Description
Chicken Taco Soup with Cream Cheese is the ultimate comfort food for chilly evenings. This creamy, flavorful soup features tender chicken simmered with zesty spices, black beans, and sweet corn, all brought together by rich cream cheese. Perfect for weeknight dinners or gatherings with friends, this easy recipe will warm your heart and impress your guests with every bowlful.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (approximately 1.5 lbs)
- 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes (with juice)
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup frozen corn
Instructions
- Dice onion and mince garlic; gather all ingredients.
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Sear chicken breasts until golden brown on both sides (about 5 minutes each side).
- Add diced onion and minced garlic; saut? until fragrant (about 3 minutes).
- Stir in diced tomatoes, black beans, corn, taco seasoning, and chicken broth. Mix well.
- Simmer covered for about 20 minutes until flavors meld.
- Shred cooked chicken into bites; stir back into the pot with cream cheese until melted.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 540mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 70mg