Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Lime Soup

4.38 from 27 votes

Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Lime Soup

Forget the soup at the restaurant and make your own Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Lime Soup. This soup is sweet, spicy and is filled with shredded chicken, corn, avocado, rice and your favorite soup toppings.

Prep Time10

Cook Time6

Total Time6 10

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Lime Soup

Servings:

Author: Julia Jolliff

Ingredients

1 pound or 2 chicken breasts {you could use chicken thighs}
4 cups chicken broth
1/2 of a sweet onion chopped
5 garlic cloves minced
2 teaspoons cumin
2 teaspoons Mexican oregano {or regular oregano}
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 jalapeños seeds removed, diced {optional for spice}
1 teaspoon salt {more or less to taste}
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
4 limes juiced (or about 4 fluid ounces)
1 bunch Cilantro roughly chopped

Garnishes:

White Rice cooked
Avocado diced
Red onion diced
Extra lime wedges
Pico de gallo

Instructions

In a large slow cooker add all of the ingredients except the lime juice.
Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 3-4 hours. When the soup is done coking remove the chicken and shred with two forks. Return the chicken to the slow cooker and add in the lime juice.
Give it a good stir and taste the soup. Adjust seasonings by adding more salt or pepper, extra jalapeños or more lime juice. Add cilantro and stir.
Serve in a soup bowl with garnishes of your choice like a scoop of rice, avocado red onion, cilantro, pico de gallo and extra lime wedges.

Notes

Add vegetables: bell peppers, poblanos, zucchini, diced tomatoes or fire roasted tomatoes.
Add chopped potatoes to your soup.
Bulk the soup up with beans: black beans, pinto or kidney beans work great.
Additional things I like to add include pico de gallo, diced chiles or chipotle peppers.

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