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February 8, 2019

Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken Orzo Soup

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Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken Orzo Soup–a creamy chicken soup with orzo and green chiles. It’s got cream cheese and avocados for creaminess and lots of flavor from diced green chiles and salsa verde. An easy dump and go recipe.

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Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken Orzo Soup--a creamy chicken soup with orzo and green chiles. It's got cream cheese and avocados for creaminess and lots of flavor from diced green chiles and salsa verde. An easy dump and go recipe.

Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken Orzo Soup

This soup is super tasty! My whole family loved the creaminess of the soup but also how much flavor it had. The green chiles give lots of flavor without giving a lot of heat. The chicken gets super tender and shreds easily.

I loved how I could throw everything into the pot and then walk away. I used frozen chicken too. That is my favorite thing ever!

The diced avocados were a perfect topping. You could also add a little cilantro and grated cheddar to the top of each bowl.

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Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken Orzo Soup--a creamy chicken soup with orzo and green chiles. It's got cream cheese and avocados for creaminess and lots of flavor from diced green chiles and salsa verde. An easy dump and go recipe.

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Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken Orzo Soup--a creamy chicken soup with orzo and green chiles. It's got cream cheese and avocados for creaminess and lots of flavor from diced green chiles and salsa verde. An easy dump and go recipe.

What Slow Cooker Did You Use?

To make Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken Orzo Soup I used my Ninja Auto-iQ 6 Quart Slow Cooker.* My favorite feature of this slow cooker is that it has a stove top function. This is perfect for sauteing or browning before you slow cook. This slow cooker has four manual cooking functions: slow cook, stove top sear/Saute, steam, and bake.

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Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken Orzo Soup


  • Author: Karen Petersen
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4-8 hours hours on low
  • Total Time: 33 minute
  • Yield: 6–8 servings 1x
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A creamy chicken soup with orzo and green chiles. It’s got cream cheese and avocados for creaminess and lots of flavor from diced green chiles and salsa verde. An easy dump and go recipe.


Ingredients

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  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup salsa verde (I used La Victoria brand medium heat)
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs (frozen is okay)
  • 2 (4 oz) cans mild diced green chiles
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 3/4 tsp smoked paprika
  • 3/4 cup uncooked orzo pasta
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • Salt and pepper
  • Diced avocados

 


Instructions

  1. Add broth, salsa verde, black beans, chicken, green chiles, tomatoes, chili powder, cumin and smoked paprika into the slow cooker.
  2. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours for thawed chicken or 6-8 hours for frozen chicken.
  3. Remove the chicken and place on a cutting board. Shred the chicken or cut it into bite size pieces and add it back into the pot.
  4. Add in the cream cheese and the uncooked orzo. Turn your slow cooker to high and cover. Let the orzo cook through and the cream cheese melt for about 30 minutes.
  5. Once the orzo is cooked through taste test and salt and pepper to taste. Ladle the soup into bowls and serve topped with avocados.

Notes

Another option is to cook the orzo on the stove top. This will take less time overall but you’ll have one extra pot to wash 🙂

I used my Ninja Auto-iQ 6 Quart Slow Cooker.*

Gluten free option: to make this soup gluten free leave out the orzo. You could substitute the orzo with cooked rice. I haven’t tried it yet but think it would also work to add a half cup of uncooked rice into the slow cooker at the beginning and let it slow cook.

  • Category: Soup
  • Method: Slow Cooker
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Keywords: slow cooker

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Slow Cooker Green Chile Chicken Orzo Soup--a creamy chicken soup with orzo and green chiles. It's got cream cheese and avocados for creaminess and lots of flavor from diced green chiles and salsa verde. An easy dump and go recipe.

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  1. Jackie White says

    February 11, 2019 at 11:39 am

    This recipe looks amazing like soo many of your other recipes. Question: How spicy is it? We like spicy but very minimal if that makes sense. I’m thinking of using mild salsa, 1 can green chilies and half the chili powder. (I’m comparing those amounts to other recipes that seem similar in ingredient amount).
    Thanks again for your recipes! I’ve been a fan for many many years!

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    • Karen says

      February 11, 2019 at 12:16 pm

      It’s really not spicy at all. I used mild green chiles and mild salsa.

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