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Chicken Fiesta Soup is easy to make and full of delicious flavors! It’s a family favorite that can be made in the slow cooker or the pressure cooker.
We just had our annual Fall Festival complete with chili lunch at our church on Sunday. The last several years it has been a chili cook-off so I had to adhere to strict parameters to participate.
This year, because we had so much going on, it was just a chili and pie lunch- no contest to win. So I stretched the meaning of “chili” a little bit and made my favorite Chicken Fiesta Soup instead.
It’s always a hit when I make it and my husband already begged me to make more so we don’t have to share it. 🙂 I figured since this was WAY back on Day 24 of my first 365 days, it would be good to share this again.
Ding Ding Ding!!! Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner! I call this Chicken Fiesta Soup because every time I eat it, there’s a party in my mouth!
Seriously, it is a perfect Sunday meal- I love my slow cooker! Originally, I saw this recipe as a photo on Facebook. There were no other details aside from the ingredients. Who knows where it came from originally, but our family loves it.
I’ve also updated it to include instructions for making this much more quickly in a pressure cooker like the Crockpot Express or Instant Pot!
Ingredients needed for Chicken Fiesta Soup
- chicken breast
- Rotel (canned tomatoes and green chilis)
- canned black beans
- canned or frozen corn
- cream cheese
- taco seasoning
Can you believe it? So easy! And it was AMAZING. I dumped everything in the crock pot before I left for church, and when we got home, the house smelled so good!
Then I just used two forks to shred the chicken and break up the cream cheese (it was still in a few big pieces, but super soft).
I would hardly call this soup. It was so hearty, I used a slotted spoon to drain it a bit and put it in a tortilla for the boys.
Eat it the first day as soup, then make burritos with the leftovers and finally finish it off as topping for nachos! Fiesta Chicken is the best!
Other slow cooker chicken recipes you might like:
- Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Rice
- Slow Cooker Paprika Chicken
- Slow Cooker Peach BBQ Chicken
- Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Sandwiches (freezer meal!)
- Slow Cooker Crack Chicken (no seasoning packets)
Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 1 can (10 oz) Rotel (tomatoes and peppers)
- 1 can (15 oz) black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 can (15 oz) corn
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- OR use 1 packet taco seasoning in place of spices
Instructions
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts, 1 can (10 oz) Rotel (tomatoes and peppers), 1 can (15 oz) black beans, 1 can (15 oz) corn, 8 ounces cream cheese, 1 tbsp cumin, 1 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp onion powderPut all the ingredients in the crock pot and cook on Low for 4-6 hours or High for 2-3. Shred chicken and stir before serving. Yup, that's it. Serve with warm tortillas and chips.
For Crockpot Express/Pressure Cooker
- Put all the ingredients in the cooking pot and set for 15 minutes on high. You do not need to add extra liquid-just don't drain the corn and tomatoes-add them with the packing liquids.(Use the Beans/Chili button and adjust the time on the Crockpot Express.) Do a natural pressure release for 10-15 minutes, until the lid releases.
Notes
Nutrition
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Amy says
Am I missing the nutritional information? I know you are usually great about providing it.
Nicole Burkholder says
Well that’s odd. The recipe card didn’t pull the info for some reason. That one slipped through the cracks, I guess. I’ll get it updated today and then it should appear in the recipe card. Give it a few hours and then try refreshing the page to see it.
Karen Freiert says
If I doubled the recipe, do you see the need to cook it longer?
Nicole Burkholder says
No, the cook time should be the same, but it will take longer to come to pressure (if you’re doing it as a pressure cooker recipe and not a slow cook recipe.) If your chicken breasts are really thick, I would cut them in half (horizontally-to thin the breasts) to help cook everything evenly.
Amy says
You are wonderful! I appreciate your work on beautiful, delicious recipes.
Nicole Burkholder says
OK, you’re all set! The nutrition info should be up there now.
Karen Freiert says
How many does the Fiesta chicken soup serve?
Nicole Burkholder says
It makes 6-8 servings, depending on the size of your chicken breasts. 🙂
Denise says
This was delicious!! And everyone loved it! It’s similar to something I sometimes made in my slow cook crock pot.
I am really enjoying my CPE-XL!!
I believe this is because of a lot of reading I’ve done here at Simple & Seasonal!
Thank you!
Nicole Burkholder says
So glad to hear that what you’re reading is helping! This is one of our family favorites as well 🙂
Donna says
So easy! I did it in my CPE but would also be great in the crockpot too. Delicious. I served over rice. A perfect quick dinner!
Nicole Burkholder says
Thanks for the 5 star rating! It’s a family favorite for sure! It was originally a slow cook recipe and that’s how I make it most often, but it translated great into a pressure cooker recipe!
Patti Seegers says
This was sooooo good!! For sure I will make this again and again!!
Nicole Burkholder says
So glad to hear that! If you get a chance to give the recipe a star rating, I’d appreciate that. It’s one our family favorites, too. 🙂
Cathy says
What size cans of Rotel and corn did you use? Thank you!
Nicole Burkholder says
Standard size cans for each. I believe the Rotel comes in 10 ounce cans and the the corn is 14 ounces.
Vicki Riddle says
The liquid in the Rotel is enough for the CPE??
Vicki
Nicole Burkholder says
The Rotel and the can of corn, yes. I’ve made it several times. Chicken also releases juice as it cooks, so by the time you’re done it’s got a lot of liquid.
Ann Miller says
Is there really no more liquid than what is in the cans of beans and corn?
Nicole Burkholder says
The beans don’t have liquid- they should be rinsed off. But the canned corn (the regular kind of can, not the packed kind) and the Rotel (tomatoes and peppers) have liquid, as well as what’s released while the chicken is cooking.
Kara says
Glad you shared it again. I missed it the first time around, and it looks like a recipe my family would love! 🙂
Tana Nicholson says
Oh! 2 thumbs up!!! My daughter Rachele made this tonight & made a double batch & everyone absolutely loved it & inhaled it!! In fact, there was only this tiny amount left for her hubby & she had to write a NOTE on the tupperware & basically said “hands off! it’s for his lunch for work tomorrow” hahahaha! Just incase there were any midnight snackers looking for a 3rd helping of this Yummy heavenly easy dinner! We served it in tortillas or gave a choice of putting in a bowl with Juanita Chips to scoop up every bite instead of a spoon! 😀 Oh it’s a new FAV for all 7 of us tonight, for sure! Thank you for sharing so much! 😀
Marlys (This and That) says
Nicole this recipe sounds awesome… Pinning it.
Nicole Burkholder says
It is one of our family favorites now!
claire says
Thanks for sharing this recipe on FB tonight. Iwill try it soon. Oh, i just started to follow you on pinterest. Did you know you had 365 followers when i looked!!! I thought that was neat!
Nicole Burkholder says
So glad to have you as a follower! 🙂 And you really can’t go wrong with this meal! I use packet taco seasoning to make it even more flavorful and easy to toss together!