Chilaquiles Mexican Crock Pot Chicken Soup

Name: Chilaquiles Mexican Crock Pot Chicken Soup
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h
Cuisine: Latin American, American, Mexican
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 lbs. boneless chicken breasts; 1 1/2 cups chopped red onion; 1 1/4 cups chopped red bell pepper; 3/4 cup chicken broth; 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 2 tablespoons chopped chipotle chile (canned in adobo sauce); 6 garlic cloves (roughly chopped); 2 28-ounce cans diced fire-roasted tomatoes, undrained; 1 4-ounce can chopped green chiles, undrained; 5 cups baked tortilla chips; 2.67 ounces crumbled queso fresco (about 2/3 cup)

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Cook:6h

People can get a little “cray cray” when it comes to Mexican style crock pot dishes at a party, right? We don’t want any casualties, K? Now for those of you who may be asking “Chila…” what? Chilaquiles is a traditional Mexican dish served with crispy, fried corn tortillas that are topped with a flavorful “mole” {pronounced mol-ay} sauce and sometimes served with beans and topped with a little white cheese. The goal is that the corn tortillas stay crispy until serving so using the tortilla chips solves that problem in this case. This is actually an extremely healthy dish, too. We add that little bit of white cheese at the end, in this case “Queso Fresco” which you can find in almost any grocery store, and it is not excessive at all {well, ok – iiii can get excessive with cheese but normal people usually do not}. Queso Fresco cheese crumbles beautifully as a little garnish on top and the dish is packed with fresh ingredients an

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:37:11 GMT