LOW CARB CHICKEN FAJITA SOUP {KETO FRIENDLY}

This easy and flavourful low carb Fajita Chicken Soup is a family pleaser. Hearty and delicious, you can make it in your pressure cooker or your slow cooker with minimal effort and practically no prep work! This post is sponsored by Harmony Books.

First let me just say that this soup is truly delicious. Second let me just say that it’s incredibly easy to make, either in your slow cooker or in your pressure cooker. Third let me just say that everyone in my family loved it and so did the other family to whom I gave most of it. Finally, let me just say that this is not my recipe. Nope, it’s not. It’s a fabulous low carb family recipe from the new Trim Healthy Table cookbook by the lovely women behind Trim Healthy Mama.

Adapted from: alldayidreamaboutfood.com

Ingredients

½ cup heavy whipping cream

1 onion chopped

salt and pepper to taste

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

2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts

2 1/2 tablespoons of homemade taco seasoning recipe here or 1 packet of taco seasoning

1 cup chicken broth this is to pour over chicken in slow cooker

Instructions

Number one: 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.

Number two: When chicken is cooked through, remove from slow cooker and shred. (You can strain the leftover broth for the soup.)

Number three: In a large saucepan saute green pepper, onion, and garlic in 1 tablespoon of butter until they are translucent.

Number four: With a spoon mash the cream cheese into the veggies so that it will combine smoothly as it melts.

Number five: Add the canned tomatoes, chicken broth, heavy whipping cream, and taco seasoning.

Number six: Simmer on low uncovered for 20 minutes.

Number seven: Add chicken, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

Number eight: Add salt and pepper to taste.

Number nine: Enjoy!

Number ten: Optional: Top each bowl with shredded cheese, cilantro, and/or sour cream.