 quart slow cooker or Instant Pot; leftovers keep up to three days in the refrigerator.

Slow cooker potsticker soup is an easy, flavor-packed meal that combines dumplings in a broth. Using affordable ingredients like frozen potstickers, packaged coleslaw, and your favorite veggies, this simple recipe that feels like takeout in a bowl. Perfect for busy weeknights or when you want something satisfying with minimal effort. Instructions to make potsticker soup in the Instant Pot are also included.

Ingredients For Slow Cooker Potsticker Soup

Frozen Potstickers
Packaged Coleslaw
Carrots
Onion
Garlic
Mushrooms
Spinach
Broth (chicken, beef, or vegetable)
Soy Sauce
Water
Rice Vinegar
Seasonings: ginger, salt, pepper

How To Make Potsticker Soup In The Crock-Pot

Slow Cooker

Add all the ingredients except the potstickers and spinach to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
Cook on HIGH for 2 to 3 hours or LOW 4 to 6.
Stir in the potstickers and cook and additional 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the spinach before serving.

Instant Pot

Add all the ingredients except the potstickers and spinach to the Instant Pot. Stir to mix well.
Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure for 12 minutes. When cooking time is complete, quick release the pressure.
Open the lid. Set Instant Pot to the sauté setting. Stir in the potstickers and cook an additional 10 minutes or until they are soft. Stir in the spinach before serving.

overhead shot of uncooked potsticker soup in a black slow cooker — before

overhead shot of cooked potsticker soup in a black slow cooker — after

overhead shot of cooked potsticker soup in a black slow cooker with potstickers added — add potstickers

Why You Will Love This Recipe

Easy slow cooker meal – Minimal prep, hands-off cooking
Takeout-inspired – All the flavors of potstickers in soup form
One-pot meal – Dumplings, veggies, and broth all together
Great for busy nights – Uses convenient ingredients like frozen potstickers
Customizable – Swap veggies or broth based on what you have
Comforting & cozy – Perfect to serve year-round

overhead shot of cooked potsticker soup in a black slow cooker with potstickers added and fresh spinach

FAQs & Tips

What type of potstickers should you use?

You can use frozen or fresh potstickers. I prefer frozen. This can be beef, chicken, pork, vegetable, or seafood. What you see here in the pictures is miniature-size chicken dumplings.

Can you add different vegetables?

Of course. In fact, I encourage you to use your favorite vegetables. Other additions include ingredients like snap peas or broccoli. Don’t like mushroom? Omit them.

Can you use fresh vegetables in place of the packed coleslaw?

Absolutely. The coleslaw mix is just a shortcut.

What type of broth should you use?

Use whatever broth you like. Since I used chicken potstickers, I used chicken broth.

How can you make this spicy?

To make this potsticker soup spicy, I suggest adding ingredients like red pepper flakes, sriracha, or chili oil

How do you store leftovers?

Store leftover crockpot potsticker soup in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

What size slow cooker did you use?

I use a 6-quart slow cooker or Instant Pot for this recipe.

close up shot of Slow Cooker Potsticker Soup in a white bowl

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