This Creamy Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Soup is a fiesta of flavors full of chunks of chicken, black beans, corn and diced tomatoes, for a complete satisfying and comforting bowl of soup.
I am so happy to share with you this recipe for one of my favorite soups ever. It’s my creamy and extremely cheesy chicken enchilada soup.
Because you all know how much I love Mexican food, especially enchiladas, so why not a soup version, because as we all know it’s the dead of winter here and nothing beats a cup of cheesy soup.
How to Make Chicken Enchilada Soup
This recipe is super easy and quick! You will need red enchilada sauce for this soup. Many of you have asked me what brand I use, and to be honest I just use whatever brand I find at my grocery store, or I make my own.
To make this soup creamy and cheesy I used an 8 oz block of cream cheese. I used light Philadelphia but use whatever brand you like. The reason this soup is nice and quick is because I used already cooked chicken breast. I usually buy a whole roasted chicken then add all the breast from it to the soup. The rest goes to the little beggar in the house, my dog.
I like my chicken enchilada soup nice and thick, so I only added a cup of chicken broth. If you find it’s a bit too thick for your taste, just add a bit more chicken broth, until you get the desired consistency.
How to Serve
Serve this with some chopped green onions and shredded mozzarella cheese, and you’ve got yourself one delicious comforting soup. I served this with tortilla chips, but toasted bread would be just fine.
For an even greater treat, serve with grilled cheese sandwiches.
This is a great soup. I did add a can of sieved green chili’s and a jalapeño jack cheese for the top with crunched up corn chips! Absolutely a hit, very easy and will make again!
Slow Cooker Option
Just add all the ingredients in the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or HIGH for 4 hours. You can even use raw chicken.
More great recipes to try:
- Easy Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole
- White Chicken Enchiladas
- Chicken Enchilada Quesadillas
- Quick and Easy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Cowboy Pasta Salad
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Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 green bell pepper seeded and chopped
- 10 ounce enchilada sauce (1 can)
- 8 ounce cream cheese
- 14 ounce diced tomatoes (1 can)
- 1 cup black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels drained
- 2 cups chicken breasts cooked, from 1 roast chicken, chopped
- 1 cup chicken broth low sodium
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or soup pot, over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook for about 5 minutes until the onion is soft and translucent.
- Add the enchilada sauce and cream cheese. Break down the cream cheese with a wooden spoon and cook until the cheese has completely melted.
- Add the diced tomatoes, black beans, frozen corn and stir.
- Add the chopped chicken breast and chicken broth. Stir and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, just until the soup is really hot. You don’t really want to boil this soup for too long because the cream cheese could curdle. If you find the soup is too thick, add a bit more chicken broth.
- Remove from heat and top with green onions and mozzarella cheese before serving.
If I’m serving this for a group of people and using slow cooker could I just use two raw chicken breasts or do they have to be a measured amount ( like 4 cups of chicken) I’m planning on doubling the serving amount that this recipe is suggesting so everything I will double up.
Thanks!
That should be fine.
This soup is AMAZING! Goes together so quickly and it is absolutely delicious. Definitely a keeper for me.
When made as recipe states, it was pretty heavy on the cream cheese and could use some more flavoring. I would at least 1/2 the cream cheese and add some cumin, oregano, lime, and smoked paprika to punch up the flavor a bit.
This soup is a favorite in our family! Ran out of enchilada sauce & made my own with spices. Thanks for this flavorful recipe.
My pleasure, so glad you like it!
This recipe is so good! We added adobo spices, garlic powder, onion powder and pepper. It really was a hit at home. The slow cooker style of the recipe is really a set and forget dream
Excellent recipe! I added some smoked paprika and chipotle pepper for an extra kick. Topped it with shredded cheese, green onion, fried corn tortilla strips and sour cream. I’m currently having leftovers for breakfast! Will definitely be making this throughout the winter. Thanks!
This recipe is a favorite. I’ve changed a few things. Instead of corn we like black olives. I also add mild green chili’s and some of my favorite seasonings like cumin, chili pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, white pepper and mexican oregano. I always have to make a double batch. Thank you for sharing it!!
My pleasure, so glad you enjoyed it!
I made this soup tonight and it was so delicious, flavorful, and creamy! I only used 4.5 oz of light cream cheese to cut back on the calories and it still turned out great. Best of all, it was super easy to make. This soup will definitely be on rotation this fall/winter.
I’m so glad you liked it, Sara!
Excellent soup! Fast & easy and really good!
I have made this numerous times and I always receive rave reviews. Thanks for sharing.
Very good recipe. Quick and easy to make yet feels like something you spent days making. Just my kind of recipe.
Family loved it! Used fresh Hatch Green Chile rather than bell peppers and added some taco seasoning. Really liked just chucking everything raw into the auto pot but I did use the pressure cooker setting for 15 minutes initially juts so the raw chicken would get up to a much higher temperature ster Han slow cook but then slow cook for 4 hours. Vey nice rich flavor.
Love it! Super quick and flavourful. I don’t add cheese on top and find it sufficiently creamy. Last time I left our chicken and just added more vegetables, still delicious!
Can I make this in the instant pot? Thank you!
I don’t see why not!
Yes absolutely! Check your manufacturer’s guide, because the instant pots can vary on timing etc. But I would say about 10 minutes on high pressure, letting it release for another 10 should do the trick!
Love this recipe! If done in the instapot, can everything be dumped in at the same time? I’m about to start working again so trying to get a handle on how I’ll manage dinners after work.
Yep, except the cheeses and green onions.