Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, slow cooker southwestern chicken soup. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
In a large skillet, saute chicken in oil until lightly browned. This zesty soup can simmer in the crock pot for an entire workday, making it perfect for a busy weekday meal. Bump up the Southwest flavors with a garnished of chopped fresh cilantro and a squeeze of lime, if desired.
Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have slow cooker southwestern chicken soup using 18 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup:
- Take 3 pounds bone-in chicken pieces (I like dark meat - more flavor. :) )
- Make ready 6 cups water
- Take 1 small onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
- Make ready 6 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
- Prepare 2 medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch thick pieces (I like to cut them big for slow cooking so they don't disintegrate and still retain some texture)
- Make ready 1 medium bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces (I happened to use the Hatch chilies I roasted the other day, but they're seasonal and sometimes hard to come by even when they're in season)
- Take 1 large stem celery, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- Prepare 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained (optional - I don't always care for beans in this soup - but add a 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt to the recipe if you add the beans)
- Get 1/2 a 15 oz. can of corn (or 1 cup frozen or fresh corn kernels)
- Make ready 1/2 a 15 oz. can of tomatoes
- Get 1/2-1 teaspoon cumin
- Prepare 1-2 teaspoons dried oregano
- Take 2 bay leaves
- Make ready 3-3.5 teaspoons kosher salt to start
- Prepare 1-1.5 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice
- Get 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (optional for the cilantro haters, of course)
- Make ready 1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional, but recommended)
- Take optional garnish: fried tortilla chips or strips, chopped fresh chilies, onions, cilantro, avocado, and lime wedges
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Steps to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup:
- Dump all but garnish ingredients into your slow cooker and give it a few good stirs.
- Cook on low for 7 to 9 hours, or high for 5 to 7, depending on how hot your slow cooker gets.
- It's always nice if you can give the soup a few gentle stirs throughout the cooking process, but if you can't manage that because you're out of the house, then you can give it a stir and adjust the seasoning as necessary as soon as you get home. This will give the soup some time to more evenly and thoroughly absorb flavor before you sit down to enjoy it.
- I like it with a little steamed rice, some chopped onions and cilantro on top, a good extra squeeze of lime, and a few lashings of Tapatío. :)
Enjoy!
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