Low Carb Chicken Fajita Soup
I love experimenting with new low carb/keto recipes. Especially when they are easy and my entire family enjoys the finished product. Since I’m a very busy mom of 4, I am always looking for ways to change up a recipe I currently already make that we love into something a little different. It helps me not to get in a dinnertime rut. Otherwise, I end up cooking the same things week after week. My family loves my Queso Soup recipe. In fact, my kids ask for it all the time. So, I thought why not change out the ground beef for chicken and a couple of other changes to make Chicken Fajita Soup instead. My 13-year-old daughter really enjoys cooking with me, so I grabbed her yesterday afternoon and we got to work. The finished product was delish, so much so that my 2-year-old ate it for dinner last night and lunch today. If you’ve got a 2-year-old, you know how opinionated they can be about their meals. Ha!
I begin this recipe with boneless skinless chicken in the slow cooker. It isn’t necessary to make it this way, it just makes my life easier around dinner time to have the chicken already cooked. Also, if you prefer a different cut of chicken feel free to make substitutions that best suit your needs.
Sauteeing the onion and bell peppers in butter brings out the incredible flavor for this Low Carb Chicken Fajita Soup.
Homemade taco seasoning is full of flavor without additives.
Once all the ingredients are in the pan simmer on low for so that the cream cheese melts completely and that all of the different spices and flavors are infused together.
Yum! My entire family loves this soup.
Toppings are everything! You could also add jalapenos, sour cream, guacamole, or fresh avocados.
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How to Make Low Carb Chicken Fajita Soup
Low Carb Chicken Fajita Soup {Keto Friendly}
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup chicken broth this is to pour over chicken in slow cooker
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 6 oz cream cheese
- 2 10 oz cans diced tomatoes with green chilis
- 2½ cups chicken broth
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of homemade taco seasoning recipe here or 1 packet of taco seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook boneless skinless chicken breasts in a slow cooker for 3 hours on high or 6 hours on low in a cup of chicken broth. Season with salt/pepper.
- When chicken is cooked through, remove from slow cooker and shred. (You can strain the leftover broth for the soup.)
- In a large saucepan saute green pepper, onion, and garlic in 1 tablespoon of butter until they are translucent.
- With a spoon mash the cream cheese into the veggies so that it will combine smoothly as it melts.
- Add the canned tomatoes, chicken broth, heavy whipping cream, and taco seasoning.
- Simmer on low uncovered for 20 minutes.
- Add chicken, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Enjoy!
- Optional: Top each bowl with shredded cheese, cilantro, and/or sour cream.
Nutrition
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Linda reis says
Oh it s yummy! Thank you!
Kasey says
So glad you loved it!
Melissa says
So I just made this and it turned out absolutely wonderful! I forgot to put it in the cream cheese so I added sour cream and shredded cheddar on the top of my Bowl of soup wonder how much of a difference that makes in the carb and fat content?
Kasey says
Awesome! So glad you loved it.
Kara says
Could you please confirm, is the nutritional and value per serving or for the full 8 servings?
Kasey says
Per serving.
Peggy says
How much is a serving?? 1 cup, 1 1/2 cups, 2 cups??
Kasey says
There are 8 servings in the pot of soup.
Kevin says
Absolutely loved this recipe. I made it for my diet and my parents ended up loving it too! I used hot and spicy taco mix to give it a kick. For toppings I used lime juice, sour cream, a little shredded cheese, and fresh cilantro leaves. Will make again for sure! Thanks for the recipe!
Kasey says
Glad you enjoyed!
Elizabeth says
Ok maybe this is a silly question….but why taco seasoning instead of fajita seasoning?
Kasey says
It is what I used to test the recipe and it turned out perfectly. Feel free to sub in fajita seasoning if you’d like.
Jenny says
So good I could cry! I made it twice in a row 😉
Kasey says
Glad you loved it, Jenny!!
Jennifer says
This is so good that I had to make it twice in the same week because the kids requested it! Thank you for the delicious recipe!
Kasey says
Glad y’all enjoyed!!
Ash says
Delicious!!! Definitely a keeper!
Kasey says
THanks so much!
Rita Morrow says
I used Costco rotisserie chicken to simplify and sped up dinner. I added 2 stalks of celery and a can of rinsed and drained black beans, both I’d which family loves. I reduced the cream cheese to 4 oz and omitted the heavy cream. I held the room temp cream cheese till everything had simmered then stirred it in. Very good! Husband said it was delicious and my grown son said, Killer soup!
Kasey says
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it.
Becky says
I have made this FOUR times in one month, I am obsessed and bring it to work often for lunch. My husband loves it too. one of these days I am going to measure the actual serving size since I wondered the same like others. I also use the Costco rotisserie chicken shortcut and just do 2 cups, or around there. Great recipe, thank you!
Kasey says
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it.
Katie says
Hey, I used chicken broth while cooking the chicken in the slow cooker. How much broth do I add to the soup? Just the leftovers from the slow cooker?
Kasey says
Use the measurement in the recipe.
Lynn Wurtz says
Delicious soup! I have made it a number of times and everyone loves it. I am dairy free and used coconut cream in place of the heavy cream and it is just as good. I store extra in the freezer – if any is left and it is just as good when reheated.
I used my instant pot to cook and it is a good time saver too.
Kasey says
Glad you enjoyed, Lynn!
Peggy says
What is the serving size?
Kasey says
Makes 8 servings so 1/8 of the entire batch.
Tom says
Kasey, what is the serving size?
Kasey says
The nutritional info is listed at the top of all of the recipe cards. I divide this evenly into 8 servings.
Tina says
so to be clear the nutrition information posted is PER serving correct??
Mary Trenum says
Yes
Jen says
This was so delicious. I didnt have any whipping cream on hand, only whole milk so i substituted with some sour cream. I also used a rotisserie chicken. My 12 yr old son made the recipe and loved eating it! If you don’t like heat, either use a milk rotel or a can of tomatoes and green chilis.
thanks for this recipe it is going in our monthly rotation meal plan!
Hugs
jen
Kasey says
Glad you enjoyed, Jan!
Sam T says
Omg! I made this tonight for supper. My 13 year old loved it. We topped it with fresh cilantro. I cooked the chicken in the pressure cooker. I will definitely make this again. Thank you for sharing!
Kasey says
That sounds like a fantastic way to make this recipe quickly. I’m so glad you all loved it!
Yvonne Green says
I understand you divided the recipe in 8 serving. However some of us are not diving it up all at once or our cuts of meat varies etc… Can you advise when you divided your meals did you use a cup, 1.5 cups 3/4 cup? MyFitnessPal said this was a different nutritional value when it imported it. Thanks in advance. Also this was awesome! 😍
Kasey says
I have 4 starving kids at dinner so I just divide equally. Sorry! So glad you enjoyed!!
Kathy says
Yvonne,
She can’t really give you an exact answer because everyone’s total soup volume will vary slightly with the size of their chicken breasts used, how much liquid evaporated during simmering, etc.
The way I usually figure out serving size for a recipes like this is when the soup is done I put a large bowl on my kitchen scale, zero it out and set it to grams. Then I will pour the soup into the bowl and see how many grams my whole batch of soup made. Then, in this case, I would divide the total grams made by 8….. giving me how many grams each serving will be. This is more accurate then using measuring cups to divide it up. It doesn’t take very long to do and that way you get a pretty precise measurement. Hope that helps.
Nicole says
This helped so much! I was trying to figure out how to divide it up thank you so much!
Mary Trenum says
You’re very welcome!
Codi says
Could you make this completely in the slow cooker? Or is that not recommended?
Mary Trenum says
Dairy products break down in the slow cooker so I wouldn’t recommend it.
Dianne DeFreese says
Have made this twice. One of our favorites. Thank you
Mary Trenum says
You’re welcome! I’m so glad it’s a family favorite!
Mara G says
This is so good, I made it twice this week! Thanks so much!
Mary Trenum says
We love this soup. I’m glad you did, too!
Tad says
This is a great recipe. Had two giant bowls for dinner. It has kick but we liked it. This will be made several times over the winter months. You have got to try this recipe!
Mary Trenum says
I’m really glad you enjoyed it, Tad! Won’t be long before cooler weather will be here!
Carol says
My family loved it!
Mary Trenum says
Fantastic! Glad your family loved it!
Karol says
Delicious!
Mary Trenum says
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Jen t says
Thanks for sharing, my husband and myself loved it. I used boneless skinless thighs and it was fantastic. I will definitely be making this recipe again.
Mary Trenum says
I’m so glad you and hubby loved the soup and that it will become a regular.
Kate says
Can you freeze this after it’s cooked?
Mary Trenum says
Dairy products usually break down when frozen so I don’t think it would be best to try to freeze this.
Vanessa says
Awesome soup !!!! My husband said favorite ever p
Mary Trenum says
Fantastic! Glad it’s hubby’s favorite!