If you love Mexican food and you love soup, you will love this Mexican soup called Crockpot Chicken Posole!
One of the greatest time savers I’ve found as the mama of small kids is freezer meals. You can put together several meals at once and save yourself so much time, plus it saves money as well!
Plus, I love using my crock pot- it makes cooking so easy, and during the summer I don’t have to heat the whole house up, but I still get to eat a hot meal every now and then. If you’re in the market for a crock pot, prices have really come down in the past couple of years. You can get a great crock pot for pretty darn cheap, like this great one from Amazon:
Chicken posole is so much fun to “dress up” after making it- sprinkle it with some cheese, serve it with corn chips or tortillas, add a little sliced radish or lime juice for a bit of extra pizazz- you can add whatever sounds good to you!
And the best thing about this recipe is that you dump the ingredients in a freezer bag and throw it in the freezer, and then when you want to serve it for dinner, just pull the bag out of the freezer, run it under water for a minute to loosen the bag, and dump it in your crockpot!
These are my favorite meals- the ones that leave the house smelling yummy, without hardly any work! Yay!
- 1 lb Chicken Breasts (if you have a larger family just add more chicken)
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- 1 Onion, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 14.5 oz can Mexican stewed Tomatoes
- 14.5 oz can Chicken Broth
- 1 cup Salsa Verde (you can find this in small cans or in with the salsa. I use mild)
- 15 oz can hominy (this will not go in the freezer)
- In a freezer bag combine ingredients and freeze.
- To prepare: Dump the frozen contents in your crockpot. Cook on low 6-8 hours. Approximately 1 hour before you plan to serve it, shred the chicken into smaller pieces by using 2 forks, and add 1 can (15 oz) of Hominy. Serve with whatever toppings sound good to you.
Dress up your posole when it's finished: sprinkle it with some cheese, serve it with corn chips or tortillas, add a little sliced radish or lime juice for a bit of extra pizazz- you can add whatever sounds good to you!
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This looks and sounds great, and I’m a big fan of slow cooking so your recipe will come in most handy.
Thanks, Lulu! I hope you like it!
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This sounds so delicious and easy! Thanks so much. I’m pinning it to try soon.
Great! I am in desperate need of some freezer meals since I am having surgery on my hand and husband will be in charge of cooking for a week or two. Freezer Meals are the theme of my linky this week. I would love for you to share Tuesday Tastings
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This soup looks delicious. And I love using my crock pot. I will have to try this one soon!
I hope you’ll let us know what you think, Meg! We love to get feedback from our readers!
I love my crock pot, too- so awesome to have dinner cooked without all the hassle!
I really like your crockpot meals. The ingredients are simple and flavorful. Thanks for linking to What’d You Do This Weekend.
Happy New Year!
Linda
It’s always a pleasure visiting your party, Linda! Thanks for stopping by our blog!
Thanks, Linda! I try to stick with simple ingredients in most of my cooking.
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I am planning on trying this recipe later today. Do you have the nutrition facts for it. I am attempting Weight Watchers and need to figure out the points. Thanks!!
Meg, if you click on this link, it will take you to the recipe on My Recipe Magic, and there’s a nutrition tab you can click on. http://www.myrecipemagic.com/recipe/recipedetail/crockpot-chicken-posole-freezer-meal
I tried this recipe this week and it was great. And the points value was perfect for Weight Watchers. I am glad I made a double batch. One for the crockpot and one for the freezer. We may have this soup again this week! Thanks for sharing.
Meg, I’m so glad you let us know that you liked it! Thanks so much for trying this recipe and for sharing with us!
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I love crock-pot meals. Yours crock-pot chicken posole look really good anytime but especially on a cold day.
Blessings,
Diane Roark
Thanks, Diane! I’m a huge fan of the crockpot, since it makes meal prep so much easier. I use mine all the time!
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So the chicken is raw when it goes in the freezer?
Yes, Dayna, the chicken goes into the freezer raw, which is what makes these freezer meals so easy to make. I just buy a pack of chicken, put ingredients and chicken into freezer bags and toss them in the freezer. Then pull out whichever I want and throw it in the crockpot. It makes the prep so quick and easy!
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Love, love, love Pasole – love the idea of using a crockpot too! Can’t wait to give this a try – pinned and shared – thanks for sharing with us at #TryaBiteTuesday! Please join us again next week!
Thanks! It’s such a yummy recipe!
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