Chicken Enchilada Soup – Barefeet in the Kitchen

Creamy Hen Enchilada Soup is a hearty soup full of chunks of tender hen, black beans, corn, peppers, and tomatoes.

All the things comes collectively in a creamy wealthy soup base that tastes just like the purple chile enchiladas at your favourite Mexican restaurant.

Enchilada Soup

This soup could be simmered via the day in a Crock-pot, permitting dinner to be prepared everytime you’re hungry. Alternatively, it may be pulled collectively on the stovetop in lower than 20 minutes.

Nevertheless you make it, your loved ones and pals are certain to like this Hen Enchilada Soup.

Soups are a fall dinner favourite and I’m benefiting from the soup climate over right here. It looks like half the pics on my digicam today are soups or stews. That is my oldest son’s favourite soup today.

I make this soup on a reasonably common rotation and realized the opposite day it was well beyond time to replace the photographs and share it with you once more!

Creamy Enchilada Soup

Hen enchilada soup is a particularly versatile recipe. I consistently adapt it to what’s available. Final yr, I used a number of the leftover turkey to make a batch of this soup. You’ll be able to swap in whichever beans you want finest as nicely.

High your bowl of soup with no matter makes every particular person the happiest: shredded cheese, bitter cream, additional cilantro and inexperienced onions, or tortilla strips.

You’ll want the next substances to make this recipe:

• yellow onion
• garlic
• cooked hen
• hen broth
• petite diced tomatoes
• purple enchilada sauce
• chopped inexperienced chile (frozen, canned, or contemporary is okay)
• black beans
• corn
• taco seasoning
• heavy cream
• salt and pepper

Enchilada Soup Recipe

To make this on the range, begin by sauteing the onions in a big pot over medium-high warmth. When they’re virtually performed, add the garlic. Stir and let cook dinner for a few minute.

Add the hen, hen broth, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, inexperienced chile, black beans, corn, and taco seasoning. Carry to a boil.

Scale back the warmth and simmer for five minutes. Take away from the warmth and slowly add the cream whereas whisking or stirring consistently.

Style the soup, add salt and pepper, and alter seasonings as desired. When all the things is heat and the broth is flavorful, the soup is able to eat.

Crock-Pot Hen Enchilada Soup

To make this in a sluggish cooker, mix all the things apart from the cream within the crockpot and cook dinner on excessive for 3 hours or on low for 5-6 hours. Slowly add the cream whereas whisking or stirring consistently.

Style the soup, add salt and pepper, and alter seasonings as desired. When all the things is heat and the broth is flavorful, the soup is able to eat.

For some extra New Mexico dinner favorites that you simply would possibly like, strive Inexperienced Chile Stew, {30 Minute} Inexperienced Chile Hen Enchiladas, and New Mexico Posole. These recipes are basic favorites.

And when you haven’t tried it but, Carne en su Jugo (a.okay.a. Meat in its Juices) is one other dinner that my household actually enjoys.

{initially revealed 3/9/12 – recipe notes and photographs up to date 12/11/24}