Spicy Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
This chicken tortilla cooks to perfection in a few hours in the slow cooker!
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic minced
- 8 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable
- 1-1.5 lb chicken breasts
- 2 10. 5 oz cans of diced tomatoes with green chiles Rotel or similar
- 1 cup of frozen corn
- 1 jalapeno diced
- 1.5 Tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp oregano
- Juice of 2 limes
- Kosher salt to taste about 2 tsp
Instructions
- Add the onion, garlic, stock, chicken, Rotel or alternative, corn, chopped jalapeno, chili powder, cumin, and oregano to a 6-quart crock-pot and mix well to combine all of the ingredients.
- Cook on low for 3-4 hours until the chicken is cooked.
- Take chicken breast out and shred with two forks or meat claws and return chicken back to the slow cooker.
- Stir in the lime juice and salt to taste.
- Serve and garnish with favorite toppings such as tortilla strips, avocado, cheese, tomato, cilantro, and chipotle crema.
For Spicy Chipotle Crema:
- If making the crema, mix the the sour cream, chopped chipotle peppers, milk, and salt to a bowl and mix to combine.