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5.0 from 15 votes

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

Restaurant-quality with so much flavor! No sautéing, no babysitting here with 5 min prep. Set and forget!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Main Course , Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
  • ½ large sweet onion diced
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 2 cups tomato puree
  • 1 (15-ounce) can black beans rinsed and drained
  • 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chilies
  • 1 cup frozen yellow corn
  • 1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles
  • 1 Chipotle Pepper in Adobo Sauce minced
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
  • ⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
for serving
  • tortilla strips
  • Sliced avocado
  • sour cream
  • cilantro

Instructions

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  1. Place chicken into a 6-qt slow cooker. Stir in onion, bell pepper, garlic, chicken stock, tomato puree, black beans, diced tomatoes, corn, green chiles, chipotle pepper, chili powder, oregano, cumin, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
  2. Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours. Remove chicken and let cool before dicing into bite-size pieces, discarding bones.
  3. Stir in chicken, lime juice and cilantro into the slow cooker; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  4. Serve immediately with desired toppings.