Crock Pot Green Chile Enchilada Soup is a new favorite soup packed with chicken, green chiles, corn, rice, and mixed with lots of spices and cheeses. Since the crockpot does all the work, you can easily make this soup even on your busiest days.
This recipe has all the best flavors we love about chicken enchiladas compiled into an easy soup made in the crockpot. A little different from our Chili’s Chicken Enchilada Soup recipe, but just as creamy and satisfying!
The perfect crockpot soup
I LOVE SOUPS!!! Seriously, there is something about warm, delicious soup recipes and the holidays that make me so incredibly giddy! I think more than anything soup reminds me of the cooler weather which usually means the holidays are close by, and that truly brings a smile to my face.
This Chicken Enchilada Soup recipe has to be a new favorite. It was SOO easy to make and turned out fabulous!! We’ve always been suckers for Green Chiles and Enchiladas, so making a soup version of these things sounded wonderful.
The combination of the chicken, green chiles, spices, corn and cream cheese (and all in the slow cooker) make this recipe irresistible and so easy. You really can’t beat throwing everything in the slow cooker and having a delicious meal within a few hours. Pretty amazing!
big flavor, little effort!
The flavors of this green chili chicken soup really are phenomenal. It has all the ingredients similar to enchiladas but in a soup form. It has shredded chicken, green chiles, and lots of cheese, packing a bold flavor.
You can even add any other ingredients you’d like including bell peppers, beans, and other types of cheese. If you want to, you can swap out the cream cheese. It will change the flavor and texture a bit, but you can substitute the cream cheese. Try using pureed cottage cheese or plain yogurt.
This soup hardly requires any effort on your part. You put most of the ingredients in the crockpot, cook, add the remaining ingredients, and cook some more! Then you top with cheese and any other toppings you enjoy!
Best Toppings for Enchilada Soup? After dishing the soup into bowls, you can top the soup with a dollop of sour cream, tortilla strips, a pinch of fresh cilantro. You can even place a lime wedge on the side of the bowl to squeeze over the soup.
Stovetop instructions
If you’re in a pinch for time, you can make this on the stovetop instead of in the crockpot. Just add broth, enchilada sauce, green chiles, water, cumin, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder and chicken to a large pot.
Bring to a boil, add rice and cream cheese and reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes. Mix well so all cream cheese chunks are gone. Add salt and pepper and cheese right before serving.
Storage tips and troubleshooting
How to store leftovers:
- Fridge: Place the soup in an airtight container and store in the fridge for 3-4 days. Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave.
- Freezer: Place soup in an airtight container and store in the freezer for 4-6 months. Let soup thaw in the fridge. Slowly reheat in a pot over LOW heat. Stir constantly to keep the cream cheese combined with the soup.
What do I do if the soup is too thick or too thin? If it’s too thick, add a little more chicken stock until you reach your desired texture.
If it’s too thin, add a little more cream cheese or rice. You can also add flour: In a separate bowl combine ¼ c of soup and 2 Tbsp of flour. Mix until smooth then add back into the soup.
We love that this recipe is such a crowd pleaser!! It’s simple, so flavorful and perfect for soup season. We will definitely be making this recipe on a regular basis since it’s so easy and so delicious. 🙂
For more slow cooker soups, check out:
- Slow Cooker Taco Soup
- Crock Pot Hamburger Soup
- Slow Cooker Tortellini Spinach Soup
- Crock Pot Baked Potato Soup
- Crock Pot Taco Soup
- Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chicken Enchilada Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts cooked and shredded
- 2 14.5 oz cans chicken broth
- 2 15 oz cans mild green enchilada sauce
- 2 4 oz cans diced green chiles
- 2/3 c water
- 1 1/2 TB cumin
- 1 TB chili powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2/3 c corn (if frozen, thaw out)
- 2/3 c instant rice
- 8 oz cream cheese
- salt and pepper
- Monterrey jack cheese
Instructions
- Place chicken broth, enchilada sauce, green chiles, water, cumin, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder and shredded chicken in crock pot on HIGH. Cook for 3.5 hours.
- After cooking for 3.5 hours add corn, rice and cubed cream cheese. Stir and cook for half hour.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and top with Monterrey Jack Cheese.
Hoping to make tONight… two questions.
What if you wanted to cook on slow iN the Crock pot? WHAt amount of time would you suggest?
Do you think this recipe would work well halved?
Thank you!
You could cook on slow for 6 hrs & yes, it could be halved for sure! Enjoy!!
So DELICIOUS and so easy! I hIghly RECOMMEND this recipe. The only thing i did differently is i did not precook the chicken. I put whole frozen pieces In and let it cook in the crockPot and shreDded it before i added the cream cheese and corn. I will for sure make this again!
Thanks for the recommendation 🙂 Happy you liked it!
My family loves this recipe but our crock pot recently broke and I dont really have a stove to cook on. Is there anyway this can be turned into an instant pot recipe?!
I personally have not tried, but I am sure it could. I would have to play around with the recipe to figure it out for the instant pot.
This is a family favorite!!! What sides do you recommend? (making for a sick friend)
I am glad it is!! I’d probably just add some bread/rolls as a side. To me, not a whole lot to put with soup.
Ahhhhmaaazing! I’ve made this a few times and it’s pretty easy and delicious! I’ve done both crock pot and on the stove. It’s great the way the recipe reads, but we like to crunch up some tortilla chips and add to our bowls and some avacado. Thanks for this recipe!
You are so welcome! Love a little crunch, too! Thank you!
Great slow cooker meal! Perfect for the family- not too spicy but packs tons of flavor!
Couldn’t agree more 🙂 Thank you for sharing that!!
My family loves this recipe. Thank you for sharing.
This soup is easy and delicious. Perfect for cold winter nights!
My family loves this soup!
I love crockpot meals, they save the day. This one is really easy and so yummy. It’s one of my families favorites!
I seriously love cooking in my crock pot and this recipe is suuuuuper delicious! Always a hit!!
Love this soup. Filling and very flavor packed.
Loved this recipe! We love soup and I love how easy and delicious it was
Loooove this soup!! I first made it for my family and they devoured it! I recently made it for a family that was sick, since it’s so easy and tasty to make. This is a great recipe to make if you ever want to drop off some food to another family. I found that I don’t ever need to add any salt to this soup so keep that in mind and make sure you taste the end product before adding salt.
My family loved this soup. I was easy to make and tastes great. It was great dinner for a cold evening. Will make it again.
Happy to hear that! Glad you will make again! Thank you!
Amazing!! I added black beans and cooked rice separately to add in. I only had sour cream and substituted that for the cream cheese it calls for. My husband, picky 18 month old toddler and I loved this!
Definitely printing, saving for myself and sharing this recipe link to friends!!
Sounds good! I am so glad you liked it! Thank you for sharing what you did!
I made this today. My husband and kids-including my picky one-loved it. My husband made sure I saved the recioe!
Woohoo!! Happy to hear that!! Thank you for letting me know!
The soup looks wonderful, and I want to try it as soon as I get all of the ingredients! I’m sure my family will lov
Let me know how it turns out! I would love to hear!
Very good flavor, will make again. I was in a hurry so I cooked it on top of the stove. Added some pinto beans and used regular uncooked rice and 2 – 12.5 ounces cans of chicken breasts.
I’m so happy you enjoyed it. The pinto beans sound like a great addition!