In the morning before I left for work, I threw the raw chicken (each chicken breast cut into 4 or 5 big chunks to help them cook quicker) along with the chicken broth, carrots, onions, and garlic. I allowed that to cook for about 4 hours on high. When I came home and lunch, I pulled the chicken it, which by the way was fully cooked and cut it into small bite-size pieces. Then I threw in the everything else except the zucchini and squash because I didn’t want them to get soggy. I bumped the crockpot down to low and allowed it to cook another 4 hours. When I got home from work, I threw in the zucchini and squash and let it cook until I was ready to eat.
This is an absolutely yummy soup that is low carb and healthy.
Servings: 12
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 8 hours
Ingredients:
1 large diced Vidalia onion
6 cloves minced garlic
2 tbs of chili powder
2 fresh diced jalapeño peppers (seeded and gutted for less heat)
2 quarts chicken stock
1 14 oz. can tomato sauce
1 14 oz. can diced fire-roasted tomatoes
1 14 oz. can diced petite tomatoes
2 sliced/diced carrots
2 large sliced/diced zucchini/yellow squash (I used 1 of each)
1.5 pound of cooked and diced chicken breast
Optional Toppings:
1 cup fresh chopped cilantro
2 cups of shredded cheese
Chili Flavored Fritos
Sour cream
Directions:
1. Put the raw chicken along with the chicken broth, carrots, onions, and garlic into the crockpot.
2. Cook on high for 4 hours.
3. If the chicken is not yet cut into bite-size pieces, go ahead and do that. Then, throw in everything else except the zucchini and squash.
4. Lower the temperature to low and cook for 4 more hours.
5. About 30 minutes to an hour, throw in the zucchini and squash.
6. Serve with optional toppings if desired.
- 1 large diced Vidalia onion
- 6 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tbs of chili powder
- 2 fresh diced jalapeño peppers (seeded and gutted for less heat)
- 2 quarts chicken stock
- 1 14 oz. can tomato sauce
- 1 14 oz. can diced fire-roasted tomatoes
- 1 14 oz. can diced petite tomatoes
- 2 sliced/diced carrots
- 2 large sliced/diced zucchini/yellow squash (I used 1 of each)
- 1.5 pound of cooked and diced chicken breast
- Optional Toppings:
- 1 cup fresh chopped cilantro
- 2 cups of shredded cheese
- Chili Flavored Fritos
- Sour cream
- Put the raw chicken along with the chicken broth, carrots, onions, and garlic into the crockpot.
- Cook on high for 4 hours.
- If the chicken is not yet cut into bite-size pieces, go ahead and do that. Then, throw in everything else except the zucchini and squash.
- Lower the temperature to low and cook for 4 more hours.
- About 30 minutes to an hour, throw in the zucchini and squash.
- Serve with optional toppings if desired.
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