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    Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup

    Published: Mar 7, 2022 by Modern Honey · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    This Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup is made with tender chicken, green enchilada sauce, green chilies, cream cheese all in a chicken broth and topped with homemade fried tortilla strips, fresh avocado, cilantro, and Monterey Jack cheese. This is the most flavor-packed creamy green chicken enchilada soup recipe.

    This Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup is made with tender chicken, green enchilada sauce, green chilies, cream cheese all in a chicken broth and topped with homemade fried tortilla strips, fresh avocado, cilantro, and Monterey Jack cheese. This is the most flavor-packed creamy green chicken enchilada soup recipe.

    Whenever I go to a Mexican food restaurant, my go-to order is always enchiladas. I will branch out and try the tacos, the quesadillas, the burritos but I always want to see how an authentic Mexican restaurant makes their enchiladas. The best is when you can order one enchilada with green sauce and the other with red sauce, also known as Christmas enchiladas. Then you can try both green and red sauces and determine the winner.

    Long before I started Modern Honey, I loved to create soups for my family. I would just throw a bunch of vegetables I found in the refrigerator and create new soup recipes. I have always loved soups because I could hide a lot of veggies in them by dicing them super small or blending them up in a blender and adding a lot of herbs and flavorful spices.

    This green enchilada chicken soup recipe came about when I had a lot of extra cans of enchilada sauce on my hands and it was a cold day out and I was craving some warm and comforting soup. This green chili chicken enchilada soup takes less than 20 minutes to make and is so easy! This has become one of the most requested soups in our home and the perfect weeknight meal.

    This Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup is made with tender chicken, green enchilada sauce, green chilies, cream cheese all in a chicken broth and topped with homemade fried tortilla strips, fresh avocado, cilantro, and Monterey Jack cheese. This is the most flavor-packed creamy green chicken enchilada soup recipe.

    What is Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup?

    This enchilada soup is a mix between comfort foods --  green chicken enchiladas and chicken tortilla soup. It is creamy, cheesy, with the taste of chicken enchiladas in a soup! It is the ultimate comfort food soup.

    What ingredients are in this Chicken Enchilada Soup Recipe?

    Rotisserie Chicken or Shredded Poached Chicken

    Green Enchilada Sauce

    Chicken Broth

    Green Chiles

    Onion + Jalapeno

    Cream Cheese

    Monterey Jack Cheese

    Plus toppings!

    What toppings should I put on top of Chicken Enchilada Soup?

    Avocado

    Cilantro

    Fried Corn Tortilla Strips

    Sour Cream or Mexican Crema

    Monterey or Pepper Jack Cheese

    This Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup is made with tender chicken, green enchilada sauce, green chilies, cream cheese all in a chicken broth and topped with homemade fried tortilla strips, fresh avocado, cilantro, and Monterey Jack cheese. This is the most flavor-packed creamy green chicken enchilada soup recipe.

    How to make this Creamy Chicken Enchilada Soup with Cream Cheese:

    1. Start by sauteeing diced onions and jalapeno in a touch of oil in a pot until the onions are soft and tender. When you saute the onions, it brings out the sweetness of the onions. 
    2. Add chicken broth, green enchilada sauce, green chiles, and cream cheese. I suggest adding only small bits at a time of the cream cheese to allow it to melt into the soup. 
    3. Shred the chicken and add to the soup. If using rotisserie chicken, you don't need to worry about seasoning the chicken. If you are poaching the chicken, make sure to add salt and pepper to the chicken before adding it to the soup. 
    4. Stir in half of the Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack Cheese. The soup should look creamy. If you want a thinner soup, I suggest adding more chicken broth to the soup and let it simmer for 5 more minutes.
    5. Make the fried tortilla strips by cooking corn tortilla strips in oil until a light golden color and crispy. Top the green chicken enchilada soup with the fried tortilla strips, cheese, cilantro, and avocado.

    Can I make this Chicken Enchilada Soup in a Crockpot or Slow Cooker?

    Absolutely! You can add all of the ingredients and cook on low for about 2-3 hours. If you are using raw chicken, I suggest cooking for 4 hours or until fully cooked. 

    I suggest sauteing the onions and jalapeno in a skillet before adding to the crockpot to soften the onions and bring out the flavor and natural sweetness.

    Also, I suggest cutting the cream cheese into very small pieces to enable it to melt into the soup. I would use full-fat cream cheese as the low-fat doesn't melt well into the soup.

    Here are some popular soup recipes:

    • Chicken Tortilla Soup
    • White Chicken Chili
    • Chicken Chili

    This Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup is made with tender chicken, green enchilada sauce, green chilies, cream cheese all in a chicken broth and topped with homemade fried tortilla strips, fresh avocado, cilantro, and Monterey Jack cheese. This is the most flavor-packed creamy green chicken enchilada soup recipe.

    This Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup is made with tender chicken, green enchilada sauce, green chilies, cream cheese all in a chicken broth and topped with homemade fried tortilla strips, fresh avocado, cilantro, and Monterey Jack cheese. This is the most flavor-packed creamy green chicken enchilada soup recipe.

    Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup

    Modern Honey® - www.modernhoney.com
    This Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup is made with tender chicken, green enchilada sauce, green chilies, cream cheese all in a chicken broth and topped with homemade fried tortilla strips, fresh avocado, cilantro, and Monterey Jack cheese. This is the most flavor-packed creamy green chicken enchilada soup recipe.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Course Dinner, Lunch, Soup
    Cuisine Mexican
    Servings 6
    Calories 258 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 Tablespoon Oil
    • 1 small Onion (finely diced)
    • 1 Jalapeno (finely diced)
    • 2 to 3 cups Chicken Broth *
    • (1) 28-ounce can Green Enchilada Sauce
    • (1) 7-ounce can Chopped Green Chiles
    • (1) 8-ounce pkg. Cream Cheese ** (softened, cut into cubes)
    • 1 teaspoon Pepper
    • 3 cups Rotisserie Chicken, shredded
    • 2 cups Monterey Jack Cheese (divided)
    • ¼ cup Cilantro (chopped, plus more for garnish)

    Toppings:

    • Fried Corn Tortilla Strips ***
    • Avocado
    • Cilantro
    • Monterey Jack Cheese

    Instructions
     

    • Heat a pot over medium heat. Add oil. Add onions and jalapeno and cook for about 8-9 minutes or until soft and tender. Keep cooking if the onions aren't soft enough.
    • Stir in chicken broth, green enchilada sauce, green chiles, pepper, and cream cheese. Make sure to add the cream cheese in small bits to allow it to melt more easily. Cook for 5 minutes.
    • Add shredded cooked chicken, 1 cup of Monterey Jack Cheese, and cilantro. Let cook for 3-4 minutes. Add more chicken broth if you want a thinner soup. Taste and add salt if needed.
    • While it is cooking, get toppings ready. Check notes for how to make fried tortilla strips.
    • Top each bowl with fried tortilla strips, remaining 1 cup of cheese, cilantro, and avocado.

    Notes

    • Start with 2 cups of chicken broth and add more if you desire a thinner soup
    • Use full-fat cream cheese (low-fat may curdle)
    • To fry tortillas -- cut tortillas into long strips. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add oil and allow to get hot. Add tortillas and turn often using tongs until a light golden color and crispy. Remove from heat and place on a paper towel-lined plate to drain.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 258kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 26gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 83mgSodium: 607mgPotassium: 353mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 389IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 293mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword chicken enchilada soup, enchilada soup, green chicken enchilada soup, green chile chicken enchilada soup
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    Comments

    1. Dean

      March 08, 2022 at 12:20 pm

      5 stars
      This is a really, really flavorful and delicious soup! Everything I love about Mexican food in a soup, now I am a soup lover! 🙂 Love the homemade tortilla strips as they add some nice texture and another level of flavor to this already an extremely flavorful meal in a bowl. Love that it will taste just as good or maybe even better coming out of the fridge. Well done MH, well done!

      Reply
    2. Joyce

      March 14, 2022 at 8:35 pm

      This recipe is amazing! So easy and the flavour is truly over the top delicious!

      Reply
    3. Bearlain

      March 26, 2022 at 8:14 am

      5 stars
      This was an amazing soup recipe. I cooked it last night and it was very good. Instead of using a 7-ounce can of chopped green chiles, 1 jalapeno, and 1/4 cup cilantro, I substituted a 7-ounce can of Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies with Lime and Cilantro. I served tortilla chips on the side. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

      Reply
    4. Kelly

      April 06, 2022 at 1:06 pm

      5 stars
      Yummmmm, such a flavorful soup!

      Reply

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