Keto chicken enchilada soup
Enchilada flavour without the tortillas: chicken simmered with cumin, chili and tomatoes with green chiles, then turned creamy with a little cream cheese. Cheddar, sour cream, cilantro and lime go on at the table.
- Time
- 50 min (15 prep + 35 cook)
- Servings
- 4
- Per serving
- 483 kcal
- Protein
- 48 g
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 small onion, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 1/2 large red bell pepper, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp chili powder, mild
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 can (10 oz) canned tomatoes with green chiles, with their juice
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 1/2 lb chicken breast, boneless, skinless, whole
- 4 oz cream cheese, cubed and softened
- 1 tbsp lime juice
To serve
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup sour cream
Steps
- Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, celery and bell pepper and cook 6 minutes, until soft. Stir in the garlic, cumin, chili powder and oregano for 1 minute.
- Add the salt, the tomatoes with their juice and the broth, then lay in the chicken. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook gently 15–20 minutes, until the chicken reads 165°F in the thickest part.
- Lift the chicken onto a board and shred it with two forks.
- Lower the heat under the pot. Whisk in the cream cheese until it melts, keeping the soup below a boil so it stays smooth, then return the chicken and stir in the lime juice. Taste before adding more salt: the broth and the canned tomatoes bring plenty.
- Ladle into bowls and top with the cilantro, cheddar and sour cream. Keeps 4 days in the fridge with the toppings stored apart; reheat gently. Freezes 3 months without the toppings; whisk well as it reheats.
Good to know
Can I make it hotter?
Add sliced jalapeño or hot sauce at the table, so everyone sets their own heat.
Can I use Greek yogurt on top?
Yes, nonfat Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream, at about 74 instead of 71.
Per
- Calories
- 81
- Protein
- (41%)
- 8 g
- Fat
- (51%)
- 4 g
- Carbohydrates
- (9%)
- 2 g
- of which sugar
- 1 g
- Fiber
- <1 g
- Sodium
- 309 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 1932 kcal goes into the pot and 2469 g of ingredients comes out as about 2389 g of food: 81 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.