Chicken tortilla soup with tomatoes, enchilada sauce, black beans, corn and Mexican-style seasonings, with both slow-cooker and pressure-cooker methods.
Instant Pot or Crockpot Mexican Tortilla Soup
Chicken tortilla soup with tomatoes, enchilada sauce, black beans, corn and Mexican-style seasonings, with both slow-cooker and pressure-cooker methods.
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts uncooked/raw
- 1 15-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes undrained, or fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 10-ounce can red enchilada sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 1 4-ounce can fire-roasted diced green chiles
- 1 15-ounce can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 15-ounce can fire-roasted corn undrained
- 1 32-ounce container chicken stock or broth
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 3/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 bay leaf
- seasoned salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon cilantro chopped
- tortilla strips, lime juice, sharp cheddar, avocado and cilantro for serving
Instructions
Crockpot
- Add trimmed chicken to a large crockpot. Gently crush tomatoes and add with their juices, enchilada sauce, garlic, onion, green chiles, black beans and corn.
- Add chicken stock, cumin, chili powder, paprika, bay leaf, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook 3-4 hours on High or 5-7 hours on Low, until chicken shreds easily.
- Remove and shred chicken, return it to the crockpot, add cilantro, adjust seasoning and add fresh lime if desired. Remove bay leaf.
- Serve with cheese, sour cream, cilantro, lime and tortilla strips.
Instant Pot
- Using Sauté, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and sauté garlic and onion 3-4 minutes until onion starts to soften.
- Add trimmed chicken and all remaining ingredients; stir.
- Cook at high pressure for 7 minutes. Naturally release 10-15 minutes, then quick-release remaining pressure. Shred chicken and return it to the pot. Adjust seasoning, add lime if desired, and remove bay leaf.
- Serve with preferred toppings.
Notes
Source states its displayed total time excludes actual cooking time and varies by method.
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Source: Chelsea's Messy Apron
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