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Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small white onion, peeled and diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 2 to 3 cups (about 1 pound) shredded cooked chicken
- 1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) enchilada sauce, homemade or store-bought
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, with their juices
- 1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chiles
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 cup masa harina
- 8 ounces freshly-grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
- optional toppings: tortilla chips/strips, diced avocado, extra shredded cheese, sour cream, chopped fresh cilantro, or pico de gallo
Instructions
- Sauté the veggies. Heat the oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
- Simmer. Add the chicken stock, cooked chicken, enchilada sauce, black beans, tomatoes, green chiles, cumin and stir to combine. Continue cooking the soup until it reaches a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low to maintain the simmer.
- Mix in the masa harina. Ladle out 2 cups of the hot broth into a heatproof bowl or measuring cup. Add the masa harina and whisk until combined. Add the mixture back to the hot soup and stir until combined.
- Add the cheeses. Add the cheeses and stir until melted and evenly combined. Taste and season the soup with salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve. Serve warm, garnished with lots of your favorite toppings.
Notes
Source: Recipe inspired by the amazing chicken enchilada soup from Chili's.
Update: Recipe updated slightly in 2022.
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
So I’ve made both (using the homemade enchilada sauce) and those I served to loved them. I like the slow cooker version better but everyone else seemed pretty pleased with both. Theses recipes yield great tasting results with little effort. Thank you for posting them!
I made this yesterday and it was absolutely amazing. Made the home enchilada sauce first and used it also (will never buy canned again). Best part were toppings…put little dollop sour cream, fresh avocado, parsley (out of cilantro) and strips of tacos..yummy divine. Thanks :)
I made this tonight and it was great! I used flour for a thickener, but followed everything else. Very satisfying and much better than Chili’s!
Hi! Made this and loved it!! Can you crock pot it? Thanks
Good morning! I made this soup along with the homemade red sauce and it was absolutely fabulous! Thank you.
I was wondering how I could make this recipe into a crock pot freezer meal? I saw the slow-cooker chicken soup, but I would love this one!
Thank you for your time, enthusiasm and dedication to food and friends.
Yum, yum, and YUM! I used a rotisserie chicken to save cooking time. When shopping, though, I was a bit confused about the masa Harina since masa is the word for dough. What I found was Harina de maïz, basically very finely ground cornmeal.
Oh my soo good! I used regular flour and added some corn. I also just grabbed a cold rotisserie chicken to shred. I am so glad I made a double batch otherwise there probably wouldn’t be any leftovers. This also went perfectly in our bread bowls!
This is a very easy and yummy soup. I’ll definitely make it again. And I would recommend to anyone making this soup to do the homemade enchilada sauce. It is much better than any other homemade enchilada sauce I have tried and has much more flavor than canned. Thank you for sharing this recipe. My 19 month old even ate this soup and any time that happens it feels like a big win for me.
Whipped this up tonight, was super easy and turned out delicious! I did use chicken broth instead of stock and siftted regular flour instead of the masa harina and soup is a perfect consistency, I also added Mexican squash that I purchased at Sprouts.
Made this last night with a couple changes and it was SO amazingly good! This is, with a doubt, going on my regular menu list. Posting my own version tonight on my site!