Recipe: Tasty Chilis chicken enchalada soup

Chilis chicken enchalada soup. This Copycat Chili's Chicken Enchilada Soup tastes just like the restaurant's version. It is filled with chicken, tomatoes, cheese and red enchilada sauce and is so flavorful and delicious! Sometimes I like to switch up our usual soup recipes, and opt for a soup with more of a Mexican flavor.

Chicken Enchilada Soup is a delicious, easy soup make with some fun and unique ingredients you'll love! Unlike most Mexican soups this one doesn't have a whole bunch of vegetables inside. In fact the only one in there, onions, sort of disappear into the soup as it cooks. You can cook Chilis chicken enchalada soup using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chilis chicken enchalada soup

1. Prepare 1/2 cup of Vegetable oil.
2. Prepare 1/2 cup of Chicken base.
3. Prepare 3 cup of Yellow onion diced.
4. It's 2 tsp of Ground cumin.
5. You need 2 tsp of Garlic powder.
6. You need 1/2 tsp of Cayenne pepper.
7. You need 2 cup of Mesa harina (mexican flour used to make corn tortillas).
8. It's 4 quart of Water.
9. You need 2 cup of Crushed tomatoes.
10. Prepare 1/2 lb of Processed american cheese (valveeta) cut into small cubes.
11. It's 3 lb of Cooked shredded chicken.
12. Prepare 1 of (toppings: cheese shredded, pico de gallo, tortilla strips).

A very satisfying lunch at Chili's is a bowl of delicious soup or chili and a colorful salad. Chili's chicken enchilada soup used to be made from scratch in the restaurant. In recent years, however, the soup has been made in a large central kitchen and then reheated in the restaurant. Add chicken broth & refried beans.

Chilis chicken enchalada soup instructions

1. In a large pot combine oil, chicken base, onion and spices saute until onions are soft and clear.
2. In a medium mixing bowl combine mesa harina with 1 quart water stir until lumps dissolve.
3. Add mesa to onions bring to a boil mixture will start to boil and get thick stir constantly at this point to eliminate the raw taste in the mesa..
4. Add remaining 3 quarts of water and tomatoes stir and let mixture return to boil stirring occasionally..
5. Add cheese cubes and stir until melted.
6. Stir in shredded chicken.
7. Serve with toppings and enjoy :).

Add enchilada sauce, cheese and spices to pot and bring mixture to a boil. Shred the chicken into small, bite-size pieces and add it to the pot. I am in love with Chili's Enchilada Soup, I get it every time I go there! This soup looks JUST like it. Let me know if you give it a try, it's a favorite for sure!