Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup

Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup

Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup

Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup are for those days you just want to put your feet up when you get home and have time to enjoy life, a meal and relax with friends and family. A versatile dish you can serve as is, with tortilla chips, rice, pasta or baked potatoes. Serve with grated cheese, sour cream and chopped coriander if you wish.


Serves 6

Ingredients:

Enchilada Sauce:

oil such as sunflower oil.

1 medium onion, diced

1 large jalapeño, seeded and finely chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp chilli powder

1 tbsp ground cumin

1 tbsp sugar

2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped

1 (15-ounce) can crushed tomatoes

500 ml chicken stock

Salt and Pepper for seasoning

Soup:

1 (15-ounce) can corn, drained

1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained

2 to 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs

Heavy cream or coconut cream (optional)

Cayenne pepper (optional)

Method:

Heat a saucepan or large frying pan over medium heat. Add the oil, onions and jalapeno and stir for 5 - 10 minutes until soft. Add the garlic, chilli, cumin and sugar and stir for a further minute until fragrant. Add the tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, and stock. Season as required. Bring to a gentle boil and transfer into the slow cooker.

Into the slow cooker, add the corn, beans and chicken. Cook for 6 to 7 hours on a low setting, or 4 hours on a high setting. The chicken should be cooked through at this point.

Shred the chicken into bite-sized pieces with 2 forks.

Stir in a splash of heavy cream or coconut cream if desired.

Taste again and season with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper as desired.

Additional Notes:

Serve this with a warm roll. Alternatively, serve with tortilla chips, rice, pasta or baked potatoes.

Freezing Notes:

Keep in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Store in the freezer in a labelled and dated freezer container or bag for up to 2 months.

Equipment Used:

Saucepan or large frying pan

Slow Cooker

Spoon

Knife

Chopping board

Hand blender.

Recipe courtesy of Save Money, Freeze Food.

Emma Alexander-Cook

My name's Emma. I've been living gluten-free for over 25 years, and I've been dairy-free for over five years.

Health and Auto-immune Diseases

I have auto-immune diseases and expected to be on medicine for the rest of my life, but I didn't want to live like that. My rheumatology Doctor was so supportive of the change I wanted to make, and with their help, I now manage my auto-immune diseases by being strict with my diet.

It can be quite frightening when you first find out you have to change the way you eat but for some of us' Food is our medicine.'

I have several websites, write blogs, and I'm currently in the process of writing a book.

I trained to be Holistic Health Coach, Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher and Certified Gluten Free Practitioner in order to heal myself, my family and others who find themselves on the same journey as myself.

Websites include:

www.emmaalexandercook.com

www.savemoneyfreezefood.com

www.livefreelovelife.com

www.cooksprojects.com

Photography

Our love for photography started on our travels. We wanted to capture images of the areas we travelled to both for our own records and for our family back at home. Some of these images were reproduced as watercolours. Our favourite images we display at home and friends often asked where we had purchased the pictures! Now you can purchase them online directly from us.

Coaching and Consultancy

Previously an IT Manager my skill set has come in very handy as I am both a Health Coach and also offer consultancy for small business starts up and fellow Health Coaches. This has included building websites and online profiles.

Our Family

Family is everything to me! We have a family of four boys where the age difference between the youngest and the eldest is 18 years. Two of our sons are also Gluten Free and Dairy Free. Emma is a Health Coach who specialises in helping individuals and families achieve their health and wellness goals. Ian runs his own business which began developing a Race Timer for diecast model cars.

http://www.glutenfreedairyfreefamily.com
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