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This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
Can you believe that back-to-school is just around the corner? I’m a little bit shocked, but stores already have backpacks and pencils galore, which means it’s time to start figuring out what to fix for dinner now that school is just about back in session. Being a homeschool family, it’s hard sometimes because even though we’re home all day, coming up with a dinner that won’t interrupt teaching, field trips, and more can be really tough. But this slow cooker chicken tortilla soup is perfection! It fits in perfectly with the weeknight rotation of spaghetti or tacos, and takes minutes to throw together.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
When it comes time for back to school, even for homeschooling families, the routine is the same. It’s time to hit Walmart for school supplies. In addition to the pencils, notebooks, calculators, printer paper, and rulers, I also make sure to stock up on supplies for quick dinners and easy lunches.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
When planning and teaching all day, I don’t really have time to stand over a hot stove and make anything complicated. That’s why I really like picking up Pace® Picante Sauce, Swanson® broth, Prego® Italian sauce, and Campbell’s® SpaghettiOs®– they’re perfect for quick and easy meals that don’t take a ton of effort.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
When it’s time for an easy weeknight meal, I also usually head straight for my slow cooker– it means I can start a meal in the morning and not worry about it until dinnertime. And this slow cooker chicken tortilla soup is SO easy to prepare in the crock pot. Start by pouring an entire jar of Pace® Picante Sauce into the bottom of your crock pot. Adjust this to your taste– if you like it mild, go for the mild chunky salsa. Want to get wild? Go for one of the hotter varieties of the chunky salsa. Just flavor it to your own family’s preferences. In this house, we go mild. Whatever variety you pick, Pace® Picante Sauce is made with handpicked vegetables, which gives it a really genuine and authentic southwest flavor.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
In a single layer on top of the Pace® Picante Sauce, place uncooked chicken breasts or chicken breast tenderloins. This was a small package of chicken breast tenderloins, but really, just enough to cover the bottom without overlap is perfect. Save any leftovers for another meal.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
On top of the chicken, layer diced onions– I diced half of a large onion to cover the chicken, then reserved the other half for topping the finished soup later. Pace® Picante Sauce already has some chunks of onion, but also tomatoes and peppers in it and it’s packed with flavor. This just adds a bit more punch of onion to add to the chicken and the soup overall.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
Layer two cans of beans on top of your onions. I used one can of Great Northern beans and one can of dark red kidney beans, but you can use any of your favorites. Prefer black beans? Go for it. Cannelini beans? Perfect. You will want to leave these undrained– the extra fluid will help the chicken cook evenly and contains plenty of great nutrients, too.
Put the lid on your slow cooker, and turn it onto low for roughly 6-8 hours. Needing to speed up dinner? Crank it up to high for 3-4 hours to make it a little bit quicker. Then? Forget about it until 30 minutes before dinner time.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
30 minutes before dinner, remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred it into small, bite-sized pieces.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
Return it to the crock pot and give everything a good stir.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
To the soup, add an entire container of Swanson® broth in the Mexican Tortilla variety. This is already perfectly seasoned with a unique blend for great flavor, meaning that between this broth and the Pace® Picante Sauce, you don’t have to add any additional seasoning to the soup.
Fill the empty Swanson® broth container halfway with water, give it a good shake, and add that to the slow cooker, as well.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
Also add two cups of your favorite Mexican blend of cheese.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
Finally, throw in a bag of frozen corn. Cover the slow cooker with the lid again, crank it up to high, and in 30 minutes, your slow cooker chicken tortilla soup will be ready-to-serve.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
Use the time to relax, finish up homework, or set the table and prep all the fixings– like shredded cheese, diced tomato and onion, freshly sliced lime for squeezing, or finely chopped cilantro. Of course, this is delicious without any of those things, also!
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
Dinner can’t get much easier than pour, stir, and done, and when you let the slow cooker do the work all day, and flavors from Swanson® broth and Pace® Picante Sauce season the dish for you, you’re pretty much set for a perfect dinner.
- 1 jar (16 oz) Pace® Picante Sauce in desired level of heat
- 1 package (approximately 3 breasts or 6-7 tenderloins) boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 large onion, diced
- 2 cans beans, any variety, undrained
- 32 oz Swanson® broth in Mexican Tortilla flavor
- 16 oz water
- 2 C shredded cheese, Mexican blend or Taco blend flavor
- 1 bag frozen corn
- Pour Pace® Picante Sauce in bottom of slow cooker.
- Top with single layer of chicken breast, then cover chicken breast in diced onion.
- Pour 2 cans of beans evenly on top.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours, until chicken is cooked.
- Remove chicken from slow cooker and shred, then return chicken to slow cooker and stir.
- Pour in Swanson® broth and water.
- Add shredded cheese and frozen corn, then cover crock pot again and cook for 30 minutes on high.
- Serve with sour cream, shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, diced tomato, diced onion, finely chopped cilantro, tortilla chips, or tortilla bowls for additional fun. Also tastes great as-is!
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
With back to school approaching quickly, it’s time to get your weeknight game plan ready, and this is definitely one to add to the rotation. Even better, Campbell’s has you covered with big savings to start your school year, because trust me, school supplies cost enough– weeknight meals shouldn’t have to.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
So, to save, you’ll want to check out this coupon link, which will help you save $1 on any Two (2) jars of Pace® Picante Sauce or Salsa, $0.50 on any TWO (2) cartons of Swanson® broth (26oz. or larger), Save $1 on any TWO (2) Prego® Italian sauces, and $0.40 on any THREE (3) Campbell’s® SpaghettiOs® pastas. You can’t beat those deals for tons of great weeknight meals (like spaghetti, homemade pizza, taco night, and hey, who doesn’t love SpaghettiOs®?). Of course, all of these great Campbell’s products are available at Walmart.
This chicken tortilla soup is perfect for back-to-school because it’s a great slow cooker recipe, meaning you set it, forget it, and get on with your day, so dinner is perfectly ready when you’re ready to eat!
What’s your go-to weeknight meal during the school year and which Campbell’s product would help you get back to school ready? Let me know in the comments below!
Love this soup! Thanks for sharing on the Living with Style Linky Party.
Looks delicious! I love soups that look light enough to enjoy during the summer too 🙂
I could really go for a big bowl of this right about now! Yum, I love everything that’s in it. Plus it being slow cooker makes it even better since I’m addicted to mine! I’d love for you to come link up with us at this weeks Throwback Thursday weekend party!
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Looks delicious! Your post is one of my faves this week on Wake Up Wednesday! Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you so much! I’m so happy you liked it.