Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, slow cooker southwestern chicken soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
In a large skillet, saute chicken in oil until lightly browned. How to make Southwest Chicken Soup in the Slow Cooker: Combine onion, peppers, jalapenos, white beans, black beans, diced tomatoes, beer, and chicken stock in a slow cooker (<-my fave!), then add taco seasoning. Mix all the ingredients together and add the chicken breasts. Press them down so they are mostly covered.
Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook slow cooker southwestern chicken soup using 18 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup:
- Prepare 3 pounds bone-in chicken pieces (I like dark meat - more flavor. :) )
- Take 6 cups water
- Take 1 small onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
- Take 6 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
- Prepare 2 medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch thick pieces (I like to cut them big for slow cooking so they don't disintegrate and still retain some texture)
- Get 1 medium bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces (I happened to use the Hatch chilies I roasted the other day, but they're seasonal and sometimes hard to come by even when they're in season)
- Prepare 1 large stem celery, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- Prepare 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained (optional - I don't always care for beans in this soup - but add a 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt to the recipe if you add the beans)
- Get 1/2 a 15 oz. can of corn (or 1 cup frozen or fresh corn kernels)
- Make ready 1/2 a 15 oz. can of tomatoes
- Prepare 1/2-1 teaspoon cumin
- Make ready 1-2 teaspoons dried oregano
- Take 2 bay leaves
- Get 3-3.5 teaspoons kosher salt to start
- Prepare 1-1.5 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice
- Get 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (optional for the cilantro haters, of course)
- Make ready 1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional, but recommended)
- Prepare optional garnish: fried tortilla chips or strips, chopped fresh chilies, onions, cilantro, avocado, and lime wedges
Slow Cooker Southwest Chicken Soup Recipe Variations vegetarian - substitute black or pinto beans for the chicken and vegetable broth (affiliate link) for the chicken broth veggie rich - add more veggies, carrots, celery, cauliflower, zucchini, yellow squash, lima beans, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, etc. Just before serving add a package of softened cream cheese to slow cooker. Stir until melted and combined together. If you have used raw chicken breast remove them from the slow cooker and shred.
Instructions to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup:
- Dump all but garnish ingredients into your slow cooker and give it a few good stirs.
- Cook on low for 7 to 9 hours, or high for 5 to 7, depending on how hot your slow cooker gets.
- It's always nice if you can give the soup a few gentle stirs throughout the cooking process, but if you can't manage that because you're out of the house, then you can give it a stir and adjust the seasoning as necessary as soon as you get home. This will give the soup some time to more evenly and thoroughly absorb flavor before you sit down to enjoy it.
- I like it with a little steamed rice, some chopped onions and cilantro on top, a good extra squeeze of lime, and a few lashings of Tapatío. :) - - Enjoy!
Stir until melted and combined together. If you have used raw chicken breast remove them from the slow cooker and shred. Combine all ingredients except chicken and broth (if using) in slow cooker. Lay chicken on top and cover. Before serving remove and shred chicken.
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