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Chicken Fajita Soup

This simple, flavorful soup lends itself perfectly to the crockpot or electric pressure cooker. This is level 1 cooking—you can’t mess this up, so go ahead and wow your family! You have the option of making this more of a cream-based soup by adding in cream cheese, which makes it an S . . . your choice. It is great either way, so change things up! This recipe is a family-serve recipe that feeds 6 to 8 people. This recipe is found in the "Sanity-Saving Crockpot & Electric Pressure Cooker Meals" section of Trim Healthy Table, page 90.

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Servings: 6
Description

This simple, flavorful soup lends itself perfectly to the crockpot or electric pressure cooker. This is level 1 cooking—you can’t mess this up, so go ahead and wow your family! You have the option of making this more of a cream-based soup by adding in cream cheese, which makes it an S . . . your choice. It is great either way, so change things up! This recipe is a family-serve recipe that feeds 6 to 8 people. This recipe is found in the "Sanity-Saving Crockpot & Electric Pressure Cooker Meals" section of Trim Healthy Table, page 90.

6 People

Ingredients
  • 2 1/2 lbs chicken breasts (boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs (use breasts for FP and E), thawed if frozen)
  • 64 oz chicken broth (2 quarts chicken broth (with an optional 4 tablespoons Just Gelatin or Integral Collagen see page 40)
  • 10 oz Rotel tomatoes & chilies (1- (10-ounce) can Ro-tel-style diced tomatoes and green chilies)
  • 14 1/2 oz fire roasted tomatoes (1- (14 1/2-ounce) can diced, fire-roasted tomatoes)
  • 10 oz frozen small-cut seasoning blend (1- (10 to 12-ounce) bag frozen small-cut seasoning blend (see page 35)
  • 1 tsp TH Mineral Salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder (or 4 to 6 garlic cloves, minced)
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 3/4 tsp chipotle chili powder (optional for an extra-awesome kick)
  • 8 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese (optional)
  • limes (lime wedges; optional, for serving)
Instructions
  1. 1
    Put all the ingredients (except the cream cheese and lime wedges) in a crockpot. Cover and cook on high for 6 hours. If using the cream cheese, remove 1 cup of the hot broth and place it in a blender with the cream cheese. Blend until smooth, then stir into the crockpot.
  2. 2
    Remove the chicken and shred on a plate with 2 forks. Return to the pot, stir well to combine, and serve with a squirt of lime (if using).
Note

From Trim Healthy Table~

A time-saving and flavor-boosting tip is to put all the ingredients except the broth in a gallon-size baggie in the fridge to marinate, either the night before or whenever you get a chance, then just plop it into your pot when ready to cook and add the broth.

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ELECTRIC PRESSURE COOKER DIRECTIONS: Add all the ingredients except the cream cheese and lime wedges to the pressure cooker. Seal and cook at high pressure for 25 minutes. Use natural pressure release. If including optional cream cheese, follow the crock pot directions. Shred the chicken.

NOTE: This recipe was created and tested using a 6-quart Instant Pot. If you are using a different brand or different size electric pressure cooker, consider modifying the recipe as your results may vary from ours. Example: If you are using an 8-quart, consider adding more liquid as the larger circumference often needs more liquid to come to pressure.

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MAKE A FAMILY MEAL:

  • For the weight-loss plan, enjoy as is in a bowl for an FP or have the FP version with sprouted-grain toast or baked corn chips on the side and a garnish-size amount of cheese for an E.
  • Want to have it as an S? Include the cream cheese. Or else leave it out and top with options of grated cheese, diced avocado, or perhaps a dollop of sour cream. Try one of the S-friendly bread sides in the Breads chapter (page 240) with butter.
  • Growing children can enjoy this with cheese and baked corn chips or another healthy carb such as buttered sprouted-grain bread for a Crossover.

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  • This recipe was featured in the "Trim Healthy Recipe Sampler" which was a free recipe sampler for purchasing Trim Healthy Table.

Read it online: https://trimhealthymama.com/recipe/chicken-fajita-soup/