Easy Chicken Enchilada Soup

  4.7 – 5 reviews  • Chicken Soup Recipes

This is the greatest; I learned it from a resident of North Carolina. It is practically error-proof. In a slow cooker, this is prepared.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Additional Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  2. 2 (14 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
  3. 2 cups chicken stock
  4. 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
  5. 1 (14 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, with juice
  6. 1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
  7. 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles
  8. 1 white onion, diced
  9. 2 cloves garlic, minced
  10. 1 teaspoon salt (Optional)
  11. 1 teaspoon ground cumin

Instructions

  1. Combine chicken breasts, black beans, chicken stock, corn, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, green chiles, onion, garlic, salt, and cumin in a multi-functional pressure cooker. Close and lock the lid. Select Stew mode and cook on high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 30 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  2. Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, 10 to 40 minutes. Remove chicken, shred it with 2 forks, and return it to the soup.
  3. If using a slow cooker, cook on Low for 6 hours or High for 3 hours.
  4. You can use 1 1/4 cup homemade sauce in place of the canned enchilada sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 390 kcal
Carbohydrate 46 g
Cholesterol 78 mg
Dietary Fiber 12 g
Protein 41 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium 1915 mg
Sugars 6 g
Fat 5 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Megan King
This is the maybe the 4th or 5th recipe i’ve done in my InstantPot… it is DELICIOUS!! I made it exactly as recipe is written, topped with snipped cilantro, shredded cheese and a dollop of sour cream – SO GOOD!!
Anthony Webb
Yum. Using up ingredients before a big household move. I used 2 cans chicken, green chili enchilada sauce. Heated on the stove instead of in a pressure cooker since the chicken was already cooked. Quick and easy.
Garrett Russell
My husband thought the soup was good, but for me it was too spicy. I used medium enchilada sauce and did not add the green chilies. Next time I would add mild enchilada sauce and add the green chilies. It just depends on how spicy you like it.
Anne Liu
This soup is great! “Soup”er easy and “Soup”er Good!
Sherry Lowery
Super simple and super satisfying! I do not have a pressure cooker so I went the slow cooker method. Excellent! I think a lot of the success has to do with the enchilada sauce you use. That leading brand we all know…skip it. Go with an off brand imported from Mexico (typically cheaper too). I used it for years but that leading brand has a metallic twang to it that is no good. The imported brands have a flat taste to them and more depth of flavor. I chose to skip some of the topping to cut down on fat. I used red onion, cilantro, and cheese and that is all that I needed. Tortilla strips , sour cream, and avocado would have been nice but avocados are an arm and a leg and the others were unnecessary fat for me so I left them out. You really can’t go wrong with this one and it would be easily adaptable to suit a vegetarian. I enjoyed this one on many levels and I know soup. Thank you!

 

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