Poor Neil. He doesn’t subscribe to the theory that soup can be considered a meal. It never used to be an issue between us, but somewhere in the last year, I went and became a soupie. I’ve been seduced by these steaming bowls of goodness. Where once I was of the mind that the only soup worth having was a bowl of nearly-drained ramen noodles (and even that was only appealing when one was felled by some illness that required long periods of couch rest), I now have a freezer brimming with leftover homemade soups. And poor Neil, who never had a problem with the occasional ramen noodle supper, has found himself face-to-face with at least one supper per week lately, where soup was the star.
It’s not that I’m completely unsympathetic to his feelings, but I just can’t stop making soup. To prove that I’m not completely heartless, when I tried out tonight’s Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe, I didn’t make it to stand alone on our plates. I also baked a loaf of Bread Machine Zucchini Bread, and made us some grilled pepperjack cheese sandwiches.
Hopefully that smoothes things over a bit between us 🙂
Ingredients
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes — canned
- 10 ounces enchilada sauce — canned
- 2 medium yellow onions — chopped
- 4 ounces chopped green chiles — canned
- 1 clove garlic — minced
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 cups water
- 14 1/2 ounces chicken broth — canned
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 dashes black pepper
- 1bay leaf
- 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 9 ounces cooked chicken — chopped
Directions
- Combine all ingredients except chicken in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low for 5 to 6 hours, or High for 2 to 2.5 hours.
- Add chicken, cover and cook on Low for another hour.
Recipe By: Lisa Clarke, based on a recipe by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann in Not Your Mother’s Slow-Cooker Cookbook
Servings: 8
Weight Watchers Points: 3
Serving Ideas: Serve with tortilla chips generously crumbled over the top.
NOTES: For the chicken, I used pre-packaged, pre-cooked, Southwestern style chicken, and chopped it smaller before adding it to the pot.
I am freezing the leftovers in single-serving size containers for six easy, healthy lunches for myself sometime in the future 🙂
Mmmmmm that sounds really good Lisa! I think I’ll try it over the weekend! My “plans” include tidying up the house and starting on some holiday baking. This will be a nice meal that won’t require alot of work when I’ll already be busy (messing up) cooking in the kitchen! LOL
The most time-consuming part is chopping the onions (which I think I will chop smaller next time).
Soup and sandwiches are my favorite meal! My hubby is not to much of a fan either!
I keep trying to tell him that it’s just veggies and meat in one big bowl – it’s more “meal” than the frozen pizza I usually make, LOL!
Yummo! I’m another “soupie” and I love the term! And thanks for the recipe!
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You’re welcome! Don’t know if I made that term up or not, but I thought it was fun 🙂
I love soup, too. My husband, meh, not so crazy about it as a meal….even with homemade bread. Who doesn’t like that? My favorite soup of all time is one I got from your blog last year (or maybe it was earlier this year?) – Turkey Curry Meatball Soup! Sooooo yummy!
Ooh, yeah, I love that soup, too! I guess lack of soup-as-a-meal enthusiasm is a “guy thing” 😉
This sounds great! I will give this a try later this week. Soup is a new fav of mine — at least trying new soups, not Campbell’s chicken noodle. 🙂 I made a fabulous red lentil soup earier this week. Yum!
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I’m new to the soup thing, too. I think many soups are great when you want to shed a few pounds. And I do, LOL! I’m afraid of lentil soup, though – I’ve always assumed I wouldn’t like it! I’d hate to make up a whole batch of it only to discover i was right…
WOW! I made this recipe today! ITS SOOOOOO GOOD! Yum. I’m usually not much of a soup person but geeze this recipe was good. Hubby says we are going to have to put it on our menu of means we make alot. Thanks!!!
That’s a rave review, if I’ve ever heard one! So glad you like it! I’m really happy with it, too – I’ve been having the leftovers for lunch every day this week. Mmmm!
Oh how I love both soup as a meal and using my slow cooker. Thanks so much for sharing!!
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My pleasure! I’ve been enjoying the leftovers all week 🙂