Chicken tortilla soup has never been easier or more delicious! Throw everything in your crockpot and make our favorite slow cooker chicken tortilla soup.
The BEST Chicken Tortilla Soup
This 5-star slow cooker chicken tortilla soup has been a Fit Foodie fave for years, and so we decided to give her a little photo refresh — ain’t she preeeetty!? This is such a great soup for SO many reasons. You’ll absolutely love it 😀
Why you’ll love it!
It’s a set it and forget it, one-pot meal!
Serve a crowd, or freeze leftovers for later.
So many vegetables in every serving.
Chicken Tortilla Soup Ingredients
This chicken tortilla soup comes topped with crispy spicy tortilla strips. And don’t skip the toppings, obviously 😀 Here’s what you need:
- Crushed tomatoes
- Canned black beans
- Canned pinto beans
- Sweet corn
- Green chiles
- Bell peppers
- Yellow onion
- Garlic
- Chili powder
- Ground cumin
- Paprika
- Garlic powder
- Coarse salt
- Hot sauce
- Chicken broth
- Chicken breasts
- Greek yogurt
- Lime juice
spicy tortilla strips
- Corn tortillas
- Avocado oil
- Garlic powder
- Chili powder
- Paprika
- Ground cumin
- Kosher salt
Optional Toppings
- Fresh cilantro
- Chopped avocado
- Sour cream
- Shredded cheese
- Sliced jalapeños
Tutorial
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How to Make Chicken Tortilla Soup
Canned Ingredients & Spices in Slow Cooker
Add the crushed tomatoes, black beans, pinto beans sweet corn, green chiles, bell peppers, onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, salt, hot sauce, and broth to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
Submerge Chicken Breasts
Submerge the chicken breasts in the tomato broth and cover the slow cooker. Cook the soup for 3-3.5 hours on high or until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165ºF.
Prepare Tortilla Strips
Preheat oven to 400ºF and line baking sheet with parchment paper or spray it with non-stick cooking spray.
Thinly slice the tortillas into 2-3 inch long strips that are about 1/4 inch thick. Drizzle on oil and toss, and then season the strips with the garlic powder chili powder, paprika, cumin, and salt.
Bake the tortilla strips at 400ºF for 5 minutes. Toss and then put back in for 5-10 more minutes until golden brown.
Shred Chicken Breasts
Remove the chicken breast from the slow cooker and set aside 2 cups of the broth in a bowl to cool. Then shred the chicken and transfer the shredded chicken back into the slow cooker.
Whisk In Greek Yogurt
Add the Greek yogurt to the broth that has cooled off and whisk until smooth and there are no lumps. Pour the creamy broth into the slow cooker and stir.
Garnish & Enjoy!
Pour the lime juice into the slow cooker, stir and serve with fresh cilantro and the tortilla strips.
Top Tips
Make it spicier: our recipe only calls for 2 tablespoons of hot sauce, but if you like things hot hot hot, feel free to up the hot sauce to 3 tablespoons (or more!).
Make it creamier: the 1/4 cup of Greek yogurt that this recipe calls for will give you a slightly creamy consistency. Feel free to increase this to 1/2 cup or use sour cream for an even creamier soup.
Choose your cut of chicken: if for whatever reason you don’t want to use chicken breasts, boneless thighs will also work. Just be mindful it may change the cook time. Make sure to cook the chicken to an internal temperature of 165ºF.
Check it out!
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FAQs
Traditional chicken tortilla soup contains chicken, tomatoes, broth and is topped with fried tortilla strips. Our variation also contains corn and beans.
We thicken our chicken tortilla soup by adding Greek yogurt, which also gives it a creamy consistency. You can also use sour cream.
Storage
Store leftover chicken tortilla soup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Freezer Instructions
- Let your soup cool completely.
- Then, transfer it into an airtight container or gallon-size plastic bag.
- Remove as much air as possible and seal.
- Freeze for up to 3 months.
Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup
Ingredients
- 28 oz. crushed tomatoes
- 15 oz. can black beans drained and rinsed
- 15 oz. can pinto beans drained and rinsed
- 2 cups sweet corn canned or frozen
- 4.5 oz. green chiles
- 2 bell peppers diced, any color
- 1 small yellow onion minced
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 2-3 tablespoons hot sauce any kind
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt*
- 1/4 cup lime juice ~1 lime
Spicy Tortilla Strips
- 6 small corn tortillas
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Optional Toppings
- Fresh cilantro
- Chopped avocado
- Sour cream
- Shredded cheese
- Sliced jalapeños
Instructions
- Add the crushed tomatoes, black beans, pinto beans sweet corn, green chiles, bell peppers, onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, salt, hot sauce, and broth to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Submerge the chicken breasts in the tomato broth and cover the slow cooker. Cook the soup for 3-3.5 hours on high or until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165ºF.
- While the soup is cooking, prepare the tortilla strips.Preheat oven to 400ºF and line baking sheet with parchment paper or spray it with non-stick cooking spray.
- Thinly slice the tortillas into 2-3 inch long strips that are about 1/4 inch thick. Drizzle on oil and toss. Season the strips with the garlic powder chili powder, paprika, cumin, and salt. Toss again and spread them evenly over the baking sheet.
- Bake the tortilla strips at 400ºF for 5 minutes. Toss and then put back in for 5-10 more minutes until golden brown. Remove them from the oven and set aside.
- Remove the chicken breast from the slow cooker and set aside 2 cups of the broth in a bowl to cool.
- Shred the chicken and transfer the shredded chicken back into the slow cooker.
- Add the Greek yogurt to the 2 cups of broth that has cooled off and whisk the Greek yogurt into the broth until smooth and there are no lumps. Pour the creamy broth into the slow cooker and stir.
- Pour the lime juice into the slow cooker, stir and serve with fresh cilantro and the tortilla strips.
Tips & Notes
- If you want this soup to be spicy, use a spicy hot sauce and as much as you’d like.
- Feel free to add more Greek yogurt for a creamier soup. You can also use sour cream.
- This recipe was updated on January 10, 2023. Get the original recipe HERE.
I am new to cooking. Using the slow cooker made this super easy. Lots of ingredients, but all tasted wonderful together! I failed at the tortilla strips, but will try again! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. It was a hit with my family!
Made this tonight and it was really good and crazy easy. I couldn’t fit all of the chicken broth in my crockpot but 3 cups was plenty and it ended up being super flavorful. I think too much broth would’ve left it diluted. Tons of leftovers and super happy with the recipe, thanks for sharing
We skipped the kale but added bell peppers and made in the instant pot instead of the slow cooker cause we have no patience. Lol. It was great! Will be making again.
I’m Sorry but this recipe was not good. Weird flavors. Disappointed I have a whole crockpot full of ingredients we have to throw out.
This slow cooker soup is packed with flavor and nutrients, an excellent dish for a family meal.
Bravo!!! I am thankful that there’s someone sharing a one-of-a-kind recipe. This is perfect for our entrée and appetizer. One of this day, I will add it to our main course.
Thank you so much for this recipe! I love slow cooker meals they are so simple to prepare!
Too sour for my taste. Followed recipe and had a strong acidic taste to it. I couldn’t eat it. Not sure if this is how it suppose to taste.
I love healthy food like chicken tortilla soup. It would be a perfect breakfast!
This is AMAZING! I have never made chicken tortilla soup myself before, and after searching lots of recipes I figured this looked the cleanest & easiest. My husband came home & saw the kale in the crock pot and immediately got nervous. One spoonful in and he said “add this to our weekly rotation PLEASE!”. Soooo good – the flavors are amazing, I was so surprised how much we both loved it! So filling, and the homemade tortilla chips were the BEST addition! Thank you for sharing!!!
Love it! Soooo glad you guys both loved this recipe!
My daughter loves chicken tortilla soup and I’d love to make this soup with kale. However, 128 oz crushed tomatoes, 115 oz corn, 115 oz black beans won’t fit in my lg crock pot! Could u pls advise the size of these cans and if they’re not to be drained or if they are to be drained. Thank you!
Hello! That is one 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes…not 128! Same with the corn…one 15 oz can. Do not drain the tomatoes, but rinse and drain the can of corn.
Legit speechless, this crock pot chicken tortilla soup recipe looks unreal! Definitely I will make it on the weekend for my family.
I’m from Canada and am looking at a can of black beans in my pantry. It is 540 mL and 19 fluid ounces. Am I reading the recipe correctly? 115 ounces of black beans would mean putting 6 of these in which is a lot and I don’t know how this would all fit in my crockpot. Can you please clarify? Also, are the beans/corn strained? Thank you!
I am obsessed with soups! I’m also gonna pin this post on my Pinterest board my followers will love it. Wonderful crock pot chicken tortilla soup kale recipe, Lee. Have a great weekend.
I made this tonite and it came out sooooo good! I’m a terrible cook but following you on Instagram has got me inspired!
You girls are awesome!
Aww this is the best!! So glad you loved it 🙂
Can you use frozen kale?
Does this soup freeze well?
Yes it does! Just place in a tupperware and freeze <3
I cannot wait to make a batch of this!!!!
this is one of my family’s favorite soup! Hello, we’re from TExas. We love all Mexican… MExicanish. Gimme dat TORTILLA SOUP crock pot goodness.
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We have HORRIBLE Mexican food in Minnesota. JEALOUS.
Isn’t there a taco place in Uptown on Hennepin that’s pretty good?\
YES!!!! Actually I finally just went to it..it’s called Nico’s Taco Bar. Great margs, too!
Do you happen to have the nutrition facts for this recipe by chance? Wanted to see if it would fit my macros! Totally cool if not – it’s in the crockpot already 🙂 Yummm
Just did it for yah! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/view/273947517840685