Are you looking for a brand new soup recipe, something you can make to impress your family? The following recipe teams chicken with spicy seasonings and other south of the border flavors, to make something smooth, rich and really tasty. This extra spicy chicken soup will heat up your dinner table for sure, although you can use less spice to make it milder if you want.
The chili and the black pepper are the 2 ingredients which add the spicy taste so decrease those if you wish. We’re using quite a lot in this recipe but of course you’re the chef so you choose how much to use. Another option is to swap the chili for sweet paprika for a milder flavor.
If you are making this for a crowd consider making two versions of the soup, a spicy one and a milder one, then people can pick which one they personally prefer and nobody accidentally gets something to spicy for their palate to handle!
Do this by using 2 pots and dividing the soup between both, adding the chili and pepper into one pot near the end and maybe a tiny pinch of each into the other one. The garlic and onions become sweet and mellow after cooking, and the onions also help to thicken up the soup.
In addition to the spices and aromatic ingredients you will see this soup includes chili beans, tomato salsa, corn, sour cream, and other ingredients to add extra flavor and liven up the chunky texture of the soup which also helps make it heartier and more satisfying. Feel free to tweak the ingredients to make the spicy chicken soup unique. You will find it very easy to make and the flavor of the finished soup speaks for itself and offers a really exciting taste.
What Kind of Chilies Work Best?
You can use any kind of chilies you want. I really like hatch chilies. but you can mix and match whatever you prefer. This extra spicy chicken soup can be as spicy as you want it, or as mild. Simply adjust the amount and type of chilies or chili powder used.
PrintExtra Spicy Chicken Soup
This is no ordinary chicken soup. Instead it’s spiced up with chili and black pepper, flavored with, chili beans, corn and more. The result is spicy, tasty and just the right amount of chunky.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Soup
Ingredients
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley
- 5 chicken bouillon cubes
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 chopped onion
- Chili powder OR minced fresh chilies, to taste
- 3 chopped garlic cloves
- 8 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
- 10 ¾ oz (300g) condensed tomato soup
- 32 oz chili beans (not drained)
- 2 quarts (1000 ml) water
- 1 lb (450g) chunky salsa
- 8 oz (225g) sour cream
- 1 can whole peeled tomatoes
- 2 cans peeled and diced tomatoes
- 15 oz (400g) can whole kernel corn
- 1 chopped fresh tomato and/or 1 sliced corn tortilla or crispy tortilla strips, and sour cream, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Put the water, chicken, salt, onion powder, pepper, garlic powder, parsley, and bouillon cubes in a pot.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for an hour, or until chicken juices run clear.
- Remove the chicken and reserve the broth.
- Shred the chicken.
- Cook the onion and garlic in some olive oil until slightly browned, in a pot.
- Stir in the salsa, diced tomatoes, whole tomatoes, tomato soup, corn, chili beans, chili powder and/or chilies, sour cream, shredded chicken and 5 cups (1250 ml) of broth.
- Simmer for 30 minutes and serve, perhaps garnished with some chopped fresh tomato and tortilla strips if liked.
Notes
I like to add tortilla strips and chopped fresh tomato on top, as a garnish, to contrast with the spicy taste of the soup. Add a dollop of sour cream too if you like.
Keywords: slow cooker, soup, spicy, Crockpot, chicken
If you’re a fan of homemade soup recipes, you might also enjoy chicken taco soup, Japanese onion soup, potato soup and seafood chowder. Cullen skink soup is also tasty.
