Chicken Enchilada Soup - Crock-Pot Recipe

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Ingredients:

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32 oz low sodium chicken broth (preferably organic or home-made)
1 (28 oz) can red enchilada sauce
2 chicken breasts
1/2 large yellow onions or 1/2 large red onion, your choice, chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 fresh anaheim chilies, seeded and chopped (go hotter if you like but stay green, like poblano or jalapeno, the heat fades after the first day o)
1 (12 oz) can diced tomatoes
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
8 oz asadero cheese
stale bits tortilla chips (or just too-small-to-dip, end-of-bag)
ground cumin
ground coriander
shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese , for serving
sour cream , for serving

Directions:

Pour the chicken broth into the crockpot and switch it on to low. You will never need to go to high for this recipe. (If you do, you can eat out the burnt cheese as you stand there in the kitchen. I learned this from experience!).
Add the chicken and cook until the meat is falling off the bone (at least four hours, because it's also about rendering fat, juice and flavor from the chicken itself); remove the chicken and run a fine strainer through the broth to pick up and discard cartilage or bits of skin. Refrigerate the chicken.
Add the diced tomatoes and enchilada sauce, onion, garlic and cilantro. Cook for 2 hours at minimum.
Add back the chicken meat, cut from the bone and shredded with a fork. Cook for a few hours, however long you need between tasks. At this point, you can let it cook overnight.
Taste the soup. Add coriander and cumin to taste. Add the diced Anaheim peppers and cook until the peppers are softened, at least 4 hours.
Add cheese, a bit at a time, diced as finely as possible. This part you have to watch and stir constantly - the cheese needs to become completely melted into the soup for its salt and the overall thickness and richness it will add to the soup. Continue to cook after cheese is completely integrated, about 30 minute.
Add tortilla chips and let soup cook further, until the chips disintegrate a bit. The chips will provide additional salt and will also thicken it to an almost stew-like consistency, which is the point of any crock pot soup as I see it.
After all this has been done, re-taste the soup. You shouldn't need a bit of salt, but if you do, now's the time!
Serve with shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese (for a taste contrast) and some nice, thick sour cream. Other great toppings: fresh, chopped scallions; queso fresco; chopped onions of a color other than the one you used in the soup; crunchy tortilla chips. Slainte!

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	115.46 Kcal (483 kJ)
Calories from fat	78.22 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	8.69g	13%
Cholesterol	26.06mg	9%
Sodium	196.77mg	8%
Potassium	125.45mg	3%
Total Carbs	2.91g	1%
Sugars	0.83g	3%
Dietary Fiber	0.22g	1%
Protein	7.63g	15%
Vitamin C	1mg	2%
Iron	0.3mg	2%
Calcium	157.3mg	16%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	89.93 Kcal (377 kJ)
Calories from fat	60.92 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	6.77g	13%
Cholesterol	20.3mg	9%
Sodium	153.26mg	8%
Potassium	97.71mg	3%
Total Carbs	2.27g	1%
Sugars	0.65g	3%
Dietary Fiber	0.17g	1%
Protein	5.95g	15%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	2%
Iron	0.2mg	2%
Calcium	122.5mg	16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

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