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Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup is a quick and easy meal that you can put in your slow cooker and forget about. This soup is packed with flavor and could be a great addition to your next taco night.
When we eat out at a Mexican restaurant I always start with Chicken Tortilla Soup if they have it on the menu. It is one of my favorite soups! This Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup is one of my go-to soup recipes that I make all of the time.
I love it because I can put all the ingredients in my crockpot and go about my day, returning to a warm, delicious bowl of soup. I like to make a batch of this for taco night to accompany our meal and then use the leftovers throughout the week for lunches. I actually think it tastes better the second or third day so the leftovers are well worth it. This soup uses chicken breasts, diced tomatoes, bell peppers, spices and chicken broth. I always offer a lot of garnish options including cheese, tortilla strips, sour cream, cilantro, green onion, lime wedges and jalapeños.
If you like this soup you also might like this Vegetable Barley Soup, lebanese lentil soup, moroccan lentil soup, chicken lentil soup or this ramen soup recipe.
Recipe Ingredients
Here’s an overview of the simple ingredients we’re using. Jump to the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts and printable instructions.
- Chicken: Chicken breasts are my favorite cut of chicken to use in this recipe because I think they cook best in the slow cooker. You can also use chicken tenders or chicken thighs if you want.
- Citrus: Lime juice adds a nice sweet and citrusy flavor to the soup which works nicely if you add jalapeños or cayenne red pepper.
- Beans: I like to use black beans in my Tortilla Soup recipes but you can feel free to use kidney beans, white beans, chickpeas or red beans.
- Vegetables: The more vegetables the better. I used diced tomatoes, green chiles, onion and bell pepper.
- Spices: The mixture of chili powder, cumin, paprika and cayenne pepper work so well together to create a warm, rich flavor.
How to Make this Tortilla Soup
Step 1: Combine Ingredients in Crockpot: Combine all ingredients except the lime juice and the garnishes.
Step 2: Slow Cook: Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 5-6 hours.
Step 3: Shred Chicken: With 30 minutes left in the cooking time remove chicken and shred with a fork, return to slow cooker. Add the lime juice, stir, cover and finish cooking the remaining 30 minutes.
Garnish with your favorite toppings and serve warm.
Storage Tips
- Store the leftover soup in the fridge for up to 7 days in an airtight container. You can reheat on the stove or in the microwave.
- You also can freeze this soup! It makes a great meal-prep option. Make sure the soup cools completely and then store in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Ingredients
- 6 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, {about 1 lb. of chicken}
- 2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cans diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 can green chilies, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 small sweet onion, chopped
- 1 bell pepper , seeds removed, chopped (of your choice)
- 1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, {optional}
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except the lime juice and the garnishes.
- Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 5-6 hours.
- With 30 minutes left in the cooking time remove chicken and shred with a fork, return to slow cooker. Add the lime juice, stir, cover and finish cooking the remaining 30 minutes.
- Garnish with your favorite toppings and serve warm.
Notes
- Store the leftover soup in the fridge for up to 7 days in an airtight container. You can reheat on the stove or in the microwave.
- You also can freeze this soup! It makes a great meal-prep option. Make sure the soup cools completely and then store in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This soup is an easy meal option.
This is in my crockpot right now! Can’t wait for dinner!
Yeah! I hope you like it! 🙂
I love that I have everything for this in my house. I love that all you do is throw it in the crockpot and walk away. I also loooooove garnishes. You are so right they make the soup!
It is a great soup for us new Moms! 🙂 Hope things are going good Stefanie!
Yum! Oh, Julia – this looks so wonderful on such a coooold winter’s day! I’m all about warm, cozy crock-pot meals these days! Great tips for make-ahed and freezing! And I totally agree with you about the garnishes – festive, yummy toppers can really make the flavors pop, and also make food look so visually appealing! 😀
I agree! It has been SO cold here–negative temperatures most of the winter. These are the kind of meals I like to make to keep us warm and have leftovers!
Oooohhhhh. One of my favorite soups ever! I’m a fresh jalapeno + cilantro topping lover too! Gorgeous, Julia!
Thanks Heather! 🙂 I love adding cilantro to everything–it is the best!
Love dishes like this – so easy and perfect for the freezer. Congrats again on that gorgeous baby! Hope you are getting some rest 🙂
Thanks Alyssa! It is perfect for the freezer and those busy nights!
Love all the healthy ingredients in this soup plus a big bonus that it is a slow cooker recipe.
Thanks Christie! I love the slow cooker recipes– so easy to throw together!
Just bought the ingredients to make this for dinner tomorrow! CAN’T WAIT.
Oh fun!! I hope you like it!
This looks amazing Julia! Tortilla soup is one of my absolute favorites.
Thanks Liz! 🙂 Me too.
This soup looks absolutely incredible. I would love to have some of that.
It is perfect for the cold winter, that is for sure!