Creamy Chicken Taco Soup

Name: Creamy Chicken Taco Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8, 8 -10
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs OR 2 ½ cups rotisserie chicken ((see notes)); salt and pepper; 1/2 large yellow onion, (diced); 1/4 cup flour; 4-6 cloves garlic, (minced); 2 tsp EACH chili powder, ground cumin; 1/2 tsp EACH dried oregano, smoked paprika, salt; 5 cups low-sodium chicken broth, (plus more as needed); 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon (base, granulated, or crushed cubes); 1 15 oz. can black beans, ( rinsed and drained); 1 15 oz. can sweet corn, (rinsed and drained); 1 15 oz. can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, (don’t drain); 1/2 cup salsa ((medium for more heat, we use Mateo's)); 1 4 oz. can mild diced green chiles; 1 1/4 cups freshly shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 4 ounces block cream cheese, (cubed, very soft (full fat will not curdle)); 3 tablespoons minced cilantro; 2 tablespoons lime juice; crushed tortilla chips; avocados; tomatoes; jalapenos

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 40m total

Servings

Calories

25% of a 2,000 cal day

510KCAL

Protein

25g51% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat30g

39%

Saturated11g

53%

Unsaturated20g

—

Total Carbs37g

13%

Fiber10g

36%

Total Sugars7g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch20g

—

Sodium1416mg

62%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A creamy chicken and vegetable soup enriched with cream cheese and cheddar, seasoned with chili powder and oregano. Bold, warming, and satisfying for lunch or dinner.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

2 tbspolive oil
2 tbspunsalted butter
1 lbboneless skinless chicken thighs — or rotisserie chicken
salt and pepper
½large yellow onion — diced
¼ cupflour
4–6cloves garlic — minced
2 tspEACH chili powder, ground cumin
½ tspEACH dried oregano, smoked paprika, salt
5 cupslow-sodium chicken broth
2 tspchicken bouillon (base, granulated, or crushed cubes)
15 ozblack beans — rinsed, drained, 1 can
15 ozsweet corn — canned, rinsed, drained, 1 can
15 ozfire-roasted diced tomatoes — 1 can
½ cupsalsa — medium
4 ozmild diced green chiles — canned, 1 can
1¼ cupssharp cheddar cheese — freshly shredded
4 ozblock cream cheese — full-fat, very soft, cubed
3 tbspminced cilantro
2 tbsplime juice
tortilla chips — crushed
avocados
tomatoes
jalapenos

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Method

40m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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