Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup

  • Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Chorizo, spicy sausage 
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced 
  • 1 green pepper, thinly sliced 
  • 1 yellow pepper, thinly sliced 
  • 1 medium-sized yellow onion, thinly sliced 
  • ½ teaspoon salt 
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano 
  • 1 16-ounce can pinto beans, drained and rinsed (black or kidney beans work, too) 
  • 2 10-ounce cans Rotel tomatoes 
  • 2 ½ pounds skinless bone in chicken thighs (about 4 thighs) 
  • 3 cups water 
  • 36 ounces of chicken broth 

Toppings:

 

  • Sour cream 
  • Shredded Cheddar cheese 
  • Shredded Monterey Jack cheese 
  • Plain yogurt 
  • Cilantro 
  • Avocado slices 
  • Crushed tortilla chips 
  • Fritos 

Instructions

  1. In a 6-quart pot brown the chorizo sausage, ad in peppers and onions and sauté together with the sausage until vegetables are soft and the sausage is completely cooked. Add salt and oregano and allow to cook a minute longer. Place in bottom of slow cooker. Return pot to stove, do not clean. 
  2. Add rinsed and drained beans, and Rotel tomatoes to the slow cooker. 
  3. Return pot to stove and heat to medium high heat, place chicken thighs in pot and allow to cook for 2 minutes until starting to brown. Add 3 cups of water to pot and cover. Cook chicken thighs for 20 minutes or until meat is falling off the bone. Turn off stove, and allow chicken to cool enough for you to remove it from bone, add pulled meat to the slow cooker. 
  4. Add chicken broth to slow cooker, turn on low and allow to cook for 3-6 hours. 
  5. Place crushed tortilla chips in bottom of bowl, add cheese, ladle soup over chips and cheese, top with more cheese and any additional toppings of your choice. 

Nutritional Information

(per serving):
Calories: 750
Carbohydrate: 23g
Protein: 60g
Total Fat: 45g
Saturated Fat: 14g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 260mg
Sodium: 1,930mg
Dietary Fiber: 5g
Calcium: 80mg

These values are approximate. Per serving, based on a 2,000 calorie diet. 

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