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Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook slow cooker southwestern chicken soup using 18 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup:
- Make ready 3 pounds bone-in chicken pieces (I like dark meat - more flavor. :) )
- Prepare 6 cups water
- Make ready 1 small onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
- Get 6 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
- Get 2 medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch thick pieces (I like to cut them big for slow cooking so they don't disintegrate and still retain some texture)
- Prepare 1 medium bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces (I happened to use the Hatch chilies I roasted the other day, but they're seasonal and sometimes hard to come by even when they're in season)
- Get 1 large stem celery, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- Make ready 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained (optional - I don't always care for beans in this soup - but add a 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt to the recipe if you add the beans)
- Take 1/2 a 15 oz. can of corn (or 1 cup frozen or fresh corn kernels)
- Prepare 1/2 a 15 oz. can of tomatoes
- Get 1/2-1 teaspoon cumin
- Get 1-2 teaspoons dried oregano
- Get 2 bay leaves
- Prepare 3-3.5 teaspoons kosher salt to start
- Prepare 1-1.5 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice
- Get 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (optional for the cilantro haters, of course)
- Take 1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional, but recommended)
- Take optional garnish: fried tortilla chips or strips, chopped fresh chilies, onions, cilantro, avocado, and lime wedges
This gave us the full robust flavor and complexity we were. Slow cooking just got even more convenient. This Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup is packed with shredded chicken, diced vegetables, beans, corn, and fire roasted tomatoes. It's a great warming recipe to prep for the week.
Steps to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup:
- Dump all but garnish ingredients into your slow cooker and give it a few good stirs.
- Cook on low for 7 to 9 hours, or high for 5 to 7, depending on how hot your slow cooker gets.
- It's always nice if you can give the soup a few gentle stirs throughout the cooking process, but if you can't manage that because you're out of the house, then you can give it a stir and adjust the seasoning as necessary as soon as you get home. This will give the soup some time to more evenly and thoroughly absorb flavor before you sit down to enjoy it.
- I like it with a little steamed rice, some chopped onions and cilantro on top, a good extra squeeze of lime, and a few lashings of Tapatío. :) - - Enjoy!
I have been dreaming about this type of soup for awhile - one that allows me to just dump all my favorite southwestern flavors into the slow cooker and walk away for a few hours, to come back to a bowl of. Slow Cooker Southwest Chicken Soup Recipe Variations vegetarian - substitute black or pinto beans for the chicken and vegetable broth (affiliate link) for the chicken broth veggie rich - add more veggies, carrots, celery, cauliflower, zucchini, yellow squash, lima beans, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, etc. In a large skillet, saute the chicken in oil until lightly browned. In an electric pressure cooker combine diced chicken, enchilada sauce, diced tomatoes, black beans, corn, chilies, cumin, and chicken stock. Release pressure, season with salt to taste, and serve.
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