This scrumptious soup can be made even healthier with a few straightforward changes! By using fresh chiles rather than canned and low-sodium chicken broth, I lower the salt content. Additionally, substituting veggie cooking spray for oil reduces the amount of fat. My family receives additional vitamins by adding some delectable fresh toppings. I also use skinless, boneless chicken breasts to minimize fat.
| Prep Time: | 40 mins |
| Cook Time: | 3 hrs |
| Total Time: | 3 hrs 40 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 1 (15 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, mashed
- 1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 banana peppers, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups water
- 1 (14.25 ounce) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- 7 corn tortillas
- vegetable cooking spray
Instructions
- Place chicken, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, onion, banana peppers, and garlic into slow cooker. Pour in water and chicken broth. Season with cumin, chili powder, salt, ground pepper, and bay leaf. Stir in corn and cilantro. Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours, or on High for 3 to 4 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Lightly coat both sides of tortillas with cooking spray. Cut tortillas into strips, then spread on a baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle tortilla strips over soup.
- Suggested toppings include sliced radishes, diced avocado, sliced bell peppers, and fresh cilantro.
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Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 208 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 24 g |
| Cholesterol | 43 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 15 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 438 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
My husband and I loved the recipe. We added cream corn and jalapeños plus a small can of green chiles. We also added drained black beans. Delicious
I used ground turkey and crumbled it at the beginning of the recipe. For a little added flavor I used a tablespoon of Taco seasoning. Also add a can of rinsed black beans. Yum. I love this recipe!
I did add 1 can of Rotelle tomatoes and some more peppers- bell, poblano and jalapeño to give a little more “kick” it was DELICIOUS!!
Delicious flavors. I didn’t add the corn and bought Sante Fe Tortilla Strips that were very tasty on the soup.
We loved this soup! It’s really got a rich, warm and soothing broth, and just full of wonderful levels of flavors. I tried many different recipes over the years, and this one was our favorite, by far. Topped mine with pico and sliced avocado. Thank you!
Yummy
Love this soup! I added a can of pinto beans (rinsed). To thicken it up, I mixed one cup of masa with two cups of water and mixed that in. I also added at the end a half cup of light sour cream.
Delicious soup! I used 4 cups of homemade turkey stock and omitted the water. The banana peppers added just the right amount of heat. We will be making this again!
It was perfect timing. leftover charcoal grilled chicken breast, ench sause leftover. half of a bag frozen corn.half of vegetable broth leftover.Honry. 4 chic bullion. 1 can diced tomato. 1 can black beans. Made this on the stove top in large stainless pot. The chicken was cooked so start with the liquids and add the dry spice and simmer fer 30 min. then add chicken tomatoes add beans last and cilantro if ya like . I like to look at recipes get the flavors that work with my taste’s. Cumin,chili powder,honey,4 chick bouillon,oregano,garlic powder,smoked paprika. simmer again 30min.after leftover 1 day i will add malabar island pepper. crock pot or not this is a great recipe.
Winner winner chicken tortilla soup dinner! I made the full recipe for 2 of us…leftovers. I changed a couple of things: small can of Ortega chilis (drained) instead of banana peppers, added a 14 oz can of drained black beans, and we just crushed our favorite tortilla chips into it before eating instead of making tortilla strips. The usual garnishes-avocado, lime, jack cheese, cilantro and sour cream. 1 bowl is super filling. I’m sure the leftovers will be even better.
This was a great and very simple recipe to make. Like others that commented, I used a little more chicken as well as more chicken broth vs. water. Another small change I made was fire roasted diced tomatoes. That change gave it a nice little extra kick of flavor. I highly recommend this recipe now that the weather is starting to change. About ten minutes of preparation for a weekend’s worth of belly warming goodness.
We loved this soup. To save time, I used the tortilla strips sold as salad toppings.
The only things different I did was omit the water and use 2 cans of chicken broth and substituted the banana peppers with jalapenos. I didn’t make the tortilla strips but instead a pan of jalapeno cheese cornbread. This recipe is awesome, thank you!
This is a great recipe that the entire family can enjoy (including my picky 2 year old)! We swapped out the chicken with a rotisserie and added 8 oz of green chiles.
This is great. I did add some black beans, but otherwise pretty well went by the recipe. My son and granddaughter also loved it. One of the best soups we’ve ever had.
Easy to make. Very tasty. Warms the body and soul on our frigid nevada winter.
My family loved it.!!! We did add avocado and cheese after serving on top. Was do die for . Thank you so much .
I substituted tofu for chicken and the soup was delicious. Nancy Denn
Excellent! My husband and I enjoyed it just as it was written. Just enough spice and kick for both of us!
Great recipe my wife and enjoyed it very much. She made home made corn tortillas and we followed instructions to crisp for toppings. Worked great
I was very excited to make this. It just fell short on full bodied flavor. It was a bit bland. I followed this recipe exactly as stated but it just fell flat. So disappointed.