Moore Oklahoma and Chicken Taco Soup

Moore Oklahoma and Chicken Taco Soup

A massive tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma today. 51 killed at last count and they are still searching for survivors and victims. The smallest victims are always the hardest to take. Children trapped in a school, with their teacher/angels trying desperately to protect them. My heart goes out to the victims and their families.

Maybe because of such a tragedy, but I feel we are all in need of comfort food. So, again, I post a soup recipe. In May. From Georgia. As the temperatures rise. What am I thinking?

I found this recipe several years ago on allrecipes.com. It is a slow cooker recipe, and a dump recipe. In other words, you pretty much open up cans and dump the ingredients in. Then, just let it cook all day. It is so very good. I’ll admit, as soon as everything cooks down and the chicken is shredded, I start “testing” the soup to make sure it is good before serving it to my family.

So, this is the recipe, and it is fantastic!

Chicken Taco Soup

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped  (We are not big onion eaters, so I often use a small onion, or only half of one)

1 (16 ounce) can chili beans, undrained

1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained

1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained

1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

1 cup chicken broth (I use low sodium)

1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained

1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained

1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning  (I usually use the low sodium, because the other ingredients have a lot of salt)

3 boneless skinless chicken breasts

shredded cheddar cheese (optional)

sour cream (optional)

Directions

Place the onion, chili beans, black beans, tomato sauce, chicken broth, and both cans of diced tomatoes in a slow cooker. Add taco seasoning and stir to blend ingredients.

Lay chicken breasts on top of the mixture, pressing down slightly just until covered by the other ingredients.

Set slow cooker on low heat setting, cover and cook for 7-8 hours.

Carefully remove chicken breasts from the soup and allow to cool long enough to be handled. Dice the chicken into bite size pieces and return to slow cooker. Stir soup to blend in the chicken.

Serve topped with shredded cheese or sour cream.

Do you believe how easy this is? Honestly, the most effort goes into chopping up the onion.

Oh, we have also drained the juice and served the goodies in taco shells. That is also very tasty.