Recipe of Super Quick Homemade Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup

Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook slow cooker southwestern chicken soup using 18 ingredients and 0 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken Soup:

1. {Make ready 3 pounds of bone-in chicken pieces (I like dark meat - more flavor. :) ).
2. {Take 6 cups of water.
3. {Prepare 1 of small onion, cut into 1-inch pieces.
4. {Take 6 cloves of garlic, peeled and lightly crushed.
5. {Take 2 of medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch thick pieces (I like to cut them big for slow cooking so they don't disintegrate and still retain some texture).
6. {Get 1 of medium bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces (I happened to use the Hatch chilies I roasted the other day, but they're seasonal and sometimes hard to come by even when they're in season).
7. {Take 1 of large stem celery, cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
8. {Get 1 (15 oz.) of can black beans, rinsed and drained (optional - I don't always care for beans in this soup - but add a 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt to the recipe if you add the beans).
9. {Take 1/2 of a 15 oz. can of corn (or 1 cup frozen or fresh corn kernels).
10. {Make ready 1/2 of a 15 oz. can of tomatoes.
11. {Take 1/2-1 teaspoon of cumin.
12. {Take 1-2 teaspoons of dried oregano.
13. {Take 2 of bay leaves.
14. {Take 3-3.5 teaspoons of kosher salt to start.
15. {Make ready 1-1.5 Tablespoons of fresh squeezed lime juice.
16. {Take 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro (optional for the cilantro haters, of course).
17. {Get 1 teaspoon of fish sauce (optional, but recommended).
18. {Prepare of optional garnish: fried tortilla chips or strips, chopped fresh chilies, onions, cilantro, avocado, and lime wedges.

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