Best Healthier Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup Recipes

HEALTHIER SLOW COOKER CHICKEN TACO SOUP

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You can call this soup or chili, but either way it is wonderful! This recipe is also very adaptable to your personal taste. This healthier version includes more fresh veggies/herbs and uses seasoning mix from the Healthier Taco Seasoning I recipe on this website. Serve topped with a variety of reduced-fat options.

Provided by MakeItHealthy

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Tortilla Soup Recipes

Time 7h15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped
1 (16 ounce) can chili beans
1 (15 ounce) can black beans
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 carrot, chopped
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
1 ½ tablespoons taco seasoning, reduced sodium
3 whole skinless, boneless chicken breasts
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
½ cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
¼ cup light sour cream
2 ounces crushed baked tortilla chips

Steps:

Place onion, chili beans, black beans, chopped carrot, corn, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and beer in a slow cooker. Add taco seasoning and stir to blend. Lay chicken breasts on top of mixture, pressing down slightly until just covered by other ingredients. Cover and cook on Low for 5 hours.
Remove chicken breasts from soup and allow to cool long enough to be handled. Shred chicken and stir back into soup. Continue cooking on Low for 2 hours. Serve with cilantro, Cheddar cheese, light sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 327.9 calories, Carbohydrate 42.9 g, Cholesterol 50.3 mg, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 9.4 g, Protein 28.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 1275 mg, Sugar 5.5 g

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN TACO SOUP

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Combine chicken, corn, black beans and seasonings in your slow cooker with chicken broth for an effortless-but-impressive meal. Baked tortilla strips offer an alternative to the traditional fried garnish.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Entree

Time 8h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

2 cups frozen whole kernel sweet corn
1 can (15 oz) Progresso™ black beans, drained, rinsed
1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (8 oz) Muir Glen™ organic tomato sauce
2 cans (4.5 oz each) Old El Paso™ chopped green chiles, undrained
1 medium onion, diced (1/2 cup)
3 cups Progresso™ unsalted chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 package (1 oz) Old El Paso™ taco seasoning mix
4 corn tortillas (6 inch)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
Shredded Cheddar cheese, if desired
Sour cream, if desired
Chopped cilantro, if desired
Diced avocado, if desired

Steps:

In 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, mix corn, beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, green chiles and onion. Stir in broth, chicken and taco seasoning. Cover; cook on High heat setting 4 hours or Low heat setting 8 hours.
While soup is cooking, heat oven to 425°F. Brush both sides of each tortilla with vegetable oil. Stack tortillas, and cut into 1/4-inch strips. Spread in single layer on large cookie sheet, and sprinkle with salt; bake 7 to 9 minutes or until golden brown and crisp, stirring halfway through to ensure even browning. Cool.
When ready to serve, ladle soup into serving bowls, and garnish with tortilla strips, cheese, sour cream, cilantro and avocado, as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 330, Carbohydrate 44 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 8 g, Protein 26 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1100 mg, Sugar 7 g, TransFat 0 g