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When I was on vacation with my friends a few weeks ago, the conversation turned to dinner, specifically a lack of inspiration, everyone seemed to be in a rut. So, everyone made a list of quick and easy things they make for dinner at home and we shared it in an effort to gain some new ideas.
One thing that came up was an idea for Salsa Chicken Soup. I love soup, but sometimes when I get an idea for soup, it never quite comes out like I intended (except for the Loaded Potato Soup, I like that stuff when I make it). This one was really simple, and actually tasted like I wanted it to!
We only discussed the ingredients in general, so even though it’s not scientific, here’s what I did:
Salsa Chicken Soup
2-4 Chicken breasts, cooked and shredded or cut into bite sized pieces
2 cans chicken broth
1 can sweet corn
1 can black beans, rinsed
2 jars salsa (I used 15 oz ones)
1 can Cream of Chicken soup
Combine all of the above and heat it up! I put it in the crockpot on low for an hour or so.
Serve with sour cream, cheese, and tortilla chips:
Like many things, this gets even better after about a day.
Perhaps if I make soup often enough, winter will actually arrive since it hasn’t really shown up here, yet!
Do you have any simple soup recipes?
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My simplest soup is actually a variation on yours. I put it all in the crock pot before I leave for work — 1 lb frozen chicken tenderloins, 1 large jar salsa, almost one whole box of chicken broth, 1 bag frozen corn, 1 can black beans (rinsed), and seasonings (either 1 TBSP cumin, 1/2 tsp chili pepper OR 2 TBSP taco seasoning).
When I get home, I shred the chicken with two forks, and serve it with sr cream, shredded cheese, and crushed tortilla chips on top.
A second easy crockpot recipe I use is: Combine 1 brick softened cream cheese, one can cream o’ chicken or celery soup, and one envelope italian dressing mix. Place 1 lb frozen chicken tenderloins, 1 can quartered artichoke hearts into crock pot. Also good with onions and red peppers. Pour cream cheese mixture over the top cook on low for 6 hours. Serve over egg noodles. Good stuff. My mom would make this with mushrooms (blech) and call it chicken stroganoff!
Ami | February 7th, 2012 at 9:05 am
sounds yummy and much more interesting than plain old chicken noodle. I can hardly wait to try it.
nicki | February 11th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
I make a variation of this but I put in a package of refrigerated cheese ravioli (I use the light kind) and some chopped up zucchini. We call it Southwest Ravioli Soup and it’s a family favorite. The ravioli gives the soup some heft and makes it a filling meal. I’ve never thought to add the cream of chicken soup, I just use a broth base, but am going to try that next time.
Ellen | March 2nd, 2012 at 1:47 pm