This Slow Cooker Southwest Chicken Rice Soup is a bomb of flavor with tender and juicy chicken, soft brown rice, and veggies.
Crockpot Southwest Chicken Rice Soup
Table of Contents
- ❤️ Why you'll love it
- 🧾 Ingredients
- 🍳 How to Make
- 🥄 Variations
- 🍽️ What to Serve With
- 🍶 Storing
- 💭Tip for Making the Perfect
- ❔FAQs
- 📖More Recipes
❤️ Why you'll love it
This recipe is such a simple and easy-to-make recipe. Although it does contain a lot of ingredients, all you need to do is place them all in a slow cooker and let it work its magic.
- Quick preparation
- Flavorful
- Easy-to-follow steps
🧾 Ingredients
Get the full list of ingredients, with measurements, and step-by-step instructions at the bottom of the post in the printable recipe card.
- Olive oil
- Chicken breast
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Onion
- Green pepper
- Jalapeno
- Garlic
- Chili powder
- Ground cumin
- Chicken broth
- Tomatoes
- Frozen corn
- Brown rice
- Lime juice
🍳 How to Make
Get the full list of ingredients, with measurements, and step-by-step instructions at the bottom of the post in the printable recipe card.
Step 1. Brown the chicken in a skillet and season with salt and pepper. Add all the ingredients to the slow cooker.
Step 2. Seal and cook for 4 hours on high. Serve in bowls and garnish with your favorite toppings.
Hint: When cooking the chicken, you are just browning it to get that nice sear on the outside. It will finish cooking while in the crockpot.
🥄 Variations
I love how this recipe turns out and I always recommend trying it first before making any changes. However, you can use some of the options below to alter to your liking.
- Instead of brown rice, you can use white rice.
- Try adding different vegetables! You can also remove any veggies you may not like and switch or add more of another vegetable.
- I love this recipe with chicken, but you can use pork or turkey
🍽️ What to Serve With
You can serve this dish with all sorts of delicious sides. Here are a few great options to try out.
- Tortilla Chips
- Saltine Crackers
- Salad
- Bread, Tortilla, or Naan
🍶 Storing
I love this recipe because there are always leftovers to store and enjoy for later. You will need to put the leftovers in an airtight container for the best storage method.
Refrigerator Storage: This cooked recipe will last in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Freezer Storage: Store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Reheat: You can reheat the recipe back in the slow cooker or in the microwave.
💭Tip for Making the Perfect
Use some of the tips below to discover great ways to use your slow cooker.
- To avoid a mess, I like to use a liner in my crockpot.
- If you want to use less oil, you can use an olive oil spray/non-stick spray.
- If you want a slower cook, you can heat it on low for 6 hours if you have a busy day.
❔FAQs
I love using things like cheese, avocado, cilantro, sour cream, tortilla chips, and fresh lime juice.
Yes, this recipe has a little kick to it! It is so good, but if you are not into spicy, you can remove the jalapenos.
No! If you want to cut your chicken into strips or large chunks or even shred it your can. If you want to shred it, cook the chicken whole in the crockpot and shred it when fully cooked with two forks.
📖More Recipes
- Slow Cooker Baked Beans
- Slow Cooker Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
- Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Chili
- Slow Cooker Lava Cake Recipe
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This Slow Cooker Southwest Chicken Rice Soup is a bomb of flavor with tender and juicy chicken, soft brown rice, and veggies.
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 lb chicken breast boneless skinless, cubed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 onion diced
- 1 green pepper diced
- 1 jalapeno seeded and diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 cans chicken broth
- 1 can tomatoes diced
- 1 cup corn frozen
- 1 cup brown rice
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
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In a skillet, heat olive oil to medium-high heat and brown chicken breast, season with salt and pepper. Add chicken, onion, green pepper, jalapeno, garlic, chili powder, cumin, chicken broth, tomatoes, corn, rice, and lime juice into a 6qt slow cooker.
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Cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Spoon into bowls and garnish with avocado, cilantro, sour cream, or tortilla chips.
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