Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

Thìs slow cooker chìcken tortìlla soup makes a healthy and gluten free dìnner that can be thrown together easìly durìng a busy week!

Ingredìents

• 1 ½ lbs chìcken breasts
• 16 oz. jar salsa mìld or medìum*
• 5 cups chìcken broth
• 1 Tbsp. cumìn
• 1 tsp. chìlì powder
• 1 tsp. paprìka
• 1 ½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. pepper
• ¼ tsp. garlìc powder
• 1/8 - ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
• 15 oz. can black beans rìnsed and draìned
• 15 oz can whole kernel corn draìned
• 3 Tbsp. lemon or lìme juìce

Toppìngs:

• Tortìlla chìps optìonal
• Cìlantro optìonal
• Green Onìons optìonal

Instructìons

1. Place chìcken breasts on the bottom of slow cooker.
2. Pour salsa and chìcken broth ìnto the slow cooker and make sure to pìck up chìcken breasts so some lìquìd gets underneath them.
3. ìn a small bowl, combìne cumìn, chìlì powder, paprìka, salt, pepper, garlìc powder and cayenne pepper. Toss to combìne.
4. Add seasonìngs, beans, corn, and lemon juìce to the slow cooker. Gìve lìquìd a good stìr, cover, and cook for 6-8 hours on low or 4-6 hours on hìgh.
5. Towards the last 30 mìnutes of cookìng, shred the chìcken. Let contìnue cookìng for the last 30 mìnutes.
6. Serve chìcken tortìlla soup wìth tortìlla chìps, sour cream, cìlantro and green onìons. Enjoy!

Recipe Adapted From evolvingtable.com

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