I think I could eat soup every day, especially on cold, wintry days. Green Chicken Enchilada soup has been on my mind for days. This is the recipe I usually use but there are plenty of them on the internet and most are similar. You can find them for the Instant Pot, the slow cooker and of course, the stovetop. I used the stovetop because I used home canned chicken so I didn’t need to cook it – just simmer everything and let the flavors blend.
Here’s something funny. You may remember how many cans of green enchilada sauce I ended up with in Texas. A LOT of cans – like 20 and this soup is about all I use it in. I didn’t bring everything from the kitchen to Missouri and, apparently, I didn’t bring any green enchilada sauce, which is weird.
This morning when I was getting everything out to make the soup, I couldn’t find any green enchilada sauce. I searched the kitchen pantry, I searched downstairs where I have a lot of food stored . . no green enchilada sauce. Pre-Covid, I would probably have gone to the store and got it but nope, I’ll make do without. I used a bit more salsa verde and you know what . . I think I like it better. To me, it tastes like a creamy chicken soup without the overpowering enchilada taste.
Not a great photo but it is delicious and I just removed the green enchilada sauce from my shopping cart!
Phyllis says
I could live off tomato sandwiches in the summer and soup in the winter. A couple weeks ago, I kept seeing recipies for dill pickle soup. I made it and it was good. Would not want it every week, but fine occassionally. A couple years ago, found recipe for Spam Soup and it fit the same category.
Rosalie says
I like to add a couple of zucchini in the broth and after cooking I purée everything but the chicken with the immersion blender and then I add in the chicken. Yummy!
Sandi B says
That looks good. I’ve got everything but the cheese (although I do have cheddar I can substitue). Thanks for sharing.
Judy Laquidara says
I don’t know if you could see but my cheese was cheddar.
Karen says
Thank you for the link to the recipe. It sounds so good. I love green chiles.