This Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup is packed with flavor, easy to prepare, and absolutely delicious. Made with tender chicken, peppers, onions, and plenty of deliciousness, it makes a big batch that’s perfect for sharing and always a crowd favorite.
I use my crockpot year-round, especially for soups. From classic tomato to hearty Chicken Tortilla Soup, I love making simple dinners my family enjoys—and meals that can easily feed a crowd. Chicken Tortilla Soup is one of our family’s favorite recipes.
I have a few recipes that are my “go-to’s” when using my crockpot, and Chicken Tortilla Soup is one of them. I love this version of Chicken Tortilla Soup Crock Pot because it’s versatile.
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You have your core ingredients and then all the additional toppings or ingredients you can add in or not, and make this soup exactly how you want it or how your family will eat it. While I love it fully loaded, as pictured above, my husband hates beans and corn, so to make it his way, I don’t add those to the soup and serve them on the side instead. So we both walk away with a bowl of soup we love.
This slow cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup is flavorful, easy to make with just a few ingredients, and perfect for busy days. With its rich broth, fresh vegetables, and chicken, it’s a colorful and hearty meal.
I don’t just love using my crockpot in the cold months—I rely on it year-round, especially during the busy fall and winter seasons filled with sports, carpools, and appointments for our five kids.
Having a comforting, homemade meal ready when we walk in the door after all that running around is pure joy.
This Chicken Tortilla Soup is one of my favorite dishes to make around the holidays because it’s easy to prepare in a big batch and works beautifully for feeding a crowd.
You can serve it fully assembled or set out the base with toppings on the side so everyone can customize their own bowl. Either way, it’s hearty, colorful, and always a hit with guests—so much so that you’ll likely be asked for the recipe.
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Chicken Tortilla Soup Crock Pot
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Ingredients
Chicken Tortilla Soup
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 1 red pepper diced
- 1 yellow pepper diced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoons salt divided
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts about 2-3 breasts
- 2 cans chicken broth 14.5-ounce cans
- 14 ounces red enchilada sauce
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half or heavy cream if desired, for a creamier soup
- 2-3 tablespoons flour or cornstarch if desired to make a thicker soup
- 1 can pinto beans drained, optional
- 1 1/2 cups frozen corn optional, do not use canned
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro chopped, for garnish
- 1 can black beans drained, optional
Instructions
- Melt butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Season peppers, onion, and garlic with 1 teaspoon of salt and saute until they are tender. Add to the slow cooker.
- Place chicken breasts in the slow cooker on top of the vegetables. Then add chicken broth, enchilada sauce, cumin, chili powder, oregano, taco seasoning, and remaining 1 tsp salt.
- Cook on high for 3-4 hours or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°.
- Remove cooked chicken and shred or chop, then place back into the soup. At this point, add any of the optional ingredients that you wish to use such as corn or beans.
- If you'd like a creamier soup, add 1-2 cups of heavy cream now. For a thicker soup, whisk 2-3 tablespoons of flour or cornstarch to the heavy cream before stiring into the soup. Cook on high for another 1 hour.
- Serve with your choice of ganishes such as fresh chopped cilantro, sour cream, and tortilla strips. Enjoy!
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reminds me of the tortilla soup from baja fresh
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This recipe is great!! My boyfriend love chicken tortilla soup but hates veggies, so I blended the broth to hide those bell peppers! He’ll never know 😉 thank you for the amazing recipe!
We definitely understand that, haha! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Love a good tortilla soup, especially one you can make in the crock pot!
So creamy and full of flavor. We love this soup!
Smells and tastes amazing!
Love how hearty this soup is! Chicken tortilla flavor is always the best!
I had never tried to creamy tortilla soup, and this one is so delicious! Thanks for the great idea!
This Chicken Tortilla Soup looks absolutely delicious! Yummy!
This is such a fantastic and very tasty comforting soup! I love crockpot recipes and making them ahead of time! Such a delicious and great recipe. Definitely going to make this for dinner soon!
I love that this is CREAMY! Can’t wait to try it!
I need to try this Chicken Tortilla Soup is immediately, it looks so good!
Love how rich and flavorful is this tortilla soup! The best ever!
This is one of our favorite comfort soups and we just love making this soup throughout the year! Such a delicious and very flavorful soup. Excited to make this very soon!
How much chicken should be used if measured by weight?
It should be about 1 pound/16 ounces. I hope you enjoy it!
Thank you! It’s so helpful to know the weight – I just got a chicken breast yesterday that was almost a pound just by it’s self!
They definitely vary in size a lot! I would say 2 chicken breasts can weigh anywhere from just under a pound, to just over 1.5 pounds these days. If you like more chicken in your soup, you can definitely go with 1.5 pounds and it’ll be just as tasty. I’m glad I could help!
Can I made this a day ahead of time and reheat in a crock pot or will everything get too watery and break down? I won’t be at a place to add everything at one hour before eating.
We haven’t tried reheating it in the crockpot, but it should work just fine! We have had no problem adding the last few ingredients more than an hour before eating without them breaking down.
Delicious! I added all of the optional ingredients. My only complaint is that it didn’t seem to thicken as much as I would have liked it to, that could have been on my part. However, this will definitely become a staple in my home! Thank you
Hi Melissa! The soup isn’t very thick as it is. If you do want it thicker next time, just remove a cup of the liquid when you reach the step where you shred the chicken. Whisk together the liquid and 1 Tbsp of cornstarch or flour and pour back into the pot and stir. It should thicken slightly over the last hour of cooking. I hope this helps!
How much is 1 serving for the 287 calories you suggested? Thanks!
Just made this today and have updated the nutrition facts with the exact measurements if that helps! The finished soup makes 12 1-cup servings, totaling 259 calories per cup.
This soup is delicious! I followed the recipe exactly, but then did a few minor additions. I added a tablespoon of chicken Demi-glace, and one chopped / seeded jalapeño to the base part of the soup. Then at the end, one tablespoon of cornstarch mixed in one cup of cream, and one can of Ro-tel. Thanks!
Perfect for a fall afternoon – a savory halloween treat.
I haven’t made it yet but I do have a question. Why does it say total cooking time is 3 hrs when the recipe instructions say to cook it for 3 hrs and then shred the chicken and put it back in for another hour. Shouldn’t that be a total time of at least four hours or am I reading it wrong?
It looks like that was a typo, sorry about that! It has been fixed. Thanks for letting us know 🙂
Can you freeze the soup?
I haven’t tried this, but I would see no issue with it.
I love this recipe. I do change a few things because I like a thicker soup. I omit the chicken broth, because I find the broth from the chicken cooking is enough liquid. I also treat it as a dump and go recipe, except for the heavy cream. I mix the heavy cream with a little bit of cornstarch. I also add a whole envelope of taco seasoning in place of the spices to make it easier.
love your changes, I will try them too!
Can you use carrots instead of peppers? I don’t have peppers on hand
You can either leave the peppers out or if you’d like to use carrots that would be fine too! They may just need to cook a little longer than the onions.
Will definitely be making this soup that looks amazingly beautiful & sounds so delicious but I was wondering if you can share how you make your own tortilla strips.
Hi Lisa, I hope you enjoy the soup! To make your own tortilla strips, just heat 1″ of oil in a pan, then slice your choice of tortillas into strips, and fry in batches in the oil. Use a slotted spoon to remove them when golden brown and sprinkle with salt immediately. Hope this helps!
Can you cook this in the crockpot on low for 7-9 hours?
Hi Shannon, you should be just fine leaving it on low for 7-9 hours! Just be sure the chicken is cooked all the way through before serving.