Chicken Tortilla Soup has never been easier OR HEALTHIER! Throw everything in your slow cooker and make our favorite crockpot tortilla soup with chicken and kale.
I LOVE SOUP AND SOUP LOVES ME. I actually didn’t realize this until last year. I was never much of a soup girl growing up. It wasn’t until I started hangin’ out with The Healthy Maven (who really need to change her blog name to The Soupy Maven) that I realized how much I loved soup. I think I had a few bad experiences way back when making soup where I didn’t use enough spices so it was really bland. No one likes a bland soup. This chicken tortilla soup crock pot style is far from that!
Flavorful Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Our healthy chicken tortilla soup recipe is made in the crockpot and has a tomato base. So, this soup is kind of like a chili mixed with a brothy soup.
- Crushed tomatoes are essential ingredient #1 for the amazing broth in this delicious slow cooker chicken tortilla soup.
- Essential ingredient #2 is chicken broth! Broth or stock are essential for soups and the combo that chicken broth has with crushed tomatoes is on point.
- #3 is the chicken itself…because it wouldn’t be chicken tortilla soup without the chicken. Make sure you buy boneless, skinless chicken breast for this recipe!
- Essential ingredient(s) #4 is…SPICES.
Chicken Tortilla Soup Spices
I’m telling you, spices really are the key to any soup. That also includes…the salt content! Salt is an important factor is delicious soup making because it really helps bring out all of the other flavors! That What spices are in this crockpot tortilla soup?
- garlic powder
- chili powder
- ground cumin
- smoked paprika
- salt and pepper
- salt
- pepper
I guarantee you have all of those staples spices in your pantry. And if you don’t- I suggest you pick those up ASAP! Good news? Amazon delivers same day now 😛
Is Chicken Tortilla Soup Healthy?
One last thing before I let you go make this soup. What makes this soup…healthy?
Well, first of all…it’s made from scratch! More likely than none your soup is going to be healthier than a canned soup because you know exactly what’s in it. You can also control the salt and fat content of your soup. Second, it’s creamed up with Greek yogurt…not actual cream! Greek yogurt is high in protein and low in fat. If you omit the Greek, you’re still going to get an uber flavorful chicken tortilla soup!
More Healthy Soup Recipes
- Instant Pot Hamburger Soup
- Taco Soup
- Loaded Cauliflower Potato Soup
- Spicy Coconut Thai Curry Soup
- Tuscan Turkey Soup
- 30-Minute Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
Crock-Pot Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup with Kale
Ingredients
For the Soup
- 16 oz. boneless skinless chicken breasts (~2 large)
- 4 cups kale deboned
- 1 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 1 150oz. can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 15-oz. can sweet corn drained
- 1 4.5-oz. can green chiles
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2-3 tablespoons Frank's Red Hot Sauce depending on how hot you like it*
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt*
For the spicy tortilla strips
- 8 small corn tortillas
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
For the Soup
- Place all ingredients for the soun (minus the Greek yogurt) in your crockpot. Turn to high and let cook for 3-4 hours or turn to low and let cook for 6-8 hours.
- Once your chicken is fully cooked, remove and shred. Then, place back in crock-pot.
- Add Greek yogurt and mix until combined.
For the Spicy Tortilla Strips
- Preheat oven to 400ºF and spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Then, thinly slice tortillas to create your strips and place on baking sheet. Drizzle on olive oil and toss.
- Then sprinkle on spices and toss again.
- Bake tortilla strips at 400ºF for 5 minutes. Toss and then put back in for 5-10 more minutes until golden brown.
Tips & Notes
- *Option to sub your hot sauce for white vinegar if you do not like spicy.
- *To make this recipe dairy free, omit the Greek yogurt.
Nutrition facts
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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
This looks perfect for football Sunday. Isaac would LOVE it. 🙂