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This simple one-pot Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup is the perfect bowl to warm up to. Made with salsa verde, poblano peppers, jalapeños (for just the right amount of heat), and shredded chicken. Add taco seasoning for amazing flavor. Then cream cheese for creaminess. This soup is spicy, creamy, and so delicious. Top each bowl of creamy soup with avocado, plenty of fresh cilantro, and lots of salty tortilla chips. I even added a little bit of lime zest too!
It’s soup season! We’ve had some seriously cold temperatures, single digit, temps this week. It’s COLD. I made this over the weekend, and it was so perfect. It really hit the spot.
All of my brothers were in town. And even though they claim not to enjoy soup, they said it was awesome. They loved that it was a bit spicy yet creamy and cheesy too. With the broth being a bit thicker, it makes the soup a little heartier. It’s a great comfort food recipe for this time of year!
Originally, I wanted to make a more traditional variation on tortilla soup using tomatoes and red enchilada sauce. I’m sure it would have been delicious, but when I didn’t have any red enchilada sauce on hand, I reached for what I did have: salsa verde.
I used two full jars of my favorite salsa verde from Whole Foods, two cans of diced green chilies, a poblano pepper, and some jalapeños.
Step 1: cook the onion and peppers
Use a little olive oil or butter and start cooking the onion. Then add the poblanos, jalapeños, cumin, and a few teaspoons of taco seasoning for a truly yummy mix. Let this cook for a few minutes to bring out the flavor in the dry spices.
Step 2: cook the chicken
Next, add the chicken. I like to toss it up with all those spices.
Then pour over the salsa verde, add the diced-up green chilies, and then the broth. Let the chicken simmer away in the broth until it’s cooked through. This will take 15 or 20 minutes.
Step 3: shred the chicken
I like to pull the chicken out of the soup and shred it. Then mix in the cream cheese. If you want to make the soup even creamier, add a 1/2 cup or so of heavy cream.
To finish this off, mix in a big handful of white cheddar cheese and let it melt into the soup.
You can also make this in the crockpot if it’s easier for you. I added directions for both.
Step 4: serve, top, and enjoy
I layer a thick dollop of Greek yogurt with sliced avocado on top. Then a big handful of crushed tortilla chips and lots of fresh cilantro and green onions. It’s so delicious!
A wonderful soup to warm up with!
Looking for other warming winter dinners? Here are a few ideas:
Crockpot Chili Meatballs and Spaghetti
30 Minute Spicy Indian Butter Chicken
Coconut Sweet Potato Lentil Soup with Rice
Lastly, if you make this Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And, of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
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I made this today in my crock pot as I was taking down christmas decorations. It’s sooooo good!
Hi Francine! Thank you so much for giving this recipe a try! Hope you have an amazing New Year! 🙂 xT
LOVE this recipe. make exactly as listed. so easy and quick. healthy and a staple in our house! thanks for making such delicious easy recipes.
Thank you so much for giving this recipe a try! Hope you have an amazing New Year! 🙂 xT
I can’t believe I made this and it wasn’t take out! I added a little touch of my own with frozen corn, pinto beans and diced tomatoes to add extra veggies. Sooo good!
Thank you so so much for giving this recipe a try! Hope you have an awesome New Year! xT
One of the best soups I’ve ever eaten, and I made it! This recipe was so good, my teens said it tasted like it came from a restaurant. Definitely adding this to my recipe rotation!
Hi! Thank you so so much for trying out the recipe! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! xT
New family favorite! Followed recipe just as is! Perfect spice and flavor!
Thank you so much for giving this recipe a try! So glad to hear you enjoyed it! xT
This was way too salty and too much salsa. I suppose it depends on the brand of salsa, but even still the ratios seemed way off.
A rare miss for us—we usually love everything on here but this was hard to finish.
Hey Kevin! Thank you for the feedback! I’m really sorry you didn’t enjoy this recipe, thank you for letting me know! xT
I just made this and adjusted after reading your comment. It was delicious with just 2 cups of salsa, and next time I would reduce the taco seasoning. I suspect these two ingredients can throw the entire recipe off, especially the salsa as some can be overly sour. Thank you for posting!
Made this for the first time as recommended and my family commented several times how much they loved the combined flavors. Will add this to our rotation for fall/winter menu.
Thank you so much for giving this recipe a try! So glad to hear you enjoyed it! xT
Delicious!!! I subbed pepper jack cheese for the cheddar & it was 🌶️ but delicious 10/10!!!!
I like salsa verde, but I felt like I was basically drinking salsa verde with this soup. That flavor was way overpowering. I think reducing the amount of salsa in the recipe might help? First HBH recipe I haven’t loved, but I’ll try again.
Hi Kirsten! Yes you can totally reduce the the amount of salsa verde! xT
First time making tortilla soup and it came out amazing! Perfectly spicy.
Thank you so much for giving this soup a try! xT
This soup is AMAZING! I didn’t change a thing. Thsnk you
Thank you Debra! So glad you enjoyed this recipe! xT
Yummy flavor. I added white beans and corn! Definitely going to make again 🙂
Thank you so much for trying out this recipe Whitney! xT
This was delicious! I didn’t have a jalapeño or poblano (UK) so used a green bell pepper and a quarter teaspoon chilli flakes. So warming and good.
Thanks so much for giving this recipe a try! xT
So good! Didn’t have poblano or jalapenos so added extra chili powder. My kids were sipping the last bits of it out of the bowl! Another hbh recipe into the rotation!
So happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe Katie! xT
Wow!!!SOOOO good! Will definitely make this again! Only changes were less cheddar cheese and I didn’t have taco seasoning per se but added a bunch of taco like spices. Only added one can of green chilies. Yummmmm!
Thank you so so much! Love to hear this recipe was enjoyed! xT