Slow Cooker Fiesta Ranch Tortilla Soup Recipes

SLOW COOKER TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Place the chicken, tomatoes (and juices), beans, broth, water, onion, garlic, jalapeno, cumin, and chili powder in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or on low for 6 to 8 hours.
• Uncover the slow cooker and use tongs to remove the chicken from the pot. Once cool enough to handle, remove the meat from the bones and shred, then return the meat to the pot. Stir in the lemon juice. Crumble a few tortilla chips into each bowl and cover with some soup. Serve sprinkled with cilantro and grated cheese.
• Per serving: Calories: 275; Total Fat: 8 grams; Saturated Fat: 4 grams; Protein: 22 grams; Total carbohydrates: 29 grams; Sugar: 7 grams; Fiber: 6 grams; Cholesterol: 56 milligrams; Sodium: 364 milligrams

CROCK POT MEXICAN FIESTA

Steps:

• Spray crock pot with non-stick spray and cover the bottom with slightly crushed chips.
• Combine soups, rotel, chili powder, and onion in a separate bowl and blend well with a whisk.
• Brown ground beef in a skillet, drain fat, and add ranch style beans to it and mix together. (Do not drain the beans). Layer half of the beef mixture over the chips, then half of the soup mixture over the beef, ending with half the cheese over the beef. Repeat these layers once more beginning with chips and ending with cheese.
• Cook on high in crock pot for three hours.

HEALTHIER SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, onion, banana peppers, and garlic into slow cooker. Pour in water and chicken broth. Season with cumin, chili powder, salt, ground pepper, and bay leaf. Stir in corn and cilantro. Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours, or on High for 3 to 4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Lightly coat both sides of tortillas with cooking spray. Cut tortillas into strips, then spread on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle tortilla strips over soup.