Name: Cheesy Chicken Tortilla Soup in the Slow Cooker
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Chicken tenders - 1 ½ pounds; Salt to taste - 1 ½ pounds; Ground cumin, or to taste - 1 pinch; Chili powder, or to taste - 1 pinch; Garlic powder, or to taste - 1 pinch; Ground black pepper to taste - 1 pinch; Olive oil, or to taste - 1 tablespoon; Chicken broth - 1 (32 ounce) container; Queso dip - 2 (15.5 ounce) jars; Diced tomatoes and green chiles (such as RO*TEL®) - 2 (10 ounce) cans; Frozen pepper and onion stir-fry blend - 1 (16 ounce) package; Crushed tortilla chips - 2 cups; Black beans, drained - ⅔ (15 ounce) can; Jalapeno peppers - stemmed, seeded, and minced - 2 medium; Lime, juiced - ¼ medium; Cayenne pepper, or to taste - 1 pinch; Crushed tortilla chips, or to taste - ¼ cup

Cheesy Chicken Tortilla Soup in the Slow Cooker

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Cheesy Chicken Tortilla Soup in the Slow Cooker

1. Chicken tenders - 1 ½ pounds

2. Salt to taste - 1 ½ pounds

3. Ground cumin, or to taste - 1 pinch

4. Chili powder, or to taste - 1 pinch

5. Garlic powder, or to taste - 1 pinch

6. Ground black pepper to taste - 1 pinch

7. Olive oil, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

8. Chicken broth - 1 (32 ounce) container

9. Queso dip - 2 (15.5 ounce) jars

10. Diced tomatoes and green chiles (such as RO*TEL®) - 2 (10 ounce) cans

11. Frozen pepper and onion stir-fry blend - 1 (16 ounce) package

12. Crushed tortilla chips - 2 cups

13. Black beans, drained - ⅔ (15 ounce) can

14. Jalapeno peppers - stemmed, seeded, and minced - 2 medium

15. Lime, juiced - ¼ medium

16. Cayenne pepper, or to taste - 1 pinch

17. Crushed tortilla chips, or to taste - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Cheesy Chicken Tortilla Soup in the Slow Cooker

1. Stage

Rub chicken with salt, then follow with cumin, chili powder, and pepper.

2. Stage

Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in the hot skillet until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 3 minutes per side. Remove from the heat and cut into chunks.

3. Stage

Combine chicken broth, queso, diced tomatoes and chiles, pepper and onion blend, tortilla chips, black beans, jalapeno peppers, and lime juice in a slow cooker. Add chicken. Season soup with cayenne, and add more salt, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, and pepper to taste. Mix well.

4. Stage

Cook on Low for 8 hours or High for 5 hours. Top with crushed tortillas.