This Cheesy Chicken Enchilada and Rice Soup makes the perfect quick fix weeknight dinner. It’s packed with your favorite Mexican flavors!
Cheesy Chicken Enchilada and Rice Soup
It’s always a pleasure partnering with Old El Paso to bring you new Mexican style recipes.
This soup is such a great quick and simple weeknight dinner. We love enjoying soup all year round, a favorite for sure!
How to Make Chicken Enchilada Soup
You’ll need just a few simple ingredients to whip up this hearty soup. We love having Old El Paso Red Enchilada Sauce stocked in the pantry for quick fix dinners. So great in this soup recipe.
Start by warming up your enchilada sauce.
Stir in your chicken broth.
Cooked shredded chicken.
Cooked rice.
Cumin.
Stir in the sour cream.
Stir in and melt the cheese.
Shortly before serving, stir in the chopped fresh cilantro.
Top with more shredded cheese and cilantro if you’d like. You’re in for a treat, so excited for you to try this one!
Tips For Making Enchilada Soup
*Serve Cheesy Chicken Enchilada and Rice Soup with a nice green salad and roasted vegetable.
*Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Cheesy Chicken Enchilada and Rice Soup
Equipment
- Stove
Ingredients
- two 19 ounce cans Old El Paso Red Enchilada Sauce
- 2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 2 cups cooked rice I used white basmati
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Place enchilada sauce and chicken broth into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir to combine. Stir in chicken rice, cumin, sour cream and cheese, stirring until hot and cheese melted. Before serving stir in the fresh cilantro. Top each bowl with additional cheese and cilantro if desired.
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We love enjoying soup all year round, a favorite for sure!
This looks fantastic. I am looking at the picture of your shredded chicken. It looks like it’s mixed with a sauce or a seasoning. Can you share what you mixed your chicken with? Thanks!!
It’s a delicious food. And importantly, it is very easy to do.
This looks soooo good! I wish I had a bowl right now!
This looks fanastic. I love their products, they’re always top notch.
My boys would love this with some tortilla chips!
My family loves all these ingredients. And I love how easy this recipe is – need to make!!
SO flavorful and EASY!!! Perfect dinner for this rainy spring day!
LOVE this, and how easy it is to prepare!
My boys are going to love all that cheese!
This just blew my mind! I adore enchiladas but never thought about making soup ~ what a great easy weeknight meal, since we always have rotisserie chicken in the fridge AND El Paso in the cupboard ~ love it!
I love how easy this is!
I love how easy this soup is to make. And, you know, all of the cheese! Looks delish.
This looks amazing! I want a big bowl of this soup tonight!