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Put this soup in your slow cooker before you start your day, forget about it and come home to a comforting, flavorful meal. This Slow Cooker Mexican Cheesy Chicken Soup is full of shredded chicken, vegetables, spices and of course, cheese. Load the soup up with your favorite garnishes, like avocado, chopped cilantro and red onion to take this soup to the next level.
I don’t know about you but I love cheesy soups. Today’s Slow Cooker Mexican Cheesy Chicken Soup is one that comes together so easily and is the perfect weeknight meal. This soup mixes together chicken, beans, vegetables, spices and cheese to create a flavorful hearty soup. I like to serve this soup with a variety of garnishes on the side like Pickled Red Onions, sour cream, fresh cilantro and extra cheese. If you are celebrating Cinco de Mayo or enjoying taco Tuesday add this to the menu.
If you like soup recipes check out my soup recipes here. You also might like this Slow Cooker Taco Soup, Slow Cooker Tortilla Soup, Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Lime Soup or this Chicken Potato Soup Recipe.
Recipe Ingredients You’ll Need
These simple pantry staples are all you need. See the recipe card below for exact amounts and printable instructions.
- Chicken: Boneless skinless chicken breasts work great in this soup. The chicken shreds nicely in the crockpot and is tender. You could also use chicken thighs or chicken tenderloins.
- Vegetables: The vegetables in this soup are onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper and green chiles.
- Beans: Black beans are my go-to in this soup. Make sure to drain and rinse them before adding.
- Salsa: You can use your favorite salsa or make your own like this Homemade Salsa.
- Spices: The spices are a warm mixture that work nicely together. I used cumin, chili powder, paprika and cayenne red pepper.
- Cheese: The cheese that I enjoy in this soup is sharp cheddar and a shredded three cheese Mexican blend. You can use your favorite mixture!
Ways to Modify This Soup
- Beans: The beans can be swapped to chickpeas, white beans, kidney beans or red beans.
- Vegetables: There are other vegetables that work nicely in this soup. Try carrots, celery, poblanos or radish.
- Spices: You can mix up the spices. If you want more heat add more crushed red pepper or cayenne red pepper. You also could add Mexican oregano.
- Cheese: There are a variety of cheese options you can use. Try pepper jack, Monterrey jack or cotija cheese.
How to Make this Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Soup
Step 1: Add Vegetables and Chicken to Crockpot: Place the chopped onion and peppers in the bottom of a 5-qt. slow cooker. Nestle the chicken breasts into the vegetables.
Step 2: Mix Sauce Ingredients: In a large bowl put the diced green chilies, chicken broth, salsa, water, cumin, chili powder, paprika and cayenne red pepper and stir until combined.
Step 3: Add Sauce: Pour the chicken broth mixture over the chicken breasts and vegetables.
Step 4: Cook: Turn the slow cooker on low for 4 hours. When the soup is done cooking use two forks to shred the chicken and put it back into the slow cooker. Add the 1 cup of shredded Wisconsin Sharp Cheddar Cheese and the shredded Mexican 3 cheese. Cover the slow cooker and let the cheese melt for 15 minutes. Serve the Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Mexican Soup warm with the garnishes of your choice.
Storage Tips
Store this soup in an airtight container for up to 4 days. To heat you can slowly heat on the stove or heat it in the microwave.
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Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Mexican Soup
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cup chopped sweet onion {about 1/2 of an onion}
- 1 cup chopped green pepper {about 1/2 of a green pepper}
- 1 cup chopped red pepper {about 1/2 of a red pepper}
- 1- 15 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1- 4 ounce can of diced green chilies
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup salsa {I used a Roasted Tomato Salsa}
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne red pepper
- 2 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese , or cheese of your choice
- 1 cup Shredded Mexican 3 Cheese
Instructions
- Place the chopped onion and peppers in the bottom of a 5-qt. slow cooker. Nestle the chicken breasts into the vegetables.
- In a large bowl put the diced green chilies, chicken broth, salsa, water, cumin, chili powder, paprika and cayenne red pepper and stir until combined.
- Pour the chicken broth mixture over the chicken breasts and vegetables.
- Turn the slow cooker on low for 4 hours. When the soup is done cooking use two forks to shred the chicken and put it back into the slow cooker. Add the 1 cup of shredded Wisconsin Sharp Cheddar Cheese and the shredded Mexican 3 cheese. Cover the slow cooker and let the cheese melt for 15 minutes.
- Serve the Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Mexican Soup warm with the garnishes of your choice.
Notes
- Store this soup in an airtight container for up to 4 days. To heat you can slowly heat on the stove or heat it in the microwave.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
My favorite slow cooker meal is slow cooked chicken fajitas!
I love to make pot roast in a slow cooker. 🙂
My favorite slow cooker meal is mac n cheese! I use pioneer woman’s recipe and it’s amazing!! I also love to do slow cooker pulled pork.
This soup looks and sounds amazing!!! I make roast with carrots and potatoes most in my crockpot.
My favorite is Cranberry Orange Pulled Pork in the slow cooker! 🙂
“Forget about it” meals are the best! Love making soups in the slow cooker!
Dear Julia, what a fantastic and filling soup! We must try this soon. So much delicious cheese! Love that it’s slow cooker too. My oven has been on the blink for a couple weeks, waiting on a new one that had to be custom ordered. So glad to have excellent recipes like this so we can still eat great meals and not have to order takeout.
I love to make different soups in my crockpot – I can’t pick a favorite because it really depends on my mood and the season. Today I am cooking ham and potato soup. I am printing your recipe to make in a few days. I know my family would love it! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
ErinLoves2Run at gmail dot com
Dear Julie, your soup sounds so wonderful and comforting. I would lo watch a good old movie with a bowl of this. xo, Catherine
I’m SO loving all the fresh ingredients in this soup – gotta try it soon!