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Chicken Enchilada Soup

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December 18, 2013 By Leigh Anne18 Comments

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Chicken Enchilada Soup is a quick and easy way to get a delicious dinner on the table with things you have on your pantry shelf.Chicken Enchilada SoupWe’ve been having some crazy weather here in Portland.  Lots of rain and wind.  Just yesterday we had a fence blow down and a tree blow over!  It’s perfect soup weather. Thanks to a well stocked pantry I was able to put together this chicken enchilada soup in a matter of minutes!

I have a list of certain canned foods I like to keep on hand at all times because I know that there will always be something I can make for dinner. Here are some of my topped canned foods that I make sure are in my “can”try at all times:

Chicken Enchilada Soup

I have other canned food around but the above are my must haves. I had everything I needed to make up a batch of easy and nutritious enchilada soup.  In addition to my can of enchilada sauce, I used a can of diced tomatoes, green chilies, corn and chicken broth and some other ingredients I had on hand and we had a delicious dinner.

Chicken Enchilada Soup

What is Chicken Enchilada Soup?

This soup tastes just like an enchilada!  The recipe calls for masa harina to thicken the soup.  Masa is a flour made from corn that used in a lot of Mexican cooking and to make tortillas.  It is easy to find in the ethnic section of your local grocery store.  The masa gives the soup a nice texture and authentic flavor.

Chicken Enchilada Soup I topped the soup with some sour cream, cheddar cheese and green onions.  It would also be great with some tortilla chips crushed on top. So thanks to my well stocked “can”try  I could easily and quickly have a delicious dinner on the table. Not all of us can get our food directly from a farm but canned food is one of the best ways to get food from the farm to our family’s table. The canning process locks in foods’ freshness, flavor and nutrients at the peak of ripeness, just hours after picking. It’s field to sealed!

Chicken Enchilada Soup For more information about canned food, please read about the “Cans Get You Cooking” program which is dedicated to spreading the message that the ironclad technology of cans seals in freshness, flavor, nutrition, and goodness so that you can create meals you feel good about serving and that your family will love. Be sure to sure to visit CansGetYouCooking.com, like them on Facebook, follow them on Pinterest, or watch them on YouTube.

For a few other delicious soup recipes check out these:

  • French Onion Soup with Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions
  • Tarragon Chicken Soup
  • Steak Soup

Chicken Enchilada Soup Recipe

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Chicken Enchilada Soup
Author: Leigh Anne
Ingredients
  • 2 C of diced chicken I used breast meat
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 C onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 C chicken broth
  • 1/2 C masa harina
  • 2 C water divided
  • 1 C enchilada sauce
  • 1 4.5 oz. can mild green chilies
  • 1 12 oz. can diced tomatoes
  • 1 can corn
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
Instructions
  1. Cook onion and garlic in oil until onions are translucent.
  2. Add in chicken broth.
  3. In a bowl combine 1 cup water with 1/2 C masa harina. Mix until well blended and smooth.
  4. Add into chicken broth and stir to combine.
  5. Add in remaining 1 C water, enchilada sauce, green chilies, corn and tomatoes into chicken broth mixture.
  6. Add in salt, chili powder and cumin.
  7. Bring to a boil.
  8. Add in chicken and reduce heat and allow to simmer for 30-40 minutes, until thickened.
  9. If it thickens too much add some additional water or chicken broth.

 Chicken Enchilada Soup

 

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Hi – I’m Leigh Anne! Food, family and friends are three of my favorite things. I love sharing easy, delicious recipes and entertaining ideas that everyone will love. When she started her blog, Your Homebased Mom, over 9 years ago she had no idea that it would one day house over 2,400 recipes and ideas! .
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  1. 1
    Kristi F says:
    December 18, 2013 at 4:57 am

    This looks really delicious and I am going to put in my stack of soups to try.

    How fun having all your kiddos home. Mine comes home Saturday night and I am beyond excited to see her! I can’t imagine this kind of excitement X4!

    Merry Christmas!

    Reply
    • 1.1
      Leigh Anne says:
      December 18, 2013 at 1:37 pm

      Hope you enjoy the soup and have fun with your daughter too! I can’t wait!!

      Reply
  2. 2
    Bonnie says:
    December 18, 2013 at 8:43 am

    Could cornmeal be used instead of the masa harina?

    Reply
    • 2.1
      Leigh Anne says:
      December 18, 2013 at 1:37 pm

      I think cornmeal is gritter than masa harina so it might change the texture a bit.

      Reply
  3. 3
    Roger says:
    December 18, 2013 at 1:04 pm

    I don’t speak english, but I use de google traslate and enjoy your recypes. In the
    Chicken Enchilada Soup you put: “2 C of diced chicken”. Please, what means the C.

    Roger

    Reply
    • 3.1
      Leigh Anne says:
      December 18, 2013 at 1:36 pm

      C stands for Cup

      Reply
  4. 4
    [email protected] says:
    December 29, 2013 at 8:47 am

    Thanks for linking this tasty soup to Marvelous Monday last week – I’m featuring it as one of my favs tonight. Have a good [email protected]

    Reply
    • 4.1
      Leigh Anne says:
      December 29, 2013 at 11:38 am

      Thanks for the feature!!

      Reply
  5. 5
    Kerri says:
    January 7, 2014 at 10:35 am

    So So good!!! Easy to make too.

    Reply
    • 5.1
      Leigh Anne says:
      January 7, 2014 at 3:11 pm

      So glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  6. 6
    brenda a says:
    January 14, 2014 at 12:26 am

    What would be a good substitute for the “masa harina”?

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    • 6.1
      Leigh Anne says:
      January 14, 2014 at 7:07 am

      You could add in some tortilla chips to the soup which will act as a thickener

      Reply
  7. 7
    Connie T. says:
    October 17, 2014 at 8:18 pm

    Hi! I saw this recipe, so I ran to the store (well, actually I drove 😜) to get the enchilada sauce and the Masa Harina flour. Had the rest on hand. Looks so good in the pic.
    I am making this and as we speak, it is simmering to thicken. My boyfriend likes this soup, but only had it in restaurants. He is a semi truck driver and he called to say he’s on his way home and is there anything to eat? I said I found this recipe and am making it now. It’ll be ready when he arrives. I am going to serve it with the sour cream on top, along with shredded cheese, green onion and also some multicolored tortilla strips. I hope he likes it! Smells amazing! 😊

    Reply
    • 7.1
      Leigh Anne says:
      October 18, 2014 at 9:43 pm

      I hope you enjoyed your soup! We love it.

      Reply
  8. 8
    Karla says:
    January 7, 2015 at 8:06 pm

    Leigh Anne, I may have overlooked the number of servings this recipe makes, do you have an idea? The recipe sounds delicious, the weather will be in the teens tomorrow and I’m thinking this would be a wonderful, warm supper! Thanks, Karla

    Reply
    • 8.1
      Leigh Anne says:
      January 8, 2015 at 3:48 pm

      I would say about six – of course depending on serving size.

      Reply
  9. 9
    Melinda says:
    November 9, 2015 at 3:26 pm

    Is the chicken precooked? Thanks!

    Reply
    • 9.1
      Leigh Anne says:
      November 9, 2015 at 5:07 pm

      Melinda, yes it is.

      Reply
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