Happy Cinco de Mayo! Ole!
It’s time to sign up for Crock Pot Wednesday. I’m eager to see what you are preparing. I’m making one of our favorites: Gary’s Favorite Tortilla Soup.
This is one of THOSE weeks for us. You know the kind of week when you are seemingly obligated for practically every afternoon and night? In order to avoid “fast food flight,” I try to have something on hand that is easy for either one of us to warm up and have with ease. This soup is one we both enjoy and actually improves with age. I will make it up on Sunday evening and have ready to go in the Crock Pot on Monday morning before I leave for school.
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2-4 Anaheim or poblano peppers, seeded and chopped
- 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced celery
- 1 tablespoon cumin seed
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 1/2 cups fresh-cut or frozen whole kernel corn
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped (I usually use 3-4 Roma tomatoes when homegrown tomatoes are not available.(canned tomatoes may be used)
- 1 can extra hot Rotel (or your heat preference) -- I sometimes add two cars: one hot, one Mexican
- 2 32-ounce boxes reduced-sodium, less fat chicken broth (approximate)
- 2 cups coarsely chopped cooked chicken breast
- 1/2 cups snipped fresh cilantro
- salt and pepper to taste
- ground cumin to taste (I usually use about 1 tablespoon.)
- 2 cups coarsely crushed tortilla chips
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack or Mexican blend cheese
- 1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce, optional
- salt and pepper to taste
- juice of one lime
- tortilla chips/ strips
- lime wedges
- sour cream
- fresh cilantro
- In a large pot, cook onion, garlic,celery, Anaheim or poblano peppers and cumin seed in hot oil for about 5 minutes or until tender, stirring constantly
- Add corn kernels, tomatoes, tomato sauce (if using) Rotel, 2 cans of the chicken broth, shredded cooked chicken , ground cumin, 1 cup of the tortilla chips and the snipped cilantro.
- Stir in beans about 30 minutes prior to serving.
- ****Crock Pot adaptation: at this point, I add everything to the slow cooker and cook on LOW 5-6 hours. **** Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered for 10 minutes. Add additional chicken broth if necessary. Adjust seasonings to suit your taste. Just before serving, squeeze in the juice of the lime.
- To serve, divide the remaining crushed tortilla chips among soup bowls. (You may want more depending upon your preference.) Ladle soup on top of chips and garnish with grated cheese, sour cream, lime wedge and/or cilantro sprig. Sometimes, I even add in chopped avocado and sliced jalapenos.
- Easily prepared in the slow cooker.
- This is a very flexible recipe. I sometimes add in additional vegetables (carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, etc) if I have them on hand and the mood strikes me.
I hope it is a good week for you. There’s a promise of sunshine for us after too many rainy, cloudy days. That’s a good thing:)
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Thanks for sharing! I love me some tortilla soup, and I love the idea of something like this on a Monday. Anything that makes Monday easier, is okay in my book!
Tortilla soup is calling my name lately. Yours is the first recipe I’ve seen using the crock pot. Sounds yummy. I’ll have some crock pot recipes coming up and I’ll be sure you link back with you 😀
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I linked up for Wednesday!! I am looking forward to getting more recipes!
P.S. We love the Razorbacks too. We are going to the Arkansas/Auburn Game!
I signed up as a follower and I would love if you did the same!
That does it! I’m moving in with you. What a great recipe. Remember to breathe this week as well :-). Yours is a very busy life.
I love tortilla soup and it is so good for you!!
Glad I found your site!
Oh this will be fun! Thanks for adding GrannyMountain to your reading list!
joycee
That soup sounds so delicious. I love crock pot recipes and I am going to have to try that one out. I will be posting some crock pot recipes soon so I will be back to join you. Thanks for the invite and I am so happy to find your blog!!
Sounds yummy!
Sounds great!
I’m having my first giveaway, come and have a look 🙂
Glad I’m following your blog! I have a recipe for chicken tortilla soup and will definately be adding elements of your recipe to mine!
Looks like a great soup recipe, and I was so thankful for about 2 whole hours of sunshine here today! 🙂 The spice in food must help dreary days … we did chili bowls last night. 🙂
I love soups in the crock pot. I made black eyed peas in the crock pot, I will have to post the recipe later.
This sounds delish! It’s so hard for me to find poblano and anaheim peppers in the North East! I had great luck growing jalapenos in my garden… maybe I should try poblanos next year. 🙂
Thank you for the invite on my blog! I LOVE cooking in the crock pot, so this site is a great find!! My crock-pot chicken this week though is literally just throw chicken in the crock pot with some water and cook….nothing exciting! But, I cook in the crock pot almost every week, so I will be sure to share some recipes when I actually do something inventive. 🙂
Fall is coming, perfect weather for soup!
Your tortilla soup looks wonderful! I love cooking in the crockpot. They are so wonderful to have your supper ready when you get home! I also have been using a pressure cooker almost once a week. They make some pretty quick meals too!
You had asked about the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs … My girls really liked it. My 4 year old got kinda bored with the whole 3D glasses thing after about the first 20 minutes or so … My 6yo girl who is a scardey-cat was a little jumpy through parts of it because it has some action parts and a little bit of suspense and a couple things jump out at you not in a scary way. But she swears now that it is one of her favorite movies. So, if he scares easy, I would wait or take him to the non 3D version. If he loves action and flying things, he will love it! Take care and thanks for posting on my blog!
Nicole
Your recipe sounds great. I make an easy version of this minus the tomatoes that’s really good.
Thanks for inviting me! Great recipes available here! I linked to my Chicken Parmesean for now – hope you dont mind my double-dipping!
We love tortilla soup! Thanks for sharing and linking to TMTT.
Hey there! I actually popped on your blog before… sorry that I didn’t leave a comment… I LOVE tortilla soup! I haven’t busted out my crock pot yet, but when I do, I’m going to try your recipe! 🙂
This recipe sounds AMAZING! I’ve been wanting to try to find a new tortilla soupo recipe for a while and I might just try this one. Thanks for the invite to Crock pot Wednesday. I’m actually making my crock pot recipe today so I’ll share. Also I’m hosting my first giveaway – I’d love for you to come over and enter.
Thanks for inviting me over for Crockpot Wednesday!! I’ve not ever had Tortilla soup before. Sounds yummy.
Sounds yummy! I’m ready for some cool weather so I can get cranking on some soups!
Thanks for the invite! I actually went and bought a crock pot because you inspired me. My last one had been broken and I had not replaced it but saw such great recipes that I remembered why I liked them!
I made Tiajuana Train Wreck last week and want to try yours soon. That sounds great. I will link my pulled pork to your site and add this to my weekly meme. Thanks for hosting. Blessings.
That sounds very good. I am going to have to give it a try. Thank you for becoming a follower of my blog and I looking forward to getting to know you.
I posted my Sweet Cranberry Chicken recipe for Crock Pot Wednesday this week. It is great! Unfortunately I am off to my root canal appointment at the dentist now, so I won’t be having any tonight 🙁
This sounds so yummy! Thanks for sharing it and for hosting Crock Pot Wednesday!
Jane
Thanks for the invite to join Crock Pot Wednesday! I love my Crock Pot, and use it every chance I get!! : )
amy
sorry I am late – it has been the story of my week!
The vegetable curry recipe I made turned out really well, and the kids also loved it! I look forward to checking out some of these other recipes, looks like I could keep my slow cooker going 24×7 and still not make it through all of them 🙂