Yesterday was a bit of a surprise snow day. It was supposed to snow a little bit, but not all day long. I took half the day off to work on some projects around the house, so I knew I wouldn’t want to spend a lot of time making dinner at the end of the day.
I used frozen chicken breasts that had been marinated in Italian dressing because I didn’t have any plain chicken breasts. I usually keep frozen chicken in various marinades in my freezer. If you don’t feel like marinating, just skip that step.
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts marinated in Italian dressing, OK if frozen
- 2 small onion diced
- 1 can great northern beans
- 14 oz can petite diced tomatoes
- 14 oz chicken stock tip: save tomato can to use for measuring
- 4 cloves garlic grated or minced
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp celery seed
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ cup frozen corn
- 1 box Zatarain’s yellow rice
- Shredded Monterey jack cheese for topping
- Sour cream for topping
- Tortilla strip for topping
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts into the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Add tomatoes, beans, chicken stock, onions, garlic, and corn to the slow cooker.
- Add seasonings and stir. (Do not re-use the spoon you just used because there is raw chicken in the slow cooker.)
- If your chicken breasts are frozen, cook on high for 3 hours, then reduce to low. If they’re not frozen, cook on low. Total cooking time should be about 5-6 hours.
- About 30 minutes before you’re ready to serve, prepare the yellow rice according to package instructions.
- Remove chicken breasts from slow cooker. Use a fork to shred the meat, return to the slow cooker, and stir.
- Serve soup over rice. Garnish with Monterey Jack cheese, tortilla strips, and sour cream.
Notes
I used frozen chicken breasts that had been marinated in Italian dressing because I didn’t have any plain chicken breasts. I usually keep frozen chicken in various marinades in my freezer. If you don’t feel like marinating, just skip that step.
I love tortilla soup and it looks so easy to do in the slow cooker.
It really is, and it’s even OK if you forget to thaw the chicken!
Tortilla soup is a fave around here, even better when you can toss it into the slow cooker and come back later to savory warm deliciousness!
It’s one of my favorite foods of all time. Slow cooker version is a bonus!
Love slow cooker recipes. This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for my family. So flavorful and hearty. Yum!
I don’t use my slow cooker as often as I could, but this is definitely one of my faves.