Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a simple dish, slow cooker southwestern chicken soup. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook slow cooker southwestern chicken soup using 18 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup:

1. Take 3 pounds bone-in chicken pieces (I like dark meat - more flavor. :) )
2. Make ready 6 cups water
3. Get 1 small onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
4. Take 6 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
5. Make ready 2 medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch thick pieces (I like to cut them big for slow cooking so they don't disintegrate and still retain some texture)
6. Get 1 medium bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces (I happened to use the Hatch chilies I roasted the other day, but they're seasonal and sometimes hard to come by even when they're in season)
7. Prepare 1 large stem celery, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
8. Prepare 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained (optional - I don't always care for beans in this soup - but add a 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt to the recipe if you add the beans)
9. Make ready 1/2 a 15 oz. can of corn (or 1 cup frozen or fresh corn kernels)
10. Get 1/2 a 15 oz. can of tomatoes
11. Make ready 1/2-1 teaspoon cumin
12. Prepare 1-2 teaspoons dried oregano
13. Take 2 bay leaves
14. Get 3-3.5 teaspoons kosher salt to start
15. Take 1-1.5 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice
16. Get 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (optional for the cilantro haters, of course)
17. Take 1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional, but recommended)
18. Prepare optional garnish: fried tortilla chips or strips, chopped fresh chilies, onions, cilantro, avocado, and lime wedges

Bump up the Southwest flavors with a garnished of chopped fresh cilantro and a squeeze of lime, if desired. Place the chicken breasts in the bowl of a slow cooker. You can even put the chicken in frozen. Remove the chicken and shred with a fork, return to soup.

Steps to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup:

1. Dump all but garnish ingredients into your slow cooker and give it a few good stirs.
2. Cook on low for 7 to 9 hours, or high for 5 to 7, depending on how hot your slow cooker gets.
3. It's always nice if you can give the soup a few gentle stirs throughout the cooking process, but if you can't manage that because you're out of the house, then you can give it a stir and adjust the seasoning as necessary as soon as you get home. This will give the soup some time to more evenly and thoroughly absorb flavor before you sit down to enjoy it.
4. I like it with a little steamed rice, some chopped onions and cilantro on top, a good extra squeeze of lime, and a few lashings of Tapatío. :) - - Enjoy!

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