Jalapeño Popper Chicken Soup

Why We Love This Chicken Soup

Making soup in the slow cooker is the ultimate comfort food. This Jalapeno Popper Chicken Soup is loaded with bold flavors and combines simple ingredients to make the best soup recipe.

This soup is perfect to make ahead of time and can even be made in the instant pot. Serve warm with a side of Easy Homemade Artisan Bread Recipe to make sure you get every last drop of the broth.

Ingredients

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts – You can also use Boneless Chicken Thighs

Onion, Jalapeños and Green Bell Pepper – We use a vegetable chopper to ensure that the veggies are about the same size.

Cumin – If you are out, see Best Substitute for Cumin

Paprika – Check out Best Paprika Substitute if you are out

Chicken Broth – See Chicken broth substitutes if you are out

Cream Cheese – We like to dice the cream cheese before adding into the soup

Bacon – Cooked and crumbled or you can use bacon bits

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How to Make Jalapeño Popper Chicken Soup

Chicken, chopped vegetables and seasoning place in a slow cooker

Step 1 – Add the chicken, onion, bell pepper, jalapeños (reserve some for topping), cumin, paprika, salt and black pepper to a 6-8 quart crock pot.

Chicken broth poured over the chicken, diced vegetables and seasoning in the crock pot with a plate of diced cream cheese, heavy cream, shredded cheese and diced jalapenos on the side

Step 2 – Cover the ingredients with the chicken broth.

Slow Cooker covered with a lid with the chicken, broth and vegetables in the slow cooker

Step 3 – Cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 3-4 hours until the chicken shreds easily.

Cooked shredded chicken placed in the slow cooker

Step 4 – Remove the chicken, shred and stir it back into the crock pot.

Shredded cheese, cream cheese topped with shredded chicken in the slow cooker

Step 5 – Add the cream cheese, bacon (reserve some for topping), heavy whipping cream and 1 cup of the shredded cheese into the crock pot.

Step 6 – Cover and cook on low until the melting cheese combines with the soup mixture. Serve this creamy jalapeno popper soup warm garnish with the remaining jalapeños, bacon and shredded cheese. Enjoy!

Recipe Tips

Slicing Jalapeños – Make sure to use gloves when slicing jalapenos to prevent your skin from burning from the seeds. We recommend to use a spoon to easily deseed the jalapeño peppers.

Shredding Chicken – Check out this tip on how to make shredding the chicken for this recipe even easier with a hand held mixer.

Combining Ingredients – Once you have added the cream cheeses and cooked it through, uncover and start stirring until the cheeses are well incorporated.

Spicy Flavor – If you are sensitive to spicy food, reduce the jalapeño peppers in half. Taste test the soup once it’s finished and you can add more jalapeño peppers to the top of the soup if more spice is wanted.

Cooking Soup – Make sure to cook soup on low once the cheeses are added to the crock pot to prevent the cheese from curdling.

Slow Cooker Recommendation –I recommend using at least a 6 quart crock pot when making soups or stews to hold all the ingredients and broth needed to create these recipes. Check out these Best Slow Cookers of 2024.

What to Serve with Jalapeño Popper Soup?

This soup is very filling on it’s own. I love topping it with sour cream, cheddar cheese, bacon and additional diced jalapeño peppers.

Also, I love serving this soup with a side salad and bread. Here are some of my favorite bread recipes that will go great with this easy soup recipe.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you Make Soup Creamier and Thicker?

This Jalapeno Popper Chicken Soup is creamy because of the heavy cream and cream cheese that is added. If you prefer a thicker consistency the best thing to add is a cornstarch slurry. This consist of combining 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water together in a small bowl. Then pour into the soup and allow it to simmer for an additional 30 minutes.

How to Store Leftover Chicken

Store the leftover soup in the refrigerator after the soup has cooled. Pour the soup in an airtight container for up to 5 days. This easy storage tip helps to keep your soup fresh and we think it even taste better the next day.

Can I Freeze Jalapeno Popper Chicken Soup

We do not recommend freezing this soup because of the dairy ingredients that are added. When the soup thaws it breaks down and the consistency may not be the same. If you decide to freeze, place in a freezer safe container for up to 1 month. Thaw in the fridge overnight when ready to reheat.

How to Reheat Soup

Reheat the chicken soup on the stovetop in a saucepan or Dutch Oven over medium heat until heated through. You can also reheat in a microwave safe bowl in the microwave in 1 minute increments, stirring occasionally to make sure there is no hot spots.

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