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!
Serves: 8
- 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
- 2½ tablespoons of homemade taco seasoning (recipe here) or 1 packet of taco seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
- 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.
Nutritional Information based on MyFitnessPal app (8 servings) – Calories 315, Fat 17.6g, Protein 27.7g, Carbs 8.2g – Fiber 1.6g – 6.6 Net Carbs
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What is the serving size?
I didn’t measure, I just divided it into equal servings
This is fabulous! Full of flavor w homemade taco seasoning, slightly spicy. 2lbs chicken is quite a bit. Maybe do 1.5 next time or add more stock and cream so there’s a bit more broth for that amount of chicken. This soup eats like a meal though and I like that! Topped w cheese, sour cream, cilantro, Avacado ( but it really didn’t need the Avacado) bc it was great and chunky as is!
Great suggestions! Thanks! Glad you loved it.
if our family can’t have dairy, think we could swap the cream cheese and heavy whipping cream for coconut milk? Suggestions on amount…
I’ve never cooked with coconut milk so I can’t say for sure. You’ll just have to test it. Thanks!
If do this substitution you’ll likely need to thicken it with xanthum gum or some keto friendly thickener. Or puree a portion of the soup to make it denser,creamier.
Yes you can use coconut milk or coconut cream! It is fantastic! I get cans of coconut cream at Trader Joe’s.
Would it be “bad” to add black beans? It’s 12 net carbs for 1/2 C. A serving would be less than that I think. Would it still be considered low carb?
That is totally up to you and what fits into your lifestyle. While Black Beans aren’t “keto friendly” necessarily, I say to each person their own.
Hey, friend. I searched keto chicken fajita soup & yours was the first one! 🙂 I really need you to do instant pot recipes for these crock pot ones! ha! 😉 This looks great! Thanks!!!
Yay! Thank you, Google! lol I do need to do that! It is on my list. Thank you!
Are you supposed to drain the cans of tomatoes before adding them??
I do not drain them first.
I am new to Keto and was looking for new recipes so I wouldn’t get bored with eating same meals day in and day out. So thankful to find your website! Made the Chicken Fajita soup yesterday and LOVE it!! The Broccoli & Cheese Soup is next on my list. Thank you Kasey
So glad you loved it! I hope you enjoy the Broccoli & Cheese Soup too! It is one of my favorites for sure.
I made the soup it was great except very spicy. Can you suggest something to make it not so spicy?
I think Rotel has a mild option. If it is still too spicy perhaps try using a can of diced tomatoes without spices.
Made this and it turned about amazing I cooked my chicken in water first and used that as my chicken broth in my soup definitely turned out super delicious. I omitted the chicken broth from this recipe because all my broth had sugar in it
So glad you loved it and made it work for you.
Did you use a bell pepper ? If not, what kind do you use?
Yes