This Chicken Enchilada Soup is packed full of flavor, and a delicious meal everybody will love!
Everything you love about chicken enchiladas in one bowl! Loaded with chicken, green chilis, beans, and lots of cheese! This soup is a big bowl of comfort food, topped with all your favorites.
I love using mycast iron dutch oven for soups or braising meats in the oven. But this chicken enchilada soup can also be made in the slow cooker if you choose.
If you have any leftovers it freezes perfectly, I like to use these 32oz Plastic Deli Containersto freeze my soups in, perfect 2-4 servings.
Masa Harina is a fine corn flour for homemade tortillas or tamales also helps thicken this soup and gives it a very authentic flavor. Usually located with the flour in your local grocery store.
In a medium bowl add masa and 3 cups chicken stock and whisk until combined and set aside.
Heat a large dutch oven or pot on medium heat, add olive oil and onions and cook for a couple of minutes. Add garlic and cook another minute. Add in salt, chili powder, and cumin and give it a stir.
Add the Masa mixture and the rest of the chicken stock, enchilada sauce, cream cheese, peppers, black beans chicken, and cheddar cheese. Mix until combined, place the lid on and simmer 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Add salt and pepper to taste and serve with your favorite toppings.
The Masa mixture is on the first line of the instructions and the cream cheese is added on line 3 of the instructions 🙂
I want to try this but what is the “masa mixture”? Where does the cream cheese come into play?
Masa harina thickens the soup and adds an authentic flavor to the dish. It's usually in the baking section by the other types of flours.
Super excited to make this but not finding the special flour. Is that a critical ingredient?
Yay Heather, So happy you loved it 🙂
This was absolutely amazing!! I 100% recommend this recipe! Its fast and easy, but tastes like you spent all day cooking it.
Oh Yay Josie! I'm so glad you loved it 🙂
this was crazy good