Chicken fajitas are a family favorite! Now, you can enjoy all those spicy flavors in a delicious soup! The best part about this slow cooker chicken fajita soup is that you just dump the ingredients in and let the crockpot do its thing!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- A hearty soup that is also great for a low-carb diet!
- A perfect soup full of Mexican flavors to warm you up this winter any night of the week!
- A fix-it-and-forget-it meal for busy weeknights!
Ingredient Notes
- Salsa - Use whatever salsa brand and heat is your preference.
- Frozen Peppers - If I can find the bell pepper blend (red pepper, green pepper, and yellow peppers) with onions included, I use that and skip slicing up a fresh onion.
- Corn - You can substitute a 12 oz bag of frozen corn for the can of corn.
- Diced Tomatoes - If you want more heat for your soup, use the diced tomatoes with diced green chiles.
- Cheese Soup - If you can't find the Fiesta flavored cheese soup, you can substitute the regular cheddar cheese soup.
- Chicken - You can use chopped-up cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts or even leftover rotisserie chicken.
- Chicken Broth - Chicken stock may be used in place of the chicken broth.
How to Make
- Get out a 6-quart crockpot or slow cooker.
- Slice up a medium yellow onion and dump it in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Dump in the bell peppers, chopped up or even shredded chicken, black beans, drained can of corn, and cans of diced tomatoes, including the liquid.
- Add the salsa, can of cheese soup, fajita seasoning packet, and chicken broth.
- Stir all the ingredients to distribute, put on the lid, and cook on high heat for 5 hours or low heat for 8 hours.
- Serve this delicious recipe with tortilla chips, or tortilla strips, fresh cilantro, and a dollop of sour cream!
- Store leftover chicken fajita soup in an airtight container in the fridge!
FAQs and Tips
How "hot" this soup is, is up to you!
For more heat, use hot salsa and diced tomatoes with diced green chilies included!
Can I freeze this soup?
Yes, chill this flavorful soup completely before popping it in the freezer in a freezer-safe container. Thaw in the fridge before reheating in the microwave or on the stovetop.
How about freeze-drying?
Yes! I have successfully used my Harvest Right freeze dryer to freeze this soup cooker soup!
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Crockpot Chicken Fajita Soup Recipe
Chicken fajitas are a family favorite! Now, you can enjoy all those spicy flavors in a delicious soup! The best part about this slow cooker chicken fajita soup is that you just dump the ingredients in and let the crockpot do its thing!
Ingredients
- 29 oz Diced Tomatoes 2x 14.5 oz Cans
- 15 oz 15 oz Can Black Beans 15 oz Can
- 15.25 oz Corn 15.25 oz Can
- 1 Envelope Fajita Seasoning
- 1 Large Onion
- 1 ½ CUp Heaping Frozen Bell Pepper Blend
- 3 Cups Cooked Chopped Chicken
- 1 Cup Salsa
- 2 Cups Chicken Broth
- 10.75 oz Fiesta Nacho Cheese Soup 10.75 oz Can
Instructions
- Get out a 6-quart crockpot or slow cooker.
- Slice up a medium yellow onion and dump it in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Dump in the bell peppers, chopped up or even shredded chicken, black beans, drained can of corn, and cans of diced tomatoes, including the liquid.
- Add the salsa, can of cheese soup, fajita seasoning packet, and chicken broth.
- Stir all the ingredients to distribute, put on the lid, and cook on high heat for 5 hours or low heat for 8 hours.
- Serve this delicious recipe with tortilla chips, or tortilla strips, fresh cilantro, and a dollop of sour cream!
- Store leftover chicken fajita soup in an airtight container in the fridge!
Notes
- For more heat, use hot salsa and diced tomatoes with diced green chilies included!
- Nutritional Disclaimer
Nutrition
Calories: 144kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 7gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 225mgPotassium: 317mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 496IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 2mg
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Mindee
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