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Crock Pot Mexican Chicken Soup is super easy and the flavor is authentic and delicious. Save money and make this restaurant style meal at home.
This tasty soup has everything for a great dinner in the crock pot. It is the perfect blend of heat while not being so spicy that the kids can’t enjoy it. The tomatoes and veggies stretch the meat for the perfect budget friendly meal.
It is one of our favorite ways to use leftover chicken. We absolutely love this meal. You can also try making Mexican Chicken Soup Recipe on the stovetop for another quick dinner idea. This soup is so easy and perfect any night of the week.
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Why This Recipe Works
Making Crock Pot Soups Recipes saves dinnertime each week. It makes a comforting meal that everyone loves. The flavors of this Mexican Chicken Soup makes it a family favorite.
The combination of the veggies, chicken and broth makes this a healthy soup that fits into any diet.
Ingredients
- Boneless Chicken Breasts – Dice the chicken into bite size pieces
- Onion, Celery, and Celery – Dice into small pieces
- Chicken Broth – If you are out, see Chicken broth substitutes
- Minced Garlic – Learn How to Mince Garlic Cloves
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How to Make Mexican Chicken Soup in the Crock Pot
- Step 1 – Place the chicken, broth, onions, celery, carrots, garlic, tomatoes, jalapeño pepper, and seasoning in the crock pot.
- Step 2 – Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or on high for 2.5-3 hours.
- Step 3 – Stir in the fresh cilantro right before serving.
- Step 4 – Serve topped with the sour cream and the tortilla strips. Enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Chopped Vegetables – Chop the vegetables into about the same size pieces. We use food chopper to prepare the veggies ahead of time. You can learn how to freeze onions to chop a bunch of veggies at once.
- Chicken – We diced our chicken before placing in the slow cooker. But you can also place the chicken breast in as a whole then shred the chicken with a hand mixer.
- Slow Cooking – We like to cook this recipe on low but you can also cook on high.
Topping Ideas
- Avocado
- Tomatoes
- Sour Cream
- Onion
- Shredded Cheese
- Quick Salsa Verde De Tomatillo Recipe
- Very Simple Guacamole Recipe
- The best pico de gallo recipe
- Fresh Lime Juice
- Fresh Cilantro
We love to set out a topping bar and everyone can load up their bowl of slow cooker Mexican chicken soup. It is so good. My kids love to put a bunch of tortilla strips on top. So good!
This soup is really delicious and so versatile. Sometimes we add black beans and extra tomatoes. It is delicious.
Frequently Asked Questions
We used chicken breast for this soup recipe, but you can also use chicken thighs or chicken tenders to make this recipe.
Yes, this soup can be made low carb. We add on crushed tortilla chips but you can leave them off or use a low carb tortilla chips to make this soup to fit into your macros.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The leftovers will last 4-5 days and we think they taste even better the next day.
Yes, this soup can easily be placed in the freezer in a freezer safe container. Store for up to 3 months and then when ready to serve thaw in the fridge overnight and reheat on the stovetop.
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Crock Pot Mexican Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 2 Boneless Chicken Breasts Diced
- 6 cups Chicken Broth
- 1/2 Onion Diced
- 2 Stalks Celery Diced
- 2 Carrots Peeled and Diced
- 2 tsp Minced Garlic
- 1 can Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles 14.5 oz.
- 1 Jalapeño Pepper Seeded and Diced
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1 tsp Ground Coriander
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 2 Tbsp Fresh Cilantro Chopped
- 1 cup Sour Cream for Topping
- Tortilla Strips For Topping
Instructions
- Place the chicken, broth, onions, celery, carrots, garlic, tomatoes, jalapeño pepper, and seasoning in the crock pot.
- Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or on high for 2.5-3 hours.
- Stir in the fresh cilantro right before serving.
- Serve topped with the sour cream and the tortilla strips.
- Enjoy!
Very tasty! Added an extra can of beans and a little masa for a thickener. A dash more chili for heat! Great easy soup!
No words to describe how good this is and easy to make…. Loved it
So easy to make! Love the taste however I did not add jalapeños set them on the side for the hubby to add on his own plate for kids to eat too!!
Loved this soup and it’s so easy to make. Yummy during the cold weather.
Left out the celery, not Mexican really. I like to serve with Fritos, too~though, so who am I to say! LOL!
Yummy! Very easy to make and my family loves it!
Delicious recipe
So delicious and healthy too!!
Can’t wait to try this !! Soups are a staple at my house in the winter ??
Delicious and great for meal prep for my lunches
Easy to put together and the entire family loved it. Definitely a make again meal!
This was easy and delicious!
Easy to get together and delicious. Go to recipe
This recipe is amazing and so good
Very good and simple to put together
Awesome flavor and ease of making!