Recipe of Speedy Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup
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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup is 6 servings. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.
Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup estimated approx 6 to 8 hours total, 20 mins active.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup using 18 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
With many pluses on the convenience side of slow cookers, one of their drawbacks is the relative lack of depth and concentration of flavor that you get from the heat level you can maintain on stovetop plus the reduction you can achieve with uncovered cooking. And though you can saute & sear your components before putting them in the slow cooker, developing and releasing some of those natural sugars that contribute to depth of flavor, the appeal of a slow cooker for me is largely in the ability to just cut and measure some stuff, dump it in the pot, and turn the switch. So how to gain some of that depth of flavor inherently missing from slow cooker cooking? One idea of many, and a proven one, is to give it some umami backup. Lots of ways to achieve this, including using seasoning products that contain MSG, but one of my favorite ways is to use a tiny bit of fish sauce - maybe up to a teaspoon for a whole stew, braise or soup recipe. Just enough to add intensity to the broth or sauce, to deepen it and give it complexity, but not enough for any offputting fermented fishiness to come through. If you're afraid of fish sauce because it stinks, don't be. There are lots of delicious uses for it that don't have to highlight so much of the funk. If you've bought a bottle of fish sauce and regretted it after you smelled it, give it another shot in very small quantities in your stews, soups, braises, and even your salad dressing. You might be pleasantly surprised. :)
Ingredients and spices that need to be Prepare to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup:
- 3 pounds bone-in chicken pieces (I like dark meat - more flavor. :) )
- 6 cups water
- 1 small onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
- 2 medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch thick pieces (I like to cut them big for slow cooking so they don't disintegrate and still retain some texture)
- 1 medium bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces (I happened to use the Hatch chilies I roasted the other day, but they're seasonal and sometimes hard to come by even when they're in season)
- 1 large stem celery, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained (optional - I don't always care for beans in this soup - but add a 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt to the recipe if you add the beans)
- 1/2 a 15 oz. can of corn (or 1 cup frozen or fresh corn kernels)
- 1/2 a 15 oz. can of tomatoes
- 1/2-1 teaspoon cumin
- 1-2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 bay leaves
- 3-3.5 teaspoons kosher salt to start
- 1-1.5 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (optional for the cilantro haters, of course)
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional, but recommended)
- optional garnish: fried tortilla chips or strips, chopped fresh chilies, onions, cilantro, avocado, and lime wedges
Instructions to make to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup
- Dump all but garnish ingredients into your slow cooker and give it a few good stirs.
- Cook on low for 7 to 9 hours, or high for 5 to 7, depending on how hot your slow cooker gets.
- It's always nice if you can give the soup a few gentle stirs throughout the cooking process, but if you can't manage that because you're out of the house, then you can give it a stir and adjust the seasoning as necessary as soon as you get home. This will give the soup some time to more evenly and thoroughly absorb flavor before you sit down to enjoy it.
- I like it with a little steamed rice, some chopped onions and cilantro on top, a good extra squeeze of lime, and a few lashings of TapatÃo. :) Enjoy!
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