Description
This Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Lime Soup is sweet, spicy, and incredibly comforting. Made with shredded chicken, lime, jalapeños, and your favorite toppings, it’s a healing crockpot recipe perfect for cozy dinners or meal prep.
Ingredients
- 1 pound or 2 chicken breasts (or chicken thighs)
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 sweet onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons Mexican oregano (or regular oregano)
- 2 jalapeños, seeds removed and diced (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- Cooked white rice
- Avocado, diced
- Red onion, diced
- Extra lime wedges
- Cilantro
- Pico de gallo
Instructions
1. Place chicken, broth, onion, garlic, cumin, oregano, jalapeños, salt, and pepper into your slow cooker.
2. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3–4 hours until the chicken is tender.
3. Remove chicken and shred it using two forks, then return it to the slow cooker.
4. Stir in fresh lime juice and adjust seasonings to taste.
5. Serve hot in bowls with rice, avocado, cilantro, pico de gallo, and lime wedges.
Notes
Add vegetables like bell peppers, zucchini, or roasted tomatoes for a veggie boost.
Include chopped potatoes or beans like black or pinto to bulk it up.
Garnish with pico de gallo or chipotle for extra flavor.
Refrigerates well for 3 days and freezes for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 116
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 950mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.4g
- Trans Fat: 0.01g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 52mg