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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
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!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can you make this recipe in a regular pot? If so do you have the cooking times? Thank you
I 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!
Hi! What is your preferred store bought chicken broth? I feel like the one I used didn’t end up tasting good. Thank you!
I use the Imagine Brand low-sodium broth, but recently Kettle & Fire launched broths. They are pricier but so good.
Incredible 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!
If I use bone-in chicken do I need to add time?! You’re awesome btw!
Hi Alex! Love all your recipes! Could you add rice or cauliflower rice in here?
Thank you!
Would I be able to use frozen chicken with the Instant Pot? If so, how would you recommend adjusting the cook time?
yes you could do that for sure! I’d add 10 mins
This 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! 😉
First of all love all your stuff!!! Do you strain tomatoes or dump the whole can in?
Dump it all in! and thank you!!! 🙂
Hi there!
Would you have the nutritional values for the chicken/avocado soup?
I follow WW and am new to the IP
Thanks!
Hi Cindy, I am so sorry but I don’t do nutritional values for my recipes!
Hi Cindy! I’m on green and with the recipe it came out 11 points for me!
I’m on blue and got ~5 points. Mainly all from the avocado
Alex- 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!
I think it will be fine with the same cook time even if you double it 🙂