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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have slow cooker southwestern chicken soup using 18 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup:

1. Make ready 3 pounds bone-in chicken pieces (I like dark meat - more flavor. :) )
2. Make ready 6 cups water
3. Get 1 small onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
4. Take 6 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
5. Get 2 medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch thick pieces (I like to cut them big for slow cooking so they don't disintegrate and still retain some texture)
6. Prepare 1 medium bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces (I happened to use the Hatch chilies I roasted the other day, but they're seasonal and sometimes hard to come by even when they're in season)
7. Prepare 1 large stem celery, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
8. Take 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained (optional - I don't always care for beans in this soup - but add a 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt to the recipe if you add the beans)
9. Prepare 1/2 a 15 oz. can of corn (or 1 cup frozen or fresh corn kernels)
10. Get 1/2 a 15 oz. can of tomatoes
11. Make ready 1/2-1 teaspoon cumin
12. Make ready 1-2 teaspoons dried oregano
13. Prepare 2 bay leaves
14. Get 3-3.5 teaspoons kosher salt to start
15. Take 1-1.5 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice
16. Get 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (optional for the cilantro haters, of course)
17. Prepare 1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional, but recommended)
18. Get optional garnish: fried tortilla chips or strips, chopped fresh chilies, onions, cilantro, avocado, and lime wedges

You'll love this hearty and easy to make Slow Cooker Southwest Chicken Noodle Soup. After the cold, gloomy week we had for most of last week, I decided it was time to get some new soup recipes up on. This Southwest-inspired chicken soup is loaded with black beans, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, and corn and cooked in a slow cooker for an easy weeknight dinner. Slow Cooker Southwest Chicken Soup Recipe Variations vegetarian - substitute black or pinto beans for the chicken and vegetable broth (affiliate link) for the chicken broth veggie rich - add more veggies, carrots, celery, cauliflower, zucchini, yellow squash, lima beans, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, etc.

Instructions to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup:

1. Dump all but garnish ingredients into your slow cooker and give it a few good stirs.
2. Cook on low for 7 to 9 hours, or high for 5 to 7, depending on how hot your slow cooker gets.
3. It's always nice if you can give the soup a few gentle stirs throughout the cooking process, but if you can't manage that because you're out of the house, then you can give it a stir and adjust the seasoning as necessary as soon as you get home. This will give the soup some time to more evenly and thoroughly absorb flavor before you sit down to enjoy it.
4. I like it with a little steamed rice, some chopped onions and cilantro on top, a good extra squeeze of lime, and a few lashings of Tapatío. :) - - Enjoy!

In a large skillet, saute the chicken in oil until lightly browned. Get dinner on the table on a busy day with ease with this load-&-go crock pot recipe. This zesty soup can simmer in the crock pot for an entire workday, making it perfect for a busy weekday meal. Bump up the Southwest flavors with a garnished of chopped fresh cilantro and a squeeze of lime, if desired. Combine all ingredients except chicken and broth (if using) in slow cooker.

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