I’m obsessed with this Chicken Enchilada Soup. My 15-Minute Taco Soup is incredible but this just became my favorite dish. Plus, it’s made in a Crock Pot so it’s even more amazing and simple!
The Story:
When 5 o’clock came around every night, the question was always “Mexican or Inidian?”
I grew up on take out food. Mediterranean, American, Lebanese, Italian, Chinese, Thai… everything. I didn’t even know being a “picky eater” was an option! It was all so different and so good! But my father always craved Indian while my mother and I would happily live off Mexican food for the rest of our lives. My brothers? Well they would eat anything.
Crock Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup
Ingredients
- 1 can black beans rinsed and drained (about 15 oz)
- 1 can Rotel about 14 oz
- 1 package frozen corn about 10 oz
- ½ cup onion chopped
- 1 bottle roasted red peppers drained and chopped
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 3 Tbsp. flour
- ½ C. chicken broth
- 2 C. milk
- 1 can Enchilada sauce about 10 oz
- 2 chicken breasts raw
- Olives optional but AWESOME
- Shredded Cheese optional but AWESOME
Instructions
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1. Pour black beans, Rotel, frozen corn, chopped onions, and roasted red peppers into your crock pot and stir.
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2. On the stove top, melt butter and add flour. Whisk until bubbly and smooth.
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3. Add chicken broth and 1/2 C. milk, stir and bring to a boil.
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4. Add the remaining milk and enchilada sauce and whisk until smooth.
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5. Place chicken breasts in crock pot (over beans, corn and other ingredients).
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6. Pour sauce from the stove over the chicken breasts in the crock pot.
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7. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
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8. When ready to serve, remove chicken, shred, return to crock pot and stir.
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9. Serve with shredded cheese and sliced olives. The sour cream isn't really needed since it's made with milk, so it's already creamy, and cilantro adds a fresh flavor. Avacados would also be amazing on top!
Adapted from Chef in Training, but I have seen similar recipes floating around and I’m not sure where they all started…
Yep. I’ll be making this pretty much ASAP!
I’ve made it twice in the last two weeks. So good!
Just to let everyone know that using Rotel tomatoes makes it fairly hot to those tender taste buds.
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We just finished this for dinner and it is yummy! My husband has an employee visiting from India and I wanted to make something with a lot of flavor but I was at a loss. I opened my e-mail this morning and your recipe was staring right back at me. Couldn’t have been better timing! My husband’s friend said it was really good. Super easy too. This one is a keeper. Thank you!
Oh good! So happy to be of help 🙂
Did you use raw/cooked chicken breast?
Raw! So sorry, I’ll add that in the ingredients
Raw… it’s says raw I believe
I have a quick question, my husband and I don’t eat/drink dairy, would this still be good without the milk? Or is there a good substitute?
Sounds so good, I really want to make it!
Yeah, it would be great, just not creamy! You can use a chicken stock instead! I would do a low sodium one since the enchilada sauce has plenty of that in there 🙂
You could always use Coconut Milk
You could also use Finley ground corn meal to make it creamy just add slowly and be patient the corn meal will really thicken but its a great substatute
My husband (works from home) made this for dinner last week and it was sooo delish! We didn’t have roasted red peppers so he substituted green chiles instead and it totally worked. Thanks!
This looks great! Planning on it this week, but have two questions…
Have you ever frozen it?
And
About how many servings would you estimate? I know that is hard to do with varying appetites, just want to make sure it won’t be too lost in my big crockpot.
PS- thanks in advance!
I have one of the bigger crockpots and it’s totally fine in it! (Well it’s my roommates) I estimate it feeds 6-8 adults… And about freezing it, I haven’t tried it but I’m sure it would be great!
yum i love mexican food too!
What about salt? I found mine needed quite a bit. Am I missing something?
It may just depend on your enchilada sauce, I use the one from Trader Joes and it has plenty of flavorings in it!
I made this today. My husband loved it. He said it’s the best recipe he has had in awhile. I didn’t make it in the crockpot but on the stove top instead. I didn’t add the red peppers, flour, or butter and it was great without. This recipe is a keeper.
How much red peppers do you use? I bought the jar from trader hoes it seems like a lot and I’ve never cooked with them before.
That’s the jar I used!! But with crock pot stuff like this… you can really add as much as you want or leave them out all together if you don’t have any on hand.
This is a great soup!!! My boyfriend got home from work tonight and had 2 bowls of it 🙂
I really love it! It’s so easy and everyone loves it!
Any substitutes for the enchilada sauce? It’s just that I’ve yet to find an enchilada sauce that wasn’t too spicy for my kids. Or, perhaps a recommendation for a truly mild enchilada sauce?
Thanks!
You can always make your own and don’t add the spices!!
What’s the nutrition facts on this soup?
You can plug in the ingredients to an online program, I don’t provide nutritional information here
Hi! I plan on making this soon and was wondering if you used frozen or thawed chicken breasts? Thanks!
I just made this tonight for dinner and it was super easy. Definitely going in my go to recipes book but mine was seriously lacking seasoning. It could’ve been that I got mild instead of hot enchilada sauce and substituted green Chiles for red peppers since I’m not to big on a lot of heat. I had to add a decent amount of salt, pepper, cumin, and taco seasoning to mine to bump up that flavor and served it over rice with pepper jack cheese and fried tortilla strips for a little crunch. I also added two extra chicken breasts. There is plenty of leftovers which I love because now I can separate it and freeze them for quick dinners when I don’t feel like cooking. Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
I’m sorry about the seasoning! It’s true, my enchilada sauce has quick a kick! You can always add some taco seasoning next time to give it an extra punch of flavor!
Made this at home, it was great!! My Husband liked it so much he made it at work, at the fire department and the guys loved it so much they at it for breakfast the next day!! Great recipe!!!
Had this for dinner last night and it was so good! I made minor changes: didn’t have roasted red peppers so left them out, sautéed onion before adding to crockpot and used a packet of dry enchilada spices to make into a sauce. They also don’t sell rotel here so just used a can of diced tomatoes and a can of diced green chillies. Added shredded cheese and crushed tortilla chips to the bowls and everyone ate it up! This will definitely become a regular here. Thanks for the great recipe!!
Oh good! I love that you just switched things in and out to meet your needs!
Hello! Just wanted to take a moment to let you know that I made this recipe today and it was excellent! I cant wait to make when my hubby is home as I know that he will love it! I used a ‘hot’ enchilada sauce and was very pleased with the flavor. Thanks so much for the recipe!
This was an amazing and simple dinner!! I’m usually weird about crockpot meals. I feel like just one dish isn’t enough but this had everything in it! I did make a little boo boo and bought green chili enchilada sauce but it turned out awesome! Both my husband and I had 2 bowls for dinner and fought for the leftovers for lunch! Is there a caloric breakdown of this meal avaiable?
I’m excited to try this tomorrow for dinner…however…would I be able to do all the prep work tonight and so I can add everything before running off to work?
Yes!!!
im cooking lunch for 6 people and was wondering if I needed to double the whole recipe. How much does this usually serve?
Thanks,
Sarah
soup was a hit at the office pot luck lunch, im passing out the recipe this afternoon. thanks for sharing it’s a keeper.
Great recipe !! I have made this several times and it is now a family favorite. I even made it at Christmas and everyone raved about it. Thanks for posting this and for the great photos too.
Oh, I’m so glad you and your family loved it! It’s one of my favorite recipes! Plus, I love anything with my slow cooker 🙂
This was yummy! Followed the recipe to a T and topped mine with olives and cheese. I froze the rest, hope it stays good!
How many does this recipe serve?
loved it!!!! thanks! will be posting pics to my IG and Twitter soon (when I’m not so lazy) of my creation (and crediting your site, of course ;).
I made this 2 nights ago and have eaten it every day. We LOVE it! I have sent it to several of my friends already. I just ate a snack using it as a dip on tortilla crackers. Thanks so much! It will be a staple in my house now!
I am wanting to make this. Do I have to cook the chicken and shred it? Or do I just put in a raw chicken into the crock pot? I am confused on what to do.
Does anyone know what the nutrition facts are for this????
Carb
Fat
Cal
Protein
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This very easy-to-eat dish is a vegetarian-friendly option. can be done in a short time. Thanks for sharing.
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