Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup Recipe
This Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup is a comforting and flavorful slow cooker recipe that combines tender chicken, creamy beans, tangy green chiles, and cozy spices. Perfect for a cozy dinner, it’s loaded with delicious toppings like tortilla strips, cheddar cheese, sour cream, avocado, and fresh cilantro for an authentic enchilada taste in a warm bowl.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Diet: Low Fat
Ingredients
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Soup Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken, diced into 1/2” chunks
- 2 (15-ounce) cans white beans, rinsed and drained
- 4 ounces cream cheese, cubed and softened
- 1 cup corn, canned or frozen
- 1 (4-ounce) can green chiles
- 1 (14-ounce) can green enchilada sauce (or red enchilada sauce)
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups chicken broth
Toppings
- 2 cups tortilla strips
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 large avocado, diced
- Fresh cilantro, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Gather all the ingredients and dice the cooked chicken into 1/2 inch chunks. Rinse and drain the white beans, soften the cream cheese by cubing it, and chop fresh cilantro for garnish.
- Add Ingredients to Slow Cooker: In your slow cooker, combine the cooked chicken, white beans, cream cheese, corn, green chiles, green enchilada sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, salt, and chicken broth. Stir everything together thoroughly to combine flavors.
- Cook the Soup: Cover the slow cooker and set it to cook on high heat for 2 to 3 hours, or until the soup is heated through and the flavors have melded together.
- Serve with Toppings: Once the soup is hot, ladle it into bowls. Top each serving with tortilla strips, shredded cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream, diced avocado, and freshly chopped cilantro for a delicious and authentic enchilada soup experience.
- Enjoy: Serve immediately and enjoy your hearty and flavorful Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup!
Notes
- For a thicker soup, mash some of the beans before cooking or use less broth.
- You can substitute red enchilada sauce if you prefer a spicier or different flavor profile.
- Use leftover rotisserie chicken to save prep time.
- If you don’t have a slow cooker, you can cook this soup on the stovetop over medium heat until hot and flavors combine, stirring frequently.
- Adjust the chili powder and green chiles according to your preferred spice level.
- For a dairy-free version, omit cream cheese and sour cream or substitute with vegan alternatives.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (about 1 1/2 cups)
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
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