Every year when summer turns to fall, soups start to sound really good, and using the crockpot feels like a good idea. That is exactly what we have been doing now since the weather turned chilly, and this crockpot chicken enchilada soup is one we’ve had on repeat! It’s so tasty and warming. It’s easy to make in the Instant Pot too, check out the video below!
We usually make something in the crockpot on Sunday or Monday to have in the fridge for the week. We use it for lunches and easy leftovers for busy days. On Black Friday this year we purchased an Instant Pot, and holy moly is it cool!
The Instant Pot
I really wanted an Instant Pot last year, but decided that we already had a crockpot and probably didn’t need another kitchen appliance. Well, then I thought about it all year long and still wanted one when Black Friday rolled around this year, so we did it! I’ve been playing with it since it arrived, making shredded chicken for chicken salad as well as this crockpot enchilada chicken soup.
I Still Love The Crockpot Though
It’s true. I still love our crockpot, and I’ll tell you why! I love that you put something in and it cooks all day, warming your home with the smells of yummy food. You just don’t get the same effect with the Instant Pot. The benefit of the Instant Pot though is that rather than taking 6-8 hours to cook, you can make this soup in 20 minutes. Yeah – that’s pretty cool!
Your Turn To Make Our Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Soup
Alright, you really don’t want to miss out on this one! Prep your crockpot or Instant Pot and get this yummy crockpot chicken enchilada soup cooking. Let us know how it goes by leaving a comment below. Also, take a photo and tag us on Instagram @realsimplegood, so we can check it out!
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Since the weather turned chilly, this crockpot chicken enchilada soup is one that we've had on repeat! It's so tasty and warming.
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- 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 can fire roasted crushed tomatoes (14.5 oz can)
- 1 bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups bone broth
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper
- 1 avocado
- fresh cilantro
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Prepare all of the ingredients as noted above, and add all of the ingredients, except for the garnish ingredients, into your crockpot or Instant Pot in the order listed above.
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Cook on low for 6-8 hours in the crockpot, on high for 3 hours in the crockpot, or for 20 minutes in the Instant Pot on the manual setting. Once done, use two forks to shred chicken in the crockpot. Ladle into bowls and serve with avocado and fresh cilantro.
This was amazing! Thank you. So quick to make in my instant pot and great for the start of my Whole30.
I used vegetable stock and didn’t have paprika on hand but it was plenty spicy without it.
Thanks so much Jen! We’re so happy you loved this recipe! It’s so quick and easy to make in the instant pot! Good luck with your Whole30! Hope you’ll be back soon and find some other new Paleo favorites! 🙂
Would love to hear how you did this in IP. I’m never sure how to convert.
Hi there – the instant pot instructions are in the recipe. You’ll cook it for 20 minutes on the manual setting with a quick release.
I’m so sorry! I totally see that now! 🙂
Question: I really want to try this but I am a spice whimp. It is a really spicy dish? I am sure I can just cut back on the chili powder if need be. Thank you!
It has a little kick, but not too bad! Two things you could do are use regular diced tomatoes rather than fire roasted and then less chili powder. Hope you give a try! Let us know what you think! 🙂
you don’t need a crockpot with the IP
It can be a crockpot and cook all day for you.
Since you can brown everything right in it there are less dishes than with a crock pot too!
Yes, it’s true! Great details for people to know in case they are interested in purchasing an IP! It has so many features, and I really think the possibilities are endless with it! Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment!
Hi there!
I just go my instapot in the mail the other day and am planning on trying this recipe tomorrow night! I’ve never used an instapot before… when it says cook for 20 minutes is that on the manual setting or the “soup” setting?
Thanks in advance!
Good question! I will go in and update the recipe to reflect it, but we just do 20 minutes on the manual setting. Hope you love this recipe and enjoy your new IP! If you have time come back and let us know how it went! ?
Manual setting on high?
In the Instant Pot you just load it up, hit manual and adjust the time to 20 minutes – it’s neither low nor high, just the pressure cooker doing its thing. If you wanted to cook in a crockpot on high, that would be 3 hours. I’ll update the recipe for cooking on high in a crockpot. I just noticed it doesn’t say that. Thanks! Hope you get a chance to try this one out! It’s been a hit!
What type of bone broth do you use? The fresh kind or the boxed store kind?
Hey there! Thanks for stopping by! We usually use homemade bone broth. We make it in large batches and store it in quart sized containers in the freezer. In a pinch, we have used the boxed kind or the fresh kind in the refrigerated or freezer section at Whole Foods. The boxed brand we’ve used is called Imagine Foods, but it definitely isn’t as nutrient dense and doesn’t have the collagen you’ll get in a fresh or homemade bone broth. I also think it just isn’t as flavorful and rich either. Thanks again for stopping by. Hope this helps and hope you try this soup out! It’s been a popular recipe this season! 🙂
What sort of pressure release?
With the Instant Pot, I’ve done it both ways, releasing the pressure immediately after the 20 minute timer goes off and also just letting it slowly release on its own and it turned out great either way! Hope that helps. Let us know. 🙂
Am I able to freeze half of this? Would it be best to do so before or after cooking?
Yes, cook and then freeze! Hope you enjoy! 🙂
How many calories are in a serving?
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by! As part of our Paleo lifestyle, we actually do not track calories or nutrition information. Following a Paleo diet fills up all the buckets appropriately for us, and we don’t have to worry about counting calories. It’s one of our favorite things about eating this way! We hope you’ll still give our soup a try! 🙂
What is your bone broth recipe?
We use this one often! 🙂
How large would a serving be?
Justin eats more than me, and he’ll usually have a pretty full bowl and mine will be about halfway or a little more full. Eating in those sizes we’ll get about 3 meals for the both of us out of one batch. Hope that helps and that you give this one a try!
I apologize if this is a redundant question, but was wondering what the calorie count is per serving?
Hi there! As part of our Paleo lifestyle we actually do not track calories. We just focus on eating nutrient dense, real food and listen to our bodies. It’s one of the most liberating parts of our lifestyle, not being so attached to calorie counting and it has really helped to improve our relationship with food. Hopefully that makes sense. We hope you give our recipe a try! 🙂
great recipe, easy to make, very filling. Thank you
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to try our recipe and come back and share! 🙂
Can I Put in frozen chicken thighs? If I do, does it adjust the cooking time any? Thanks!
We haven’t used frozen thighs but you could use them. You would have to adjust the cooking time up from 20 minutes to 25-30 minutes to ensure the chicken gets cooked through. Let us know how it goes!
Silly question, but you don’t have to precook the thighs right? Just throw them in the crock pot raw and they should cook? Thanks for the response. Can’t wait to try it
Correct, you can just put the chicken thighs in raw. We hope you enjoy the soup!
Quick Question – my husband cannot have poultry could we substitute pork or beef instead of the chicken?
We haven’t tried this with anything other than chicken thighs but you could try ground pork or beef instead and see how it goes.