Friday, May 02, 2008

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

I know that it isnt really hot soup weather. But when is it here in Phoenix? I still crave soup on 100 degree days. This is a recipe I found on AllRecipes.com
It is sooo easy. It takes 5 minutes to prepare. The biggest effort is chopping the onion.

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup
1 onion, chopped
1 (16 ounce) can chili beans
1 (15 ounce) can black beans
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning
3 whole skinless, boneless chicken breasts
shredded Cheddar cheese (optional)
sour cream (optional)
crushed tortilla chips (optional)

Place the onion, chili beans, black beans, corn, tomato sauce, beer, and diced tomatoes in a slow cooker. Add taco seasoning, and stir to blend. Lay chicken breasts on top of the mixture, pressing down slightly until just covered by the other ingredients. Set slow cooker for low heat, cover, and cook for 5 hours.

Remove chicken breasts from the soup, and allow to cool long enough to be handled. Stir the shredded chicken back into the soup, and continue cooking for 2 hours. Serve topped with shredded Cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips, if desired.

1 comment:

Vicarious Foodie said...

This looks really good! I know what you mean about craving certain foods no matter what the weather's like. I insist on using my oven all through summer, no matter how hot it makes my apartment.