Southwestern Chicken and Bean Soup (Crock Pot)

photo by Vino Girl

- Ready In:
- 6hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can whole kernel corn
- 1 (12 1/2 ounce) can chicken breasts
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1⁄2 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 chili pepper, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons dried parsley
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- monterey jack cheese (optional) or monterey jack pepper cheese (optional)
- sour cream (optional)
- tortillas (optional) or corn chips (optional)
directions
- Drain and rinse the beans and place in a 6 quart crock pot.
- Add the chicken, corn, and tomatoes with their juices to the beans.
- Add the remainder of the ingredients and stir.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or more.
- We like this better the second day, and really don't think it can be overcooked!
- Serve the soup in large bowls and top with cheese, sour cream, and/or chips, if desired.
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Reviews
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This soup was fabulous! My extrememly picky 2 1/2 year old had 4 helpings of it (she normally won't even finish one serving of anything!). I made some minor adjustments based on lack of what I had and wanting some more veggies (hominy, carrots, celery) and I didn't use the chile pepper but replaced with a can of green chile's and I used chicken breasts that I cooked. I'm passing this one on to everyone I know!
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This is delicious! I have been eating it for days. I did do a couple things differently though. I did not have a can of chicken so I browned about 3 chicken breasts (equally 1.3lbs) in olive oil, seasoned with adobo and threw them in whole to cook in the crockpot. After about an hour and a half, I pulled them out and let them cool, then I shredded them and put them back in. Also, I didn't have any chili peppers, chili powder or cumin so I doubled the cayenne and used about 2 tsp of chili seasoning. They come in 1oz packets. I didn't have fresh lime juice, so I used only one T of the bottled kind I already had in the fridge. I didn't use the cheese at all and it was still great. I bought it, but forgot all about it as the soup was already so good. This is practically a chili. The flavor is absolutely wonderful and has a kick to it . . I love spicy!
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Vino Girl
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My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
We live on several peaceful wooded acres on a cute little river in rural NE Wisconsin, with a cranky old-lady Burmese and whatever stray outdoor cats that have decided to adopt us on any given day. The cute puppy in the picture is Jake, our Elhew-bred English Pointer that we brought home on Easter weekend 2007. I've also got 2 painted turtles named Dennis and Fuzz, and a bunch of fish (koi and goldfish, along with the guppies & swordtails in the turtle tank).
I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them.
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