5.0 from 9 votes
Chicken Fajita Soup
This simple chicken fajita soup recipe has all your favorite fajita flavors in a warming and cozy soup! It's healthy and packed with goodness.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 392 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 bell peppers chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 (28 fluid ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes with juices
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 (14 fluid ounce) can black beans drained
- 1 (4 fluid ounce) can diced green chilies with juices
- 1 (1 ounce) packet fajita seasoning (I used Old El Paso)
- 6 chicken thighs
- salt & pepper to taste
- Serve with (optional): chopped cilantro, Tex Mex cheese blend, lime juice, sour cream/plain Greek yogurt, tortilla strips, etc.
Instructions
- Add the oil and onion to a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Sauté the onion for about 7 minutes or until it's lightly browned (that adds more flavor to the soup).
- Meanwhile, I like to chop the peppers.
- Add the peppers and garlic to the pot and give it a stir. Cook for about a minute.
- Add in the diced tomatoes, chicken broth, beans, green chilies, fajita seasoning, and chicken thighs. Increase the heat to high and bring it to a boil. Once it's boiling, reduce the heat and simmer the soup for about 15 minutes.
- Take the chicken out of the pot and cut it up or shred it with two forks, then add it back into the soup. Season the soup with salt & pepper as needed. Serve soup as-is or add your favorite toppings.
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Notes
- If you prefer, use boneless/skinless chicken breasts (I'd use 3 or 4 of them and cook them for about 10-12 minutes, cut them up, return them to the soup, and make sure they're fully cooked).
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Salt & Lavender makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information. Note: my nutrition calculator didn't have any info for fajita seasoning, so I used the values for taco seasoning instead.
Nutrition Information
Calories
392kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
111mg
(37%)
Sodium
1121mg
(47%)
Potassium
1015mg
(29%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
2332IU
(47%)
Vitamin C
125mg
(139%)
Calcium
96mg
(10%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 392
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 392kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 111mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 1121mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 1015mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 2332IU | 47% |
| Vitamin C | 125mg | 139% |
| Calcium | 96mg | 10% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.