There is so much to love about this delicious Slow Cooker King Ranch Chicken Soup! It’s one of the easiest soups to make but the bold and flavorful Tex-Mex inspired flavors really can’t be beat! Total bonus that the slow cooker does most of the work.

Slow Cooker King Ranch Chicken Soup in a dinner bowl.

I’ve mentioned before that I have an identical twin sister. She helps out with the blog quite a bit and is a “consultant” of sorts. But even before I had this blog we were in the habit of calling each other often to say “Wow, I made the best ______ (insert delicious food name, here) today! You have to try it!”

We both love making and eating great food. And the way we get excited to share recipes and meal ideas with each other is the same way I feel excited to share recipes with all of you!

Every recipe I share has been tested and is family approved–particularly husband and twin sister approved 😉 . This Slow Cooker King Ranch Chicken Soup got 5 stars from everybody!

King Ranch Chicken Soup in a slow cooker with a ladle.

This recipe is straight from my new FAVORITE cookbook, Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers that just went on sale TODAY by my friend Samantha over at FiveHeartHome.com. If you’re not familiar with her food blog, she has great recipes as well and also cooks “from scratch” !

Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers Cookbook

Here are a few of the reasons I’m loving her cookbook, Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers:

  1. It has over 80 easy dinner recipes you can make in your slow cooker!
  2. All of the recipes use REAL ingredients! We are talking real, fresh, unprocessed ingredients– which always means better FLAVOR (and a finished product you can actually trust)!
  3. There’s a full page, full color photo for every recipe! So, it’s no secret what the end result will look like!

This kind of quality cookbook– that actually uses REAL ingredients!– doesn’t come around that often. So, THANK YOU Samantha for making my meal planning for the next for weeks even easier 😉 .

You guys can find Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere that books are sold!

Slow Cooker King Ranch Chicken Soup topped with cheese, tortilla chips, and jalapenos.

I honestly can’t get over the AMAZING flavors of this soup. It’s absolutely one of our new favorites. It has a bold, and somewhat spicy, Tex-Mex flavor that had my husband and I saying “THIS IS SO GOOD” after every bite. I love how easy it is to make, and it makes great leftovers too, which always makes my husband happy!

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Recipe

Slow Cooker King Ranch Chicken Soup | Tastes Better From Scratch
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 4 hours
Total 4 hours 10 minutes
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Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 8 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 4 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 Tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • freshly ground black pepper , to taste
  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 10 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chilies
  • 1 medium fresh jalapeño pepper , minced (seeds and membranes left intact for spicy, removed for mild)
  • 2 cups freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese (or Mexican blend or Colby Jack cheese, plus more for serving)
  • tortilla chips , for serving
  • fresh cilantro (for serving, optiona), chopped

Instructions
 

  • Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and sauté until it is fragrant and light golden brown, about 1 minute. 
  • Stir in the flour and whisk continuously for 1 minute. 
  • Slowly whisk in the chicken broth. Increase the heat to a simmer and whisk continuously for several minutes, until the sauce is smooth and thickened. 
  • Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and salt. Add black pepper to taste and set the sauce aside.
  • Place the chicken breasts in a large slow cooker. Top them with the diced tomatoes with green chilies and jalapeño and pour the sauce over the top. 
  • Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours, until the chicken is tender and cooked through but not overcooked. 
  • Transfer the chicken to a cutting board, stir the cheese into the slow cooker and cover the slow cooker for the time being.
  • Shred the chicken and stir it back into the slow cooker. 
  • Cover the slow cooker and cook for 15 minutes, until the cheese is melted and all of the ingredients are heated through. Stir well.
  • To serve, crush the tortilla chips into a bowl and ladle the soup over the top, garnishing with extra cheese and cilantro, if desired.

Notes

This recipe is from Five Heart Home's Cookbook, Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers

Nutrition

Calories: 499kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 38gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 152mgSodium: 962mgPotassium: 751mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1340IUVitamin C: 6.3mgCalcium: 318mgIron: 2.9mg

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You can find more recipe reviews from the cookbook, Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers, here:

Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers ~ Cookbook Recipe Previews | FiveHeartHome.com

There is so much to love about this delicious Slow Cooker King Ranch Chicken Soup! It's one of the easiest soups to make but the bold and flavorful Tex-Mex inspired flavors really can't be beat! Total bonus that the slow cooker does most of the work. | Tastes Better From Scratch

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  1. 5 stars
    This recipe is excellent. We loved it and definitely is in our rotation of favorite soups. I have shared it friends and always get positive feedback. I did cut the chili powder back to 3 tsp cause we both don’t eat as spicy as we use to but otherwise made exactly as written.

  2. 5 stars
    I made this recipe exactly as directed Except I used plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream, and I used canned chicken breast. It was absolutely delicious and so easy and quick to make! Regards

  3. 5 stars
    I make chicken tortilla soup about once a month, sometimes twice. I always look up a new recipe on the Internet. I think they are all delicious. But for this one my husband and son “this is the BEST one you’ve ever made”. Both of them were adamant about that. So, I’m printing it out. When I find my go-to recipe, I print it out and put in my collection and never search the Internet for that recipe again. Definitely 5 stars!

  4. This is perfect comfort food for the cold weather. Thanks for sharing. I’m probably going to start without the peppers and chile because the kids don’t seem to like spicy. Then make a smaller batch following the exact recipe.

  5. I’m thrilled to hear that this King Ranch Chicken Soup earned 5 stars from your crew, Lauren…YAY! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe, as well as my new cookbook, with your readers. It makes so happy to think that this cookbook will hopefully make it easier for families to get wholesome dinners on the table. 🙂

  6. Thank you very much for this recipe. It is perfect for weeknight dinner but also for lunch at the office the next day ! Great !