Well, we had a blast of sticky hot days with monsoon-like rain and now we’re headed to Labor Day with cooler temps ahead ~ just in time for the office pot-luck today!
With the a/c roaring at the office, something warm and spicy sounded good to me so this is what I’m bringing.
If you’re a fan of southwestern flavor, of chicken and of soup, then this is a recipe for you. It’s super easy to make and only requires chicken + the following 7 ingredients.
Ready?
only 8 ingredients! These 7 + Chicken – that’s it!
The ingredients are shown above but here’s the list for easy shopping:
- 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15 oz.) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14.5 oz.) can petite diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 (15.25 oz.) can sweet corn, drained
- 1 (10.75 oz.) can cream of chicken soup
- 1 (10 oz.) can green enchilada sauce
- 2 cups or 1 (14 oz.) can chicken broth
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 2 cups shredded chicken (I used rotisserie chicken but you could use canned.)
*if you are watching your sodium this may not be for you
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients together in a large sauce pot on the stove or crock-pot (slow cooker).
- Heat until warm, stirring occasionally.
- On the stove this will be ready to serve in ~15 minutes; in a crock-pot you should allow 1 hour. (I prep in my office, plug it in, and share an hour later – happy times!)
- Serve with your favorite toppings: strips of soft tortillas, shredded cheese, sour cream, cheese, tortilla chips, onions etc.
Chicken Tortilla Soup — yummy! An Emjayandthem (C) photo
Like chili, this soup is even better the next day and it’s perfect for college football which starts … this weekend :).
Happy cooking!
Thanks again for opening up the kitchen vault. The idea of putting Old El Paso enchiladas in the mix is brilliant. Yum!
You’re welcome! Make it on a cool fall day – I promise you won’t be disappointed 🙂 MJ
This looks delicious and I love tortilla soup so will definitely be trying this out! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
It’s just as good as the same soup served in the famous chain restaurants – in fact – I think it’s the same! 🙂 Let me know how you liked it ~ MJ
I usually need something warm with office a/c blasting!
me too — it was a hit! MJ
So many of my favorite recipes come from your blog, MJ! I’m definitely trying this. I made a chicken tortilla soup earlier this summer. It was really putzy and not even all that good. I’ll give your simpler version a try.
I guarantee you will like it – it’s so similar to the restaurant version that I suspect they use something similar, too 🙂 I hope it becomes a favorite and that you’ll let me know your crew’s reaction!!
MJ
Love the way this looks! One of my family’s favs! Gonna try it when it isn’t 100F
It’s delish – I am sure you will enjoy it! MJ
This looks delicious! I’m adding it to my soup repertoire.
It is, Leah, I promise! 🙂 MJ