September 15, 2019

SLOW COOKER MEXICAN CHICKEN SOUP

Name: SLOW COOKER MEXICAN CHICKEN SOUP
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 250 min
Yield: 5 Servings
Ingredients: 400 grams boneless skinless chicken breast; 1 14 oz can Fire-roasted plum tomato ((ref note 1)); 2 tspn oil; 1 medium onion (Finely Chopped); 1 tbsp Minced garlic; 1 red bell pepper (Chopped); 1.5 tsp Roasted Cumin powder; 1 tsp Dried Oregano; 1.5 tsp Chipotle chilli powder ((ref note 2)); 1 tsp paprika ((Optional)); 1.5 cups chicken stock; 1 cup half and half; 1/2 Cup Cream Cheese ((room temperature) ); 1 cup cheddar cheese ((or Mexican blend)); Salt to taste; Fresh Cilantro leaves for garnishing

This Creamy Mexican Chicken Soup is so relishing and loaded with Mexican flavours. Set the slow cooker and come back home to a hearty comforting soup on cold winter nights. This soup is also low carb and Keto friendly. I have also included instructions for Instant Pot.

I am so happy the way this Mexican Chicken Soup has turned out. It is low in carb and Keto. Roasted tomatoes and Chipotle Chilli powder add a hint of smokiness to it. With very minimal chopping involved, this Chicken Soup is perfect on busy days when you come back home and want the dinner to be ready.

It is different than other Mexican Chicken Soup out there, but trust me the flavours are just spot on. It’s creamy with a little tang from the tomatoes, Chicken is so juicy and tender. So until you give it a try, you will never understand why I am raving so much about this soup?

Ingredients For Mexican Chicken Soup

This Mexican Soup is rich and creamy. Boneless chicken breast is cooked slowly along with onion, garlic, herbs, roasted cumin powder and chipotle chilli powder in a crockpot. Because of slow cooking, the chicken breast is really juicy and absorbs all the flavours.

You can also use boneless chicken thighs instead of breast.

It is the spice blend, Fire-roasted tomato and chipotle chilli powder are what gives this soup the real flavour. Soups made from scratch are always healthier with better flavour.

To make it rich and creamy, there is half and half, cream cheese and also lots of cheddar cheese. I know it sounds a lot but when it is cold outside and you are snuggling in your couch, I bet you would crave for a loaded creamy soup.

Tips To Make Crockpot Chicken Soup

Making soup in a slow cooker is really easy and the outcome is outstanding. You need to spend only 10 minutes of your time and rest will be done in the slow cooker.

While you can dump chicken and rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker and cook it, I would really prefer sauteing the aromatics in a pan first. Frying onion and garlic in the oil gives a deep flavour.

Another important step while making this recipe is adding dairy products at the end of the cooking. So that dairy is not overcooked with other spices and curdles or give a wired taste.

Is This Soup Low Carb/ Keto?

This soup is low carb. If you are following Keto, then you can easily adjust the recipe as per your macro.

I am going to add some crunchy tortilla chips on my cheat day.

Make a big batch of it and freeze it for later. Another favourite soup in this season is this Low Carb Cabbage Chicken Taco Soup. Another Mexican soup with mindblowing flavours

Can It be Made In An Instant Pot?

For most of us, winter is about slow-cooked soup in a crockpot and a house filled with that cosy smell of the soup. Nothing can beat a Chicken soup made in a crockpot, al those

But you know what, I love my Instant Pot equally. It is such a time saviour. This Soup is such a favourite at home and is also loved by so many of my readers, I have even made it in an instant pot. The soup is as good as the slow cooker version and it takes only 15 minutes from start to end. And the best part is you can also throw in the frozen chicken breast if you haven’t planned to thaw it earlier.

The detailed instruction and video to make this soup in an Instant pot is included in the recipe below.

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