Chicken Enchilada Soup
The most delicious chicken enchilada soup EVER (and it’s secretly loaded with vegetables)! Bonus: the recipe includes instructions for making it on the stovetop, slow cooker OR Instant Pot!
Here it is, the best chicken enchilada soup I’ve ever laid lips on.
我f you’ve never made this recipe, I think you’ll be surprised at how flavorful and wonderful it is! Thick and creamy (without any added flour, thickeners, or cream), the soup is made by cooking a heap of vegetables (potatoes, butternut squash, red pepper) until tender.
Those hearty ingredients are blended to a silky smooth consistency right before adding tender chicken and white beans.
我不一定尝试隐藏孩子的蔬菜，但我第一次吃它时我并不常见的是这汤的蔬菜装载性质。万博体育app官网祝福他们的小臭气'的心，他们不知道他们在素食者吸入这个汤时蔬菜后蔬菜后吞噬了素食。
当我之后告诉他们时，他们非常喜欢它，他们甚至没有蝙蝠。现在，多年后，这汤仍然是一个家庭的最爱！
我t doesn’t hurt that we all pile on as many toppings as our bowls will allow. That’s what makes it fun (and also extra tasty!).
Over the years, I’ve made some small adaptations to this recipe based on questions and comments I’ve received and also because of my own sanity-saving needs (i.e. throw it all in the slow cooker to cook on a busy day). I’ve included slow cooker and Instant Pot directions in the recipe below. My friend, Marci, alsohas some awesome freezer meal directions on her blog。
This easy and healthy chicken enchilada soup is a cool month staple for us! I can’t imagine life without it, really.
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The Best Chicken Enchilada Soup
我ngredients
- 8 cups chicken broth (I use low-sodium)
- 2磅无骨皮肤鸡胸肉（约3-4鸡胸肉）manbetx赛车万博体育app官网
- 1 (3.5-ounce) can chopped green chiles
- 1大黄洋葱，去皮和四分之一
- 4 medium russet potatoes, peeled and quartered (see note for substitutions)
- 1个红色甜椒，芯片，播种和切成大块
- 3-4 cups butternut squash cubes (from about 1/2 of a medium butternut squash, peeled and cut)
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning (homemade versionhere
- 1 cup sour cream, light or regular
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 cans white beans, like Great Northern, rinsed and drained
我nstructions
- 炉灶：在一个大锅中，加入鸡汤，鸡胸肉，绿色辣椒，洋葱，manbetx赛车土豆，胡椒，胡桃南瓜，大蒜，盐，孜然和炸玉米饼调味料。将混合物煮沸，煮沸，覆盖或部分覆盖，直至鸡肉煮熟，蔬菜嫩，约20分钟。manbetx赛车万博体育app官网如果蔬菜/鸡肉似乎没有足够的液体煮沸，加入水或肉汤，但小心不要增加额外的液体或味道和一致性会受到影响。manbetx赛车转到第4步。
- 慢炖锅：加入鸡肉汤，鸡胸manbetx赛车肉，绿色辣椒，洋葱，土豆，胡椒，胡桃南瓜，大蒜，盐，孜然和炸玉米饼调味为6夸脱或更大的慢炖锅。盖上盖子并在低温烹饪6-7小时或高3-4小时，直到蔬菜嫩。转到第4步。
- 我NSTANT POT:Decrease the broth amount to SIX cupsand add the chicken broth, chicken breasts, green chiles, onion, potatoes, pepper, butternut squash, garlic, salt, cumin, and taco seasoning to the insert of a 6-quart or larger Instant Pot or other electric pressure cooker. Secure the lid and cook on high pressure for 17 minutes. Let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes before releasing the remaining pressure (if liquid spurts through the valve, close the valve and wait a few minutes before releasing pressure again).
- Remove the chicken from the pot/slow cooker/Instant Pot to a cutting board. Let it cool slightly before shredding or dicing. Use an immersion blender or ladle the remaining vegetables and broth into a blender (in several batches, if needed), and puree the broth and vegetables until smooth. Take care not to overfill the blender since the mixture will be hot and will expand as it blends! Pour the pureed soup mixture back into the pot/slow cooker/Instant Pot. Whisk in the sour cream and tomato sauce. Stir in the beans and chopped chicken. Heat through.
- 用额外的浇头供应汤：玉米片，酸奶油，切碎的奶酪，牛油果，微米加仑或萨尔萨等。选项是无止境的！
Notes
Potatoes: over the years, I've used Yukon Gold or red potatoes in place of the russets and even subbed in half sweet potatoes. It's really adaptable.
Seasoning: also the original recipe I posted years ago had the taco seasoning stirred in at the end. I've since added the seasonings at the beginning to enhance overall flavor.
Thickness:if you want the soup thicker, ladle out some of the brothbeforeblending (you can always add it back in to thin it out a bit).
Pico de Gallo:这汤用自制图片绝对是不真实的o de gallo. Here's how I whip it up: 3-4 chopped ripe tomatoes, juice of one lime, handful of chopped cilantro, medium minced yellow onion, seeded and diced jalapeno and salt to taste. Let it chill out in the fridge for an hour or so, if desired, or use right away.
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食谱更新了12/2018的新照片，食谱笔记。
一个新的家庭最喜欢！你不能品尝蔬菜。即使是我最挑剔的食客也吞噬了这一点！美味的！！！
嗨！这看起来很棒，我想知道胡桃南瓜的味道有多强？
这汤是惊人的！我这个月在我的产品盒子里有一个胡桃南瓜，并不确定如何处理它。这是完美的使用！我遵循即时的盆指令非常紧密，只使用比肉汤更好的鸡肉，小辣椒比肉汤更好。manbetx赛车我出了绿色辣椒，所以辣椒BTB给了一些香料。我用冷冻鸡肉，煮20分钟。manbetx赛车它制作了一个巨大的锅，所以我会冻结很多，但将大大享受剩菜！谢谢你的一个梦幻般的食谱。
这是有史以来最好的鸡肉Enchilada汤！manbetx赛车而且我不那么轻。你改变了图片！我总是寻找旧照片，现在是底部的旧照片。旧的看起来更厚！谢谢你是最好的！
Thanks, Katie! (Every so often I update old recipes with new photos but I try to keep at least one old photo in the post so people aren’t confused),
Next time I’m going to try it with 6 cups on the stove top. I like it thick! But it was super good!
这是你最近发布的东西，而且我认为“看起来很棒！”今晚做了它。这太美味了！这太奶油我们甚至没有加奶酪。谢谢你分享它！
这是一个最喜欢的家庭！我的孩子们总是要求剩下的午餐。我以为我会报告我用冰冻的胡桃南瓜制作了它，我们并没有发现从我买一个新鲜的时候有所不同（如果有人在Costco购买大包）。我也将番茄酱双倍酱，爱结果！
感谢您提及冷冻的胡桃南瓜！我有一些冰箱，很难知道如何使用它。我们试过烤，但它得到了糊状。这是一个完美的想法！
Do you have an immersion blender brand you recommend? I’ve bought one before and was very unsatisfied. I’d love to have the convenience of one for this soup but don’t want to sacrifice the quality of the end product. I’m hoping that I just picked a bad one…
我有这个：https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ARQVM5O/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
我don’t know if it is the best one out there but I’ve really liked it.
Do you think you could sub something for the sour cream to make it dairy free?
我很多次离开了酸奶膏，它仍然很美味！Instagram上的有人也表示，他们已经陷入椰子霜（不加糖）。
我throw in cauliflower at the beginning (so it gets cooked and blended with the other veggies) and it does an awesome job replacing the sour cream.
Just wondering why you don’t put the tomato sauce in with the rest of the ingredients when you cook it. Is that bad?
You could add it at the beginning – just make sure it doesn’t burn (it has a tendency to scorch).
This was SO delicious!
My husband and I have been keto/low carb since January so I just subbed a whole head of cauliflower in for the potatoes to keep the carbs lower and it is so flavorful and creamy! My kids devoured it and kept saying how good it is and how much they liked it over regular enchiladas because it didn’t have all the vegetables in it! I decided not to tell them just how many were in it, let them just keep thinking it’s low on the veggie scale, haha!
This is BIG batch cooking! I’m thinking it’s at least 10 servings. Taste delicious. It really evokes that velveeta-rotel dip but with vegetables! I didn’t stir the sour cream in but served it on the side instead.
This looks fabulous! Do you think I could blend the beans up as well? If I did that, should I cut back on the potatoes? We are just starting the Keto diet and potatoes are a no go…. I’m sad.
是的，我觉得你也可以融合豆子。
Did you ever end up trying this in the instant pot? I would love the instructions for it!
是的,我确实!我扔在那里的一切(except the sour cream and beans) and did 15 minutes high pressure (manual setting). I let it naturally release for 20 minutes because I was busy and then quick released the rest of the pressure. I pureed it right in the pot with my immersion blender. Another time I made it in the IP, left out the chicken, added the beans in the 1st step…and then pureed everything after cooking; I didn’t add the sour cream (I was making it for someone with a dairy allergy) and stirred in chopped rotisserie chicken to heat through. Hope that helps!
哦，我的天啊！美味的！Pico完全将其推向顶部。这将是今年冬天再次发生的。谢谢！
Can you cook this soup in the pressure cooker?
我haven’t tried it, but I think it stands a good chance of working!
我made this soup this week, and I thought I ruined it because I couldn’t find butternut squash, so I subbed sweet potato, which probably made it sweeter than it should be. However, my kids loved it, and 3 out of 4 requested it in their lunch! This is a huge compliment as they almost never take leftovers even though their schools have microwaves. I can’t wait to try it again the right way! Just wanted to say thanks!
Hey, I know this is an old post, but it’s one of my favorite soup recipes. I tell my kids that it’s my magic soup because despite all the “yucky” vegetables they see me cutting up, it turns into the splendidly wonderful soup. They all love it!! I don’t think I could normally get them to eat so many vegetables in one sitting! Thanks!
Thank you so much for this recipe! After eyeing it for over a year I finally made it and it far surpassed my expectations. And the fact that it’s filled with veggies is just a great bonus because it tastes much more decadent than it actually is. I actually made it with an immersion blender and then kept it warm in the crock pot and served with a bunch of toppings family style – shredded cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, jalapenos, sriarcha sauce, sour cream, tortilla chips – it was a big hit. And i sent the recipe to two friends who made it for their families who also loved it.
沉浸式搅拌机，我没有批量生产 - 值得投资。
Does anyone know the nutritional facts for this soup? Looks great!
有人知道t的营养信息吗he soup? Looks great!
And the ‘soup’ setting for the blendtec is perfect…do it in batches but it works great. Really smooth and creamy.
This is my favorite soup ever. I have a few versions of this and this one is my fave. Often I sub 2 sweet potatoes in for the regular potatoes (no more or it is too sweet). Side note…random side note…all that gets cooked in the first step makes a great baby food puree (yes chiles and onions too…). Just remove the chicken and puree like instructed. Then just keep some of that out for baby and add the rest in for the fam. Hooray…Dinner for everyone.
Made this tonight for the fiance (who “hates” butternut squash) and he absolutely loved it!!! In fact he ate three bowls! Just wondering if anyone knows how many Weight Watchers points it is or the nutritional breakdown?
这很棒！我的孩子都吃了它，这是一个小奇迹。我将要冻结一些，因为它做得这么多。FYI，我也发现了我当地的杂货店的冷冻胡桃南瓜。YAY适合捷径！
我have a chicken enchilada soup that I have made and LOVED for years. It uses a ton of velveeta cheese though. I was surprised how much this recipe tasted like it. In fact, my kids didn’t even know I had used a different recipe. They were super excited that I made one of their favorite soups and they gobbled it right up!
This reminds me of Chili’s Enchilada soup except better- and far healthier! I used black beans instead of northern and added corn. Everyone loved it. Definitely a keeper! Thank you for sharing!
YES!!! That’s exactly what i was thinking! I’m sure that soup, while delicious, was so packed with fat and sodium and very unhealthy. As soon as I tasted it I thought that and emailed the recipe to friends.
Has anyone tried freezing this?
Hi Marci – I freeze this all the time and it works great!
oh my goodness. I made this last night and ate three bowls – then three more tonight! I LOVE THIS!!! THANK YOU!!
这很美味!!!而不是将蔬菜迷彩成一顿饭，在这汤中，蔬菜是让它味道美味的东西。我们的菜单中肯定是常规的！谢谢你的分享！
我remember when you first posted this soup, and I have to admit that it seemed unappealing for some reason so I never made it. But last night I was looking for a quick dinner and needed to use up a butternut squash, so I did a search on your site and this fit the bill. I didn’t have red pepper, and I threw in a sweet potato that I also needed to use. And I prefer black beans in soup like this so I used those. I’ll definitely make it again because it’s full of veggies my family doesn’t normally eat and my 5-year-old, who is somewhat of a stubborn (and slow) eater, kept saying how delicious it was and “can you make this again?” and asked for seconds. That’s a miracle, right there. Thanks!
My first time to comment on your amazing recipes….love them all! This soup was a real hit, and so perfect on a cold winter day….9 degrees cold!! Love trying your recipes and feeling confident they will be winners!
我do LOVE this soup. When I came back to send the link to my sister, I could not find the it listed under “soups” in the index. Reason why?
我made this for two different families and they all went crazy over it. I added some black beans and corn, which went over well. Thanks for all your awesome recipes!
Kim - 你可能会尝试一些额外的辣椒粉或Cayenne，给它一个额外的踢脚。自制的炸玉米饼调味料可能会产生味道的差异，但即使那么，你可能需要与香料一起玩（甚至添加一点额外的盐）。
我们做了这个并喜欢它。我遗漏了洋葱（不是一个家庭最喜欢的家庭！）。无论如何，我们觉得它需要踢。你会把它踢什么样的香料？我确实使用常规炸玉米饼调味料。自制人会更好，并给予我正在寻找的踢吗？
我迫不及待地想试试......流口水，哈哈！
Jennifer – you could leave them out. The soup would be less creamy and thick but should taste great anyway.
对土豆替换的任何建议？当我试图失去婴儿体重时，我需要少碳水化合物？
Sooo been dying to make this darn soup! Butternut squash has been super duper hard to find ’round these parts as of late. Finally hit the jackpot at Trader Joe’s today…even came peeled and cut up! Woo Hoo! Soups on for tonight! Can’t wait….
Karen – I haven’t subbed the sweet potatoes but it’s worth a try! Just make sure to taste test to adjust for the sweetness.
我have to say, I was skeptical about this recipe, even as I was dishing it into bowls tonight – but your recipes are always good, so I tried it. The soup turned out pretty dang good! Hubby and I both had seconds, which NEVER happens with soup. My butternut squash went bad before I could get around to making it, so I ended up substituting with some canned pumpkin. My picky 5 yr old threw a huge fit for three bites, then he dug in and actually said he liked it, after we crushed a ton of tortilla chips and cheese on the top. Score! I hope it freezes well, because it made one HUGE pot for a family of three. Thanks again!
Any thoughts on subbing sweet potatoes for russet? I have butternut squash and sweet potatoes and want to try this tonight!
Laura – I’m glad you liked this! What’s funny is that the original recipe DOES call for canned red enchilada sauce but I just knew there had to be a way to get the flavor without using it. Happy it was a hit!
This was so yummy – I’ve made all sorts of taco soup before and was surprised how this one really had more of an enchilada flavor (and thrilled that it was nothing like a yucky enchilada soup recipe I tried that called for canned red enchilada sauce – yuck, yuck). I had never cooked with butternut squash, nor pureed soup in my blender before. I used black beans – worked great.
Alisa – I’ve never used the soup setting on my Blendtec so I can’t really tell you – sorry! It’s worth a try, though! Let me know how it works if you try it.
我bookmarked this knowing I wanted to make it first chance I got which was this afternoon. I ended up making the homemade taco seasoning as well and am amazed at how much more intense the flavor is. The soup is very good, I think it will just get better as it simmers. The one thing I did was use my immersion blender so I never had to take it out of the pot; so much easier, it worked great and less dishes.
我read the comment about the blendtec “soup” setting…would that work with this recipe if I cooked the chicken separately? And maybe I’d need to microwave the squash a little too? I just bought a blendtec but haven’t tried “soup” in it yet so your input would be great! Thx!
这个食谱很棒！我昨晚做了它，我们喜欢它，我迫不及待想要午餐剩下的剩菜。非常感谢分享此食谱。
我love how healthy this is and how yummy. It was so good today a at later cuz the flavored melded more. My two-year-old live it too. Also Made it in the slow cooker on low for a couple hours, so easy so good. As always thanks.
This looks amazing!!!! I will try it next week and let you know how it turned out!
切割那些冬季南瓜的伎俩。。。使用南瓜雕刻工具。当我识上出来时，这是一个“AHA”时刻！比厨房刀更容易。
我made this tonight and it was a big hit at the potluck I went to. I added 2 cans of corn and I doubled the amount of tomato sauce and I thought it was perfect.
我们今晚成了它，它很棒！我们使用了一些我们手头的南瓜酱（谢谢你的想法，之前的评论！拯救了我去商店的旅行），普通酸奶而不是酸奶油，剩下的鸡肉。manbetx赛车工作得很好。我曾经制作过山顶辣椒的Enchilada汤配方，使用了大量的Velveeta - 品尝伟大，但总是感到内疚，了解它是什么。但这 - 哇！就像美味一样，绝对没有内疚！它也提出了巨大的批量。谢谢mil！
看起来很棒！你的和家人吃得非常相似，这就是为什么我喜欢这么多的食谱！万博半全场
梅尔, I made this tonight for dinner. It was fabulous! I echo the earlier commenter who said to microwave the squash first. I did that and had no problem cutting through it and just used my plain old vegetable peeler to remove the skin.
我把酸奶油放在桌子上让人们尽可能多地添加。这是既有和没有的美味。我肯定会再次这样做！
我昨晚制作了这个汤，你不是在开玩笑：这是最好的鸡肉汤汤（永远。）我对胡桃南瓜有点紧张，但我跟着食谱，结果如此善良。manbetx赛车万博体育app官网（根本不是挤压。）感谢MEL的另一个美味的食谱。
（微针微波的尖端非常有帮助。）
小姐——我只有山姆会员在这里,对吗t next to the romaine lettuce/broccoli/carrots. My cousin-in-law, Susie, who gave me the recipe found hers at Costco and I can only assume it’s in the same section – somewhere in produce?
Kim – you could always leave it out – unfortunately I’m not super familiar with lactose-substitutions! You might try googling a few options but if nothing sounds great, I’d just omit it.
What section in Costco did you find the squash? Definitely my way to go!
i don’t mind your sour cream specks–i like the contrast they add, and the fact that it lets you know there’s some creamy goodness present.
我am making this for dinner tonight! Can’t wait! Is there a way to substitute the sour cream for something suitable for someone who is lactose intolerant? I was thinking I would share the recipe with my sister-in-law but someone in her family can’t have the sour cream. Any thoughts?!? Thanks so much!
克里斯汀– you could probably use just about any type of bean you want here. It’s a pretty versatile soup!
杰西卡 - 我没有冻结它，但如果我有很多剩菜，我肯定会尝试一下。因为乳制品的数量很少，所以我认为它应该冻结。在重新评估时，您可能会在纹理中获得一些变化，但它不应该太引人注目。祝你好运，如果你试试吧！
瑞秋-豆类罐头已经预煮的你don’t need to cook them long in this soup recipe – heating them through is sufficient. If you are using dry beans – well, that’s a whole separate issue. They need to be soaked overnight in cool water and then cooked in water for about 45 minutes before draining and adding them to a recipe that calls for canned beans. As for the wheat flour question – it really is a matter of taste but in yeast doughs, I definitely recommend adding flour by feel (to obtain a soft dough) rather than holding fast to the measurements given in a recipe. If I am using freshly ground whole wheat flour, I always have to add more than the recipe states because it is full of air from being ground but if it has settled than I usually just use 1:1 in cookie recipes and things like that. Keep in mind that most whole wheat flours (red wheat or white wheat) will produce a darker, denser consistency so in cookies and cakes, I’d recommend starting with smaller amounts of whole wheat and working up so that the baked goods don’t turn out too heavy and dense. Hope that helps!
Absolutely delicious! My kids both loved it and asked for it to be put in the rotation. Thanks for yet another keeper!
我很想用甜蜜的土豆试试这个！百胜！
我想知道豆子......你介于难万博体育app官网以努力吗？如果是这样，烹饪豆子需要多长时间才能柔软？我仍然是烹饪，只是学习，好吧，一切！万博体育app官网Also, this is off topic, but I try to use as much whole wheat flour (in everything) instead of all purpose flour (to my husbands dismay) but sometimes I don’t know how much to use, is there a rule of thumb for switching white flour to wheat? Love your site!
梅尔, that is another option I thought could work. It’s probably the better option. Thanks!
This soup sounds crazy good! I love all the powerful veggies hidden within!
今晚为晚餐做了这件事。我喜欢隐藏在其中的所有蔬菜。绝对美味。在微波中的预紧壁球和使用浸没搅拌机非常容易。
Made this tonight and it was great!!! We have a lot of left overs; how do you think it will freeze?
这看起来很好！我的丈夫不会吃一个蔬菜，所以我很高兴能够尝试这个并秘密地在他身上得到一些蔬菜。如果我对白豆不是很偏袒，那么还有另一种类型的豆子会很好吗？爱你的博客！
Hey, just thought I’d mention also for those who have a hard time chopping up butternut or any other hard squashes/vegetables…if you just zap them in the microwave for 5-7 min. (depending on the size), it cooks it a little first and makes it soft enough to cut–and is then much easier to peel the skin off too, you can almost do it with a spoon! (It also helps cut down on the simmer time for soups etc, and makes it easier on the Blender if you are skipping the boil/simmer time and going straight to the soup button on that Blendtec! (Sometimes cooking first lets the flavors blend a little more too though, it just depends on what type of soup/dish you’re making!)
Juli – I’ll look into the issue. In the meantime, if you click on the recipe post title (in this case, click on “The Best Chicken Enchilada Soup”, it will pull up the post in a unique URL (permalink) and it should save fine to Ziplist then. I’ll get working on the issue!
梅尔…having a little trouble saving your recipes to ZipList as of late. Tried to save the taco seasoning on Friday and it saved as Classic Macaroni and Cheese?? Today I tried to save the Chicken Enchilada Soup Recipe and again, it saved as Classic Macaroni and Cheese?? I just wanted to let you know there was an issue, just in case you weren’t aware. Thanks!
This is my kind of soup. I will make this as much as i make the taco salad dippers you posted a while back.
This sounds amazing! I am definitely adding this to menu line up in the near future!
Looks like a great recipe to try out my new immersion blender! Think pumpkin would sub okay for squash? I’ve got lots.
Erin – sure, I’d say go ahead and use the pumpkin!
Your timing is perfect! I put chicken tortilla soup on my menu for next week and needed to find a better recipe than the one I last used. AND I’m still itching to try another soup in my new Blendtec. You’re a gift, Mel! (I might bump it up to this week it looks so good!)
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非常好！
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我am putting this on my menu plan for the week!
Looks delicious! I think I will make this for a potluck I’m going to at someone’s house. Do you have any hints for me? I would easily be able to heat it up on the stove there, so should I finish it up at my house and then just set it on a burner at really low so it will stay hot for everyone?
Ashley - 你能让汤开始在你家完成，然后把它倒在一个混乱的锅中，直到你在朋友家安排之前保持温暖？只要它在Crockpot中没有做太久，我认为它应该在那里保持良好的温暖。否则，你肯定可以在你家里和你一起拿出罐汤，并在低炉灶燃烧器上保持温暖，直到准备服务。
这看起来像一个健康的,美味的汤!我love that vegetables are the base of the soup, and it looks so thick and creamy! I know my children will love this, and I’m not going to tell them how many vegetables are in it!