Ingredients
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4 4oz breasts Chicken Breast
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6 cups Chicken Bone Broth
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2 medium Yellow Onions
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2 cans Crushed Tomatoes
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2 cans Black Beans
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2 cups Corn
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2 Tbsp Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
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2 tsp Cumin
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2 tsp Mexican Chili Powder
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2 fresh, chopped Jalapenos
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1/4 cup, chopped Cilantro
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2 limes, juiced Lime Juice
Directions
An easy to prepare, highly nutritious, insanely delicious meal is a precious thing to any athlete. For meal preppers it’s important that your last serving be as delicious as your first. This dish hits right in the middle, and is a crowd pleaser anywhere it goes. This slow cooked chicken tortilla soup is jam packed with protein, fiber, and other nutrients your body will use to help aid your recovery and fuel your future workouts. It also stores well in the refrigerator for up to a week and unlike other soups this delicious high protein soup gets better with time.
This dish is excellent for multiple reasons.
1) Everything is cooked in the same slow cooker at the same time, meaning no excessive messes.
2) High in protein AND in fiber
3) Highly nutritious, yet low in calories. This dish is less than 300 calories per serving if it’s prepared the way we recommend in the directions below.
4) While it’s low in calories, you can easily modify it to make it a bulkers dream dish (see tips below)
5) Stores great for several days, and is an excellent choice for meal-preppers
6) An excellent dish in the colder months, as the broth and the spice from the soup will make you feel warm, full, and satisfied.
BULKING TIPS
One of the great things about this dish is how great it can be for cutting, but also how it easy is to make it an excellent bulking meal. For example, you can slice an avocado and garnish this soup with it for an easy additional 234 calories, 21 grams of healthy fat, 12 grams of carbs, and 3 grams of protein.
You can also garnish this high protein chicken tortilla soup with a cheese. For purposes of taste, we recommend a complimentary crumble mexican cheese like Cotija, but a shredded Monterrey jack or even cheddar would also go great and could easily add another couple hundred calories to the bottom line.
Steps
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Season Meat & Start Slow CookerSeason chicken with salt and pepper and place them all into the largest slow cooker you have. Set slow cooker to low. |
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Combine ingredients, begin cookingCombine all ingredients into a slow cooker, give it a mix so that everything thoroughly integrates. Let everything cook for 6-8 hours |
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Remove Chicken; ShredAfter 6-8 hours the chicken will be incredibly tender and will pull apart easily with forks. Remove the chicken breasts from the soup and shred with a fork, and then return back to the slow cooker. Stir to integrate. |
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Final TouchesAdd lime juice, add crunchy tortilla strips, add cilantro, salt and pepper to taste, and stir to integrate. |
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ServeServe and enjoy your delicious slow cooker high protein chicken tortilla soup. Garnish with avocados or cheese for more macros (see notes above) |
