This is the best Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup! It is easy to make and is a family favorite. The flavors of a chicken tortilla in a soup!
THE BEST CROCK POT CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP
You are going to love this recipe for Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup! Now, I don't want you to look at the list of ingredients and get overwhelmed here. I promise this won't take you more than 5-10 minutes to throw in the crock pot. It can easily be put on before you go to work in the morning and be ready by the time you get home.
TIPS FOR MAKING THIS SOUP RECIPE:
- Serve it with some cornbread and you have a whole meal and possibly leftovers for your work lunch tomorrow.
- Feel free to add any beans you like in here. Black beans and pinto beans would be excellent.
- Diced avocados and fresh cilantro would all be really tasty in this.
- I like to serve this soup topped with shredded cheese and some crispy tortilla strips (you can usually find those located in the same grocery aisle as salad toppings.)
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
chicken breasts
onion
garlic
beef (or chicken) broth
water
corn
diced tomatoes and green chiles
enchilada sauce
taco seasoning
chili powder (optional)
salt & pepper, to taste
shredded cheese, for topping
crunchy tortilla strips, for topping
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE CROCK POT CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP:
Place chicken breasts in the bottom of your crock pot. Season with a bit of salt & pepper. Add in diced onions and minced garlic. Then pour in beef stock and water. Then add in corn, diced tomatoes and enchilada sauce. Sprinkle in taco seasoning and chili powder. Then give it all a good stir. Put the cover on and cook on low for about 8-10 hours.
About 10-15 minutes before serving, take the chicken breasts out and shred them using two forks. The chicken will shred very easily. Then put shredded chicken back in pot. Stir again.
Let cook for additional 15 minutes. Then serve!
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THE BEST CROCK POT CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP
This is the best Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup! It is easy to make and is a family favorite. The flavors of a chicken tortilla in a soup!
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Servings: 6
Calories: 495kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 15 oz can beef or chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 1 15 oz can corn undrained
- 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes and green chiles undrained
- 1 11 oz can enchilada sauce
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- ½ tsp chili powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- shredded cheese for topping
- crunchy tortilla strips for topping
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts in the bottom of a 5-quart crock pot.
- Season with a bit of salt & pepper.
- Add in diced onions and minced garlic.
- Then pour in broth, water, corn, diced tomatoes and enchilada sauce.
- Sprinkle with taco seasoning and chili powder and give it all a good stir.
- Put the lid on and cook on low for about 8-10 hours.
- About 15 minutes before serving, take the chicken breasts out and shred them using two forks. The chicken will shred very easily.
- Then put shredded chicken back in pot and stir.
- Let cook for additional 15 minutes. Then serve. Top with shredded cheese and crispy tortilla strips.
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Serve with shredded cheese and crispy tortilla strips.
Feel free to add any beans you like in here. Black beans go well with this soup. Also, some folks like to top this with diced avocado as well as fresh cilantro.
Feel free to add any beans you like in here. Black beans go well with this soup. Also, some folks like to top this with diced avocado as well as fresh cilantro.
Nutrition
Calories: 495kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 1708mg | Potassium: 346mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 63g | Vitamin A: 1245IU | Vitamin C: 4.6mg | Calcium: 197mg | Iron: 1.3mg
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Originally published: December 2012
Updated & republished: October 2020
Looks delicious and so easy!! I can't wait to try it! May try it with Fritos Scoops!!
I see this appearing as a weeknight meal in our near future! Thanks for sharing this!
i am a single lady with a small slow cooker. how can i cut this down for a two cup cooker? it sounds delicious & am anxious to try it.
Yum!!! I have printed off the recipe and will give it a try very soon. Sounds delish! Thanks fo sharing 🙂
Making it soon!
looks good
@"Single Lady": I presume you mean a 2 quart rather than 2 cup cooker? In general, simply cutting everything down proportionally will work -- that is, use 1/3 of a 6 quart recipe or 1/2 of a 4 quart recipe, and cook for same length of time as the full recipe. The one question is, is Brandie using a 4 quart or 6 quart cooker here? My guess from the photos is 4, but I'd love to know for sure. (Since I don't have a 6 quart myself!)
Ok - to answer questions 🙂
This is actually being made in a 5 quart slow cooker here.
And yes, I would cut the proportions proportionally to fit your 2 quart slow cooker. I think actually cutting this in half would probably be fine. You just don't want your pot more than two-thirds full.
I made this for dinner last night and it is SO tasty as well as being quick and easy to put together!
Great recipe, Brandie. I love cooking with my crock pot. I'm adding your recipe to next week's dinner menu.
This soup would certainly hit the spot on a chilly day.
made for tonights dinner. great soup for a chilly day like today. was easy and quick to throw together.
I prefer the alterations made by my local Mexican restaurant: the soup is served with narrow slices of flour tortillas already in the bowl when the soup is added; wedges of lime are on the side for squeezing into the soup to give it more tartness. It's fabulous. While the corn tortilla slices or chips are great in the soup, the narrow slices of flour tortillas bring another level of comfort and creaminess to the soup.
If I wanted to add a can of black beans, would I add it in the beginning with the rest of the ingredients, or near the end? Thanks!
I put mine in with the other ingredients
Can I cook this recipe on high in crock pot?
That’s what I came here to see!
Sorry, I didn’t see the earlier comment. Yes you can! Some slow cookers can get really hot so just make sure it’s not boiling!
Would it be about 4-6 hours instead then, if you cook on high?
Can this be made on high in half the time?
What is the serving size for this soup?
The general serving size I use is about a cup.