Creamy Green Enchilada Crock Pot Soup
I am in serious crockpot mode over here.
Between a calendar full of fun holiday activities and now the lazy days of vacation between Christmas and New Year’s, I definitely don’t want to be spending all my time fussing over dinner.
Plus, there’s nothing more cozy than the smell of something amazing simmering in the crockpot.
I made this green enchilada chicken soup for the first time in 2016 when I went on a quick solo trip to San Francisco and Seattle and needed something that Bart and the girls could eat for dinner after I’d flown out.
When I came back a few days later, there was one bowl’s worth left in the fridge and it was SO ridiculously good, I had to make it again where I could eat more than one serving of it.
Usually, I make my crockpot recipes on low so they can cook all day and you could certainly do that with this crockpot green chicken chili, but I’ve been making it after lunch and cooking it on high so it’s ready in a few hours.
Either way, it’s super quick to throw together, tastes like heaven and is one of my favorite easy soup recipes to make on repeat.
If you liked this green enchilada chicken soup recipe, you might also like this recipes:
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- Easiest Crockpot French Dip Sandwiches
- Creamy Chicken Crockpot Stew
Creamy Crockpot Green Chili Recipe
Creamy Green Enchilada Crockpot Soup
Looking for a super simple recipe that's warm and delicious during the holiday madness? This green enchilada chicken soup recipe is the perfect solution - dump everything in the crockpot, cook all day and serve up when dinner rolls around!
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts frozen is fine
- 1/2 large yellow onion diced
- 1/2 cup mild green enchilada sauce, green salsa, salsa verde
- 1 4 oz can mild diced green chiles
- 2 cups water or chicken broth I usually do water with one bullion cube
- 1 Tablespoon cumin
- 1/4 - 1 teaspoon chili powder depending on your spicy tolerance (any kind is fine, but I usually use a chipotle chili powder)
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 1/2 cup uncooked rice I use basmati
- 4 oz cream cheese
- salt and pepper I usually add 1 teaspoon of salt, but if you're using chicken broth, you may not need any
Instructions
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Put everything in the crock pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4. Shred the chicken with two forks and stir to combine everything well.
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Salt and pepper to taste and serve hot (you can add cilantro, sour cream, shredded cheese - I prefer Monterey jack cheese or the Mexican blend-, corn tortilla chips, or diced avocado, if you'd like).
Recipe Notes
(adapted from Lil' Luna)
This looks delish! Definitely adding it to my meal plan for next week.
Yum. I love any recipe that starts with "Put everything in the crockpot." Adding to my list! Thanks!
Oh my! I'm needing to make this in a hurry!! I love anything green+chicken+enchilada!!!
This looks amazing and perfect for this fall weather! Pinned and planning to make soon!
Enchilada and cream cheese are my magical buzz words. Definitely making this!
I'm making this today, yum! Does the cream cheese cook for the whole time or is it stirred in to melt towards the end of the cooking time?
The original recipe calls for it to be put in at the end, but I hate that because I feel like it always takes forever to really melt in and it still lumpy. So the last couple times I've made it, I just dump it on top at the beginning and it's worked like a charm.
Made this tonight (with a few tweaks … like adding the whole brick of cream cheese because calories don’t count between Christmas and New Year’s). Super yummy!!!
YAY! So glad to hear it – thanks for letting me know!
We made this tonight and it was a hit! Definitely going on my list. Thank you!
This was a hit with all ages. Making it again tonight. Thanks for such an easy, crowd pleaser recipe!