Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

By EdieK

Get out the slow cooker--this one-pot wonder makes it easy to prepare a South-of-the-Border favorite, with just the right amount of spice

Ingredients

• 6 6
• boneless skinless chicken thighs (1 1/4 lb)
• 1 1
• medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 3 3
• (6-inch) corn tortillas, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 1/2 1 1/2
• cups Green Giant® Niblets® frozen whole kernel corn, thawed
• 1 1
• can (15 oz) chick peas or garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed
• 1 1
• can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso® chopped green chiles
• 3/4 3/4
• cup salsa verde
• 2 2
• cans (14 oz each) chicken broth
• 1 1
• teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1 1
• teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 1/2
• teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
• 2 2
• tomatoes, seeded, chopped
• Chopped fresh cilantro leaves, if desired

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from pillsbury.com

Preparation

Step 1

* 1In 3- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except tomatoes and cilantro.
* 2Cover; cook on Low heat setting 5 to 7 hours or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (180°F). Stir to break up chicken thighs. Stir in tomatoes before serving. Garnish with cilantro.

Salsa verde is "green salsa," which is made from tomatillos, green chiles and cilantro. It can be found in the Mexican section of supermarkets.
The tortilla pieces will dissolve during cooking, adding flavor and some thickening to the soup.
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Nutritional Information

Nutrition Information:
1 Serving (1 Serving)

* Calories 330
o (Calories from Fat 80),

* Total Fat 9g
o (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g,
o Trans Fat 0g),
* Cholesterol 45mg;
* Sodium 1160mg;
* Total Carbohydrate 37g
o (Dietary Fiber 7g,
o Sugars 5g),
* Protein 26g;

Percent Daily Value*:

* Calcium ;

Exchanges:

* 1 1/2 Starch;
* 0 Fruit;
* 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
* 0 Skim Milk;
* 0 Low-Fat Milk;
* 0 Milk;
* 1 Vegetable;
* 0 Very Lean Meat;
* 3 Lean Meat;
* 0 High-Fat Meat;
* 0 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

* 2 1/2;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.