Slow Cooker King Ranch Chicken Soup

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes

Servings: servings

Calories: 754kcal

Author: Melanie Bauer | Melanie Makes

My Slow Cooker King Ranch Chicken Soup is a classic, comforting casserole in soup form. A cheesy, tomato soup base is spiked with chili powder, garlic and cumin and studded with diced chicken and tomatoes and then showered with your choice of delicious toppings.

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Ingredients

1 cup butter
8 cloves garlic minced
1 cup flour
8 cups chicken broth
8 teaspoons chili powder
2 tablespoons cumin
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 10-ounce cans diced tomatoes with green chilies
4 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
tortilla chips cilantro, jalapeno and plain yogurt or sour cream, to garnish

Instructions

In a six quart slow cooker, melt butter. Add garlic and stir until fragrant.
Stir in flour and whisk continuously until smooth.
Slowly stir in chicken broth until combined.
Add chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
Add chicken breasts and top with diced tomatoes.
Cook on LOW 4-6 hours or until chicken is cooked through.
Remove chicken and dice. Return to slow cooker and stir in cheddar cheese. Allow to thoroughly combine and warm through.
Serve soup in bowls garnished with tortilla chips, chopped chilantro, jalapeno slices and plain yogurt.

Notes

If your slow cooker does not have the ability to saute, you'll want to complete the first four steps of the recipe in a saucepan on your stovetop and then add it to your slow cooker.

Adapted from Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers by Samantha Skaggs.

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