Ingredients

How to make it

  • Begin with the chicken. Rinse breasts, pat dry and place in bottom of Crock Pot. Pour salsa verde over the top of it and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. Once cooked, shred with a fork (or two if it's easier). Clean out Crock Pot for future use.**
  • Heat olive oil in saute pan over medium heat. Add onion & cook until softened. Then add garlic & cook for another minute or two, stirring often.
  • Place cooked chicken, onions, and garlic in the bottom of Crock Pot. Then add chicken stock, tomatoes (with liquid), corn, beans, lime juice, chillies. Finally season with cumin, chili powder, oregano, and salt. (Go lightly on the chili if you don't care for very spicy and also note that flavors get stronger over time in the Crock.) Cook on high 6-8 hours or on low for 10-12 hours.
  • When ready to serve, heat 2 tsp vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add half the tortilla strips, stirring often until crisp. Drain on paper towel. Sprinkle lightly with salt. Repeat with remaining 1/2 tsp oil & tortilla strips. Place a small layer of tortilla strips , cilantro, and a bit of shredded cheese in the bottom of each bowl. Ladle soup into bowl & top with desired garnish.
  • ¡buen provecho!
  • **Note: If you do not want to slow cook the chicken, or do not have the time there are two other options. One would be to use a store-bought rotisserie chicken. Or you may season the chicken breasts with taco seasoning (I suggest Best Ever Taco Seasoning Mix), then cook in a saute pan with a small amount of vegetable/olive oil or grill. Once done, cut into bite sized cubes.

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    " It was excellent "
    Cosmicmother ate it and said...
    I've made this a few times and have never rated it as I always seem to change something, so wasn't sure if I should review it with the changes? But they are minor. My kids don't like black beans so I just use pinto. Sometimes I don't have lime juice, and other times I use different salsa's! I always precook the chicken in a skillet too. I made it for company last week and they loved it! I used chicken taco seasoning on the chicken and a jar of homemade tomato-zucchini salsa. I follow all the spice amounts, chicken stock etc and it turns out great every time. Very delicious!!
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  • Good4U 10 years ago Was this review helpful? Yes Flag
    " It was excellent "
    otterpond ate it and said...
    I have the Tortilla Soup In A Crock Pot in the crockpot. I also altered the cooking method. I chose to saute the onion and garlic then add cutup chicken to the same pan to brown. Reduce the heat, pour over the salsa verde cover and let simmer for about 30 minutes. Saved quite a bit of time and the chicken shredded beautifully. I added a picture of the cooking deviation. The seasoning and soup smells great although it is still cooking I'm confident it will be a success.
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  • pleclare 13 years ago
    Have to do soon!
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    " It was excellent "
    otterpond ate it and said...
    I believe I'll put some beans to soak for this. Looks terrfic and I know the folks would love it.
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  • justjakesmom 13 years ago
    This sounds fabu, Dahlia! Never made or had tortilla soup even though we thrive on Mexican food in our house. Saving this one too...
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  • sparow64 13 years ago
    I have got to try this just as soon as it's cold enough for me to get away with serving soup to Bryan! lol On the short list!!
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    " It was excellent "
    pointsevenout ate it and said...
    WOW. All kinds of good flavors bouncing around in this dish. Sure to give me dreams. It filled my crock pot to the brim. Didn't think everything would fit. Very nice recipe DT.
    See also: Detroittokyos
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  • lilliancooks 13 years ago
    Beautiful recipe and beautiful photos!
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    " It was excellent "
    keni ate it and said...
    Made this today and it was fantastic. It made a ton, which around here, is the way to go! :) I used all your recommended ingredients but also added some bell and jalapeno peppers and extra spices, per taste. I used the slow cooker, which was why I chose it in the first place... well, and cus it was yours. ;) But, all I did was cube my chicken and toss it(raw) in with everything else and turned it on. Didn't saute the onions first or anything, and it turned out just perfect! Garnished with avocado(YUM!), shredded pepper jack and colby, sour cream, cilantro and the tortilla strips. The broth of this was so flavorful and will be great during cold season, too. Thank you so much for the recipe! :)
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  • nativeprincess 13 years ago
    Love great crock pot recipes..thank you, sounds delicious!
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    " It was excellent "
    keni ate it and said...
    Looks great, DT... I'll prolly do the grilled chicken route and use Share Bear's Latin Seasoning Mix, but other than those lil differences, this is gonna be by the recipe, I think! :) Thanks for adding it.
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  • chuckieb 13 years ago
    Wow DT! That is a truly beautiful dish. It is way more than a soup...it looks like a feast for both the stomach and the eyes. I am bookmarking this to try.
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  • sparow64 13 years ago
    So glad you shared this! Looks and sounds amazing
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  • kristopher 13 years ago
    Looks so tasty.
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  • KarinaBilal 13 years ago
    Looks good!
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