This Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe made in a Crock-Pot that is so easy to make and also very delicious was originally posted on She is Dallas by a contributor. It has been so popular at my house, that I thought we should share it officially on the Kids Activities Blog!
Let’s make chicken tortilla crock-pot soup recipe!
So here it goes…
I generally serve the soup and then the next night we make chicken tacos out of it. I originally obtained this recipe years ago and have adapted it and changed it to fit our liking!
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ingredients for Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe
- 4 Chicken Breast (thawed is best, but you can put in frozen)
- One 14oz box of chicken broth. I use low sodium because I add sea salt.
- 2 cans of petite diced tomatoes (if you like spice or flavor, get the ones with garlic, onion, peppers, etc.)
- 1 can of Rotel tomatoes
- 1 cup of Salsa of your choice (depending on your spice preference; I love Herdez Salsa Casera)
- 1 teaspoon ground Cumin
- 2 Garlic Cloves halved or chopped
- 1 or 2 teaspoons of olive oil
- 1 bunch of fresh cilantro
instructions for Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Step 1
Turn crock-pot on high and complete first to steps while gathering ingredients.
Step 2
Pour olive oil into the bottom of the crock pot.
Step 3
Add chopped or halved garlic.
Step 4
Once ingredients are gathered and you have completed prepping, add chicken broth.
Step 5
Place chicken breasts inside the pot.
Step 6
Then, add cans of tomatoes and Rotel. (Do not drain any)
Step 7
Pour in salsa and cumin.
Step 8
Add Sea Salt and Ground Pepper to taste or you can wait until the end.
Step 9
Top with chopped cilantro. (I put enough in there to cover the surface of the liquid)
Step 10
Cook on low for 6-8 hours. If left unattended, add an additional broth just in case. I prefer the chicken to be falling apart, basically shredding itself.
(NOTE: If present, I cook on high for two hours then turn to low for the remaining cook time.)
Step 11
Pull chicken apart or dice, then add back into the soup.
Step 12
Serve with sour cream, tortilla strips, Monterrey Jack cheese, avocado, black olives, and green onions if desired.
This is a very easy and delicious chicken tortilla soup recipe!
Recipe modification possibilities
- You can also add big chunks of bell pepper and onion towards the end. I have added corn, black beans, zucchini and other vegetables as well.
- For vegetarian options, use vegetable broth and omit chicken and chicken broth and amp up the veggies.
Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup {Crock-Pot Recipe}
This easy chicken tortilla soup is a crock pot recipe that the whole family will love. Even the pickiest eaters will devour this soup!
Ingredients
- 4 Chicken Breast (thawed is best, but you can put in frozen)
- One 14oz box of chicken broth. I use low sodium because I add sea salt.Â
- 2 cans of petite diced tomatoes (if you like spice or flavor, get the ones with garlic, onion, peppers, etc.)
- 1 can of Rotel tomatoes
- 1 cup of Salsa of your choice (depending on your spice preference; I love Herdez Salsa Casera)
- 1 teaspoon ground Cumin
- 2 Garlic Cloves halved or chopped
- 1 or 2 teaspoons of olive oil
- 1 bunch of fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Turn crock-pot on high and complete first to steps while gathering ingredients.
- Pour olive oil into the bottom of the crockpot.
- Add chopped or halved garlic.
- Once ingredients are gathered and you have completed prepping add chicken broth.
- Place chicken breasts inside.
- Then add cans of tomatoes and Rotel (Do not drain any)
- Pour in salsa and cumin.
- Add Sea Salt and Ground Pepper to taste or you can wait until the end.
- Top with chopped cilantro (I put enough in there to cover the surface of the liquid)
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours, if unattended an additional broth just in case.
- Pull chicken apart or dice, then add back into the soup.
- Serve with sour cream, tortilla strips, Monterrey Jack cheese, avocado, black olives, and green onions if desired.
Notes
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- Wait until you try this Empty-Your-Pantry Casserole.
How did you and your family enjoy this easy chicken tortilla soup crockpot? Let us know in the comments below, we’d love to hear!
I made this soup and it was delicious. A few things:
1. I’m cooking for just my husband and I so we have a small crock-pot. Therefore, I only used ONE can of diced tomatoes, and omitted the cup of salsa (just because I had no room left in my crock pot).
2. Because I’m only cooking for two, I used two chicken breasts instead of 4. And in response to Abbey, yes, you can use raw chicken. I cooked the soup for about 6 hours though, and on high.
3. I think next time (because I will for sure make this again), I won’t add the oil as this recipe (even in the smaller batch) gave me a good, healthy 4 servings, and I didn’t care for the oil residue on the surface of the soup the next day. However, I took the advice and added in veggies. I used a one small red potato, one carrot, and one pepper. When the chicken was done and shredded, I added it back into the pot with the veggies, turned the temp down to low and cooked just till the potato was done.
4. One last thing: I would grate in the garlic or even used roasted garlic cloves (or sauteed). It just seemed like the garlic was slightly strong. Not in a bad way, but if you like your garlic mellow… maybe try using it a different way.
This may be a dumb question (I don’t cook much), but do you put the chicken breasts in raw?
How manyvservings does this recipe yield and do you know the nutritional info?
Looks tasty.
Amber, this sounds so good. Everyone at my house has been sick- strep, asthma, coughing, etc.
We need a soup like this. Yummy!