My Slow Cooked Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe has been a family favorite for years now! I used to make a version of this recipe when I worked full time, out of the home, and it was SO nice to come home to my house smelling like I had been cooking all day! NOW, as a stay at home mom to my boys, I love my slow cooker even more – especially simple recipes like this one! I throw everything in and set the temperature and then off we go for the day!!
This recipe is PERFECT for a cold day and also makes great leftovers to send with my husband for lunch at work. This was the first time I ever made my own chips though, I was surprised at how easy it was and how FRESH they taste! I loved it!
Slow Cooked Chicken Tortilla Soup
2015-03-12 20:56:50
Serves 8
Delicious, easy and clean comfort food that cooks while you enjoy your day! A household favorite!
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
8 hr
Total Time
8 hr 30 min
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 1/2 cups Easy Enchilada Sauce, if you use canned, use one with no added sugar and no MSG!
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 (4oz) can chopped green chili peppers
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 32 oz carton low sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 (12 oz) bag frozen corn (no sugar added)
- 1 T fresh Cilantro, chopped
- 1 (14.5 oz) can black beans, rinsed
- 7-10 corn tortillas
- Olive Oil
Instructions
- Place all ingredients, except corn tortillas and olive oil, into your slow cooker. Stir and cover. Cook on low for 6-8 hours until chicken shreds easily with a fork.
- In the last hour of cooking, shred chicken breasts and stir again, recover.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Lightly brush both sides of tortillas with oil. Cut tortillas into strips and spread on baking sheet in a single layer.
- Bake 10-15 minutes until crisp.
- Sprinkle tortilla chips over soup.
Container Counts
- 1 1/2 cup serving - 1 red, 1 green, 1 yellow (if you add cheese or avocado, add 1 blue)
Serving Suggestions
- Serve with a dollop of Greek Yogurt, shredded cheese and/or avocado.
Fit Mom Angela https://www.fitmomangelad.com/
This looks SO good! WOndering if you have any ideas to subsitute for the black beans? I am just not a fan of beans:-/
Hi Ashley! You can opt to leave them out completely, it will definitely not make or break the soup! If you want to keep the soup hearty, you could add diced zucchini (green container), more corn (yellow container) or MAYBE even sweet potatoes (yellow container) – I have not tried it with sweet potatoes, but I LOVE my other soup with sweet potatoes in it — you really can’t go wrong! Just sub in something you enjoy! 🙂 Angela
This looks great!! About how many pounds of chicken did you use? The size description always trips me up when cooking. Thank you
Oh THANK YOU for pointing that out! This was one of my older recipes, I have updated it – I use about 2 pounds of chicken. 🙂 About 4 oz per serving. Enjoy! Angela
When do you put the corn in?
Hi Rebecca – You place all ingredients (except corn tortillas) into your slow cooker at the same time. 🙂 Enjoy! Angela
Any clue how many calories is in a serving?
Hi! I actually don’t currently have the calorie calculations on my recipes because I count containers on the 21 Day Fix and Hammer and Chisel programs. Hopefully, I will be able to get them soon, but for now, I can provide you with the container counts I use!
Is the yellow container for the tortillas? What is the serving size? Thanks!
HI Amber! The yellow container is for the beans and corn – use the tortilla sparingly – I would count as 1 for all. 🙂 Enjoy! The serving size is about 1 1/2 cups of soup.
Is the corn tortillas the soft shells I’m assuming??
Yes, the soft tortilla shells. 🙂
Hi Angela,
I am making this tomorrow, do you think it is possible to make it in less time? Can I use the high setting?
Thank you!
absolutely! Yes – the higher setting will get it done more quickly.
HOW MANY SERVINGS DOES THIS RECIPE MAKE?
Hi Casey – I have that it serves 8. 🙂 Enjoy!
Awesome recipe. Have made this numerous times! Everyone at work asked for the recipe today when I heated it up for lunch! Thanks Angela!
That’s awesome!! 🙂 You’re welcome!