You all know how much I love soup, and this Crockpot Chicken, Avocado, and Lime Soup is a fan favorite for sure! I love how simple it is yet it’s PACKED full of flavor. If you are doing a whole30, this Crockpot Chicken, Avocado, and Lime Soup is one of those soups that will actually satisfy you for lunch or dinner, so I recommend making this at the beginning of the week and enjoying it whenever you need a delicious, satisfying meal.
Crockpot Chicken, Avocado, and Lime Soup
Serves: 4 people
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A delicious, flavorful soup recipe that can be made in the crockpot or instant pot!
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 white onion diced fine
- 1 jalapeno seeded and stemmed, then diced fine
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 [14-oz] can of diced tomatoes
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 1 tbsp. chipotle chili powder or regular chili powder
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice ~ 2 limes
- 2 avocados diced
Instructions
CROCKPOT METHOD
- Place chicken, diced onion, jalapeno, minced garlic, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, chili powder, dried oregano, salt, pepper and cumin. Stir well to combine. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, or on high for 4-6.
- When cooking time is complete, using tongs remove the chicken from the crockpot and onto a cutting board. Using two forks, shred the chicken. Place shredded chicken back into the crockpot.
- Stir in chopped cilantro and lime juice into the crockpot.
- Place 1/2 an avocado, cubed, in the bottom of a soup bowl. Ladle soup over avocado. Serve and enjoy!
INSTANT POT METHOD
- Press "saute" button. Add 1 tbsp. olive oil and add the diced onion, garlic and jalapeno. Saute until onions are tender, about 4 minutes.
- Press the "warm/cancel" button to turn saute function off. Now add in the chicken broth, chicken breasts, oregano, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, diced tomatoes.
- Close the top of the instant pot. Press the "soup" button and let cook until cooking time is completed (30 minutes), then manually release pressure by flipping the vent at the top.
- When done releasing pressure, open and using tongs, remove the chicken onto a cutting board and shred the chicken using two forks. It should shred extremely easily. Place shredded chicken back into the instant pot.
- Add in the cilantro and the lime juice.
- Place 1/2 an avocado, cubed, in the bottom of a soup bowl. Ladle soup over avocado. Enjoy!
38 Comments
Amber
January 27, 2023 at 5:53 pmHi, made this last night! It was delicious but a tad too spicy for my kids. Should I use regular chili powder next time as opposed to chipotle chili? Or do you think it was the jalapeño? I would think jalapeño would get mild from cooking so assuming it was chipotle powder.
Renee
August 15, 2022 at 11:23 pmVery good. Omitted jalapeño, used a can of rotel for the tomatoes. Chipotle chili pepper is a must. Served with a scoop of sour cream and a scoop of puréed avocado. Will be adding this to my regular rotation, thank you!!!
Ellen
May 6, 2022 at 4:46 pmwhat about adding a can of mild diced chilis to this recipe? trying to use up a can…. thx
Alex
May 17, 2022 at 12:29 pmyes would be great in there.
Erin
April 26, 2022 at 4:01 pmI accidentally put in the lime juice at the beginning of crock pot recipe. Will that be a big deal?
Alex
May 2, 2022 at 5:11 pmit will just be more tart, but it should be fine!
Nadia
December 13, 2022 at 4:41 pmI just did the same thing! How did it turn out?
Kaitlin Louise
December 16, 2021 at 3:48 amcan I freeze this soup? Would it do well?
Alex
December 16, 2021 at 3:47 pmyes!!
Carly
October 25, 2021 at 12:21 pmCan I use a rotisserie chicken or do you think it would overcook it? I want to make this for a work pot luck so I won’t have the chance to shred the chicken! Any thoughts?
Alex
October 25, 2021 at 1:09 pmIf you use rotisserie, I wouldn’t add it until the end, closer to serving time to avoid over cookingit! you could bring it, pre shredded, in a container and just stir it in about 20 minutes before the pot luck.
Danielle
July 20, 2021 at 3:50 pmCan I make with frozen chicken in the crock pot? How would I need to adjust cook time?
Alex
July 21, 2021 at 5:21 pmI honoestly don’t think it will change the recipe much since it’s all inthe crockpot.
Jennifer
March 29, 2021 at 5:55 pmI make this often! It’s full of flavor and a “go to” when I need something easy to eat for a few days!
Kelly
February 8, 2021 at 8:39 pmThis makes way more than four servings!
Sydney
February 2, 2021 at 10:52 pmLove this easy and healthy soup! Love anything with lime – this hits the spot more than traditional chicken soup for me!
Caroline
January 14, 2021 at 5:43 pmum DELISH! we made this in the instapot for a week day dinner – ours does not have the soup feature so we did 30 minutes on high pressure cook – the chicken shredded with the touch of a fork. Thank you for this recipe! It makes whole 30 so much more fun!
Caroline
January 14, 2021 at 5:45 pmhow could I forget 5 stars
Christi
January 14, 2021 at 5:55 amCan you make this recipe in a regular pot? If so do you have the cooking times? Thank you
Jazzmyn
February 3, 2021 at 2:22 amI just made this in a pot on the stove and set it to my lowest flame/heat setting for about 6 hours and it came out great!
Alexandra C.
January 13, 2021 at 8:14 pmHi! What is your preferred store bought chicken broth? I feel like the one I used didn’t end up tasting good. Thank you!
Alex
January 15, 2021 at 12:40 pmI use the Imagine Brand low-sodium broth, but recently Kettle & Fire launched broths. They are pricier but so good.
Jim
January 11, 2021 at 3:59 amIncredible flavor and still tastes great 2 days after making it. If you get tired of eating soup, drain the chicken and use it on a salad or wrap – incredible flavor!
Liliana alamillo
January 6, 2021 at 4:01 amIf I use bone-in chicken do I need to add time?! You’re awesome btw!
Kendall
January 6, 2021 at 12:32 amHi Alex! Love all your recipes! Could you add rice or cauliflower rice in here?
Thank you!
Lauren
December 28, 2020 at 10:13 pmWould I be able to use frozen chicken with the Instant Pot? If so, how would you recommend adjusting the cook time?
Alex
December 30, 2020 at 5:45 pmyes you could do that for sure! I’d add 10 mins
Beverly Palmer
November 10, 2020 at 12:11 amThis soup is amazing! The recipe is easy to follow. The last time I made it I cut up about three adobo peppers because I’d opened the can for another recipe a few days before. I like spicy, so the addition was amazing. Great soup. I need to double the recipe next time so we can live on it for 3 or four days! 😉
Carolyn E Patten
August 8, 2017 at 1:56 amFirst of all love all your stuff!!! Do you strain tomatoes or dump the whole can in?
Alex
August 8, 2017 at 11:21 amDump it all in! and thank you!!! 🙂
Cindy
August 7, 2017 at 2:45 pmHi there!
Would you have the nutritional values for the chicken/avocado soup?
I follow WW and am new to the IP
Thanks!
Alex
August 7, 2017 at 6:12 pmHi Cindy, I am so sorry but I don’t do nutritional values for my recipes!
Celine
January 10, 2021 at 12:33 amHi Cindy! I’m on green and with the recipe it came out 11 points for me!
Virginia Moore
January 24, 2021 at 6:53 pmI’m on blue and got ~5 points. Mainly all from the avocado
Robyn
August 7, 2017 at 1:16 amAlex- I’d like to double it for my family, do you know how that affects the instant pot time (30 mins/2 breasts)? Thank you so much!
Alex
August 7, 2017 at 11:21 amI think it will be fine with the same cook time even if you double it 🙂
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