Chicken Taco Soup

This delectable quick and easy Chicken Taco Soup is bursting with flavors from tender chicken corn, black beans, fire-roasted tomatoes, and green chiles.

Course Soup

Cuisine Tex-Mex

Keyword chicken taco soup recipe, how to make chicken taco soup, how to make taco soup with chicken

Prep Time 8

Cook Time 18

Servings servings

Calories 207kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
4 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons taco seasoning
1 can 15.25 ounce corn drained
1 can 15.25 ounce black beans drained and rinsed
1 can 14.5 ounce fire roasted tomatoes
1 can 7 ounce diced green chiles
2 cups cooked shredded chicken
salt and pepper to taste
Tortilla strips optional
Sour cream otional
Cilantro chopped optional
Cheddar cheese shredded optional

Instructions

Heat olive oil over medium heat in a Dutch oven or heavy stockpot. Add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and add minced garlic; cook for 1 minute while stirring continuously.
Add chicken broth, taco seasoning, corn, black beans, fire-roasted tomatoes, and green chiles; simmer for 5-7 minutes. Add the cooked chicken; simmer for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Spoon into bowls and top with your favorite toppings.

Notes

Any cooked, shredded, or cubed chicken breasts or cooked boneless chicken thighs will work for this recipe.
You can substitute lean ground beef for the chicken.
This soup is flavorful yet mild. If you like things with a little more heat, add a few pinches of cayenne pepper, a minced jalapeno, or chopped chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (one of my favorites as it adds a little smoky flavor). Or add some sweet red bell peppers.
If you have the time make your own homemade taco seasoning with chili powder, ground cumin, dried oregano, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days if your rotisserie chicken was fresh when you made the soup.
This soup freezes well for up to four months in a freezer-safe container.
It reheats well on the stovetop or in the microwave at reduced power.

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