Chicken Enchilada Soup
This Chicken Enchilada Soup is creamy and loaded with shredded chicken, black beans, and flavorful enchilada sauce.
Equipment
- Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium white onion diced
- 1 medium jalapeño pepper diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup masa harina
- 2 ¼ cups red enchilada sauce authentic or store-bought
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 3 cups cooked shredded chicken about 1 ½ pounds
- 1 15.5-ounce can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 14-ounce can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 2 4-ounce cans diced green chiles
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
- 4 ounces cream cheese diced into small cubes
Garnishes
- cilantro
- shredded Monterey jack cheese
- tortilla strips
- avocado slices
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and jalapeño. Cook for 3 minutes until the onions begin to soften. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add the masa harina and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Add the enchilada sauce, chicken broth, shredded chicken, black beans, diced tomatoes, diced green chiles, and salt. Stir together and cook for 10 minutes, uncovered, until the soup begins to simmer. Stir the soup occasionally to ensure the masa harina gets fully distributed throughout the soup.
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the cream cheese until it is completely melted.
- Serve in bowls garnished with shredded Monterey jack cheese, avocado slices, and cilantro.
Notes
To save time, use a rotisserie chicken and shred it at home! Homemade enchilada sauce adds more flavor.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 386kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 41gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 1000mgPotassium: 431mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1800IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 84mgIron: 3mg
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