Crockpot Chicken Posole Freezer Meal
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!
Crockpot Chicken Posole
If you love Mexican food and you love soup, you will love this Mexican soup called Crockpot Chicken Posole! Throw it in the slow cooker for dinner tonight, or freeze it for later!
Ingredients
- 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 teaspoon Oregano
- 1 teaspoon 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)
Instructions
- 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.
Notes
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!
Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1 ServingsAmount Per Serving Calories 172Total Fat 3gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 49mgSodium 736mgCarbohydrates 16gFiber 3gSugar 5gProtein 20g
The nutritional information provided here is not guaranteed to be accurate and is provided for informational (and google) purposes only.
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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!
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!
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.
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!
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
This sounds so delicious and easy! Thanks so much. I'm pinning it to try soon.
Thanks for joining us at Saturday Dishes, Pinned to Saturday Dishes board ~ Paula
Thanks, Lulu! I hope you like it!
This looks and sounds great, and I'm a big fan of slow cooking so your recipe will come in most handy.