Chipotle Chicken Chili & Paleo Taco Soup

So I went recipe hunting this past week and I found a few recipes.....I found two that actually included similar ingredients which makes things easy!  Both were found on fastpaleo.com.

This first recipe happens to be from fastpaleo.com.  This soup is very similar to the chicken tortilla-less soup that I have made from the Paleo Comfort Foods cookbook  http://paleocomfortfoods.com/recipes/its-almost-summer-that-means-soup-right  This recipe calls for chipotle seasonings so that makes it a tad different.

Here is the recipe:

1 c chicken stock (I usually boil my chicken and any leftover bones I happen to have in my freezer

      to make my chicken stock, then add some sea salt to it.

 

 

2 onions, chopped

2 lbs cooked chicken, shredded

2 jalapenos, chopped

1 lb fresh tomatoes, chopped

4 cloves garlic, chopped

2 T apple cider vinegar

2 T coconut aminos

1 T chipotle powder

1 t cumin

1 t oregano

1 t paprika

1 t salt

1 t black pepper

1/2 - 1 t cayenne pepper

 

 

Place all ingredients is a large stock pot or slow cooker.

Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 3-4 hours. This can most certainly be made ahead of time and re-heated!

If using a slow cooker, cook on LOW for 8-10 hours.

Taste it and if you need more spices, add some more!

 

 

 

Garnish with chopped green onions and avocado.

 

 

The next recipe was also from fastpaleo.com.  This was a Crock Pot Taco Soup and honestly I preferred the other Taco Soup recipe that I make normally http://fastpaleo.com/recipe/paleo-tacosoup/  just add Kale and chopped carrots to that recipe...but anyhow here is the recipe for Crock Pot Taco Soup. 

 

 

1 quart high quality bone broth -I used chicken broth I made and it was so so, needed a ton of salt

1 lb grass-fed ground beef

1 onion, small diced

small dab tallow or coconut oil

14 oz chopped tomatoes

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 jalapeño, minced (optional)

2 carrots, small dice

2 celery stalks, small dice

2 cups kale or spinach, chopped small (frozen okay--I used Kale)

1 can drained black olives (optional)

      any additional vegetables chopped small

1 T chili powder

2 t cumin

1 t sea salt

1 t black pepper

1/2 t paprika

1/2 t onion powder

1/2 t garlic powder

1/2 t oregano

1/4 t crushed red pepper flakes

Toppings: cilantro, green onions, avocado

 

Mix all the seasonings together (chili powder through crushed red pepper flakes on the list of ingredients).

 

Step 2

Place all ingredients into Crock Pot EXCEPT ground beef, onion and 2 Tablespoons of the seasoning.

Step 3

Sauté chopped onion in a dab of tallow or coconut oil for a few minutes. Add ground beef and sprinkle 2 Tablespoons of the seasoning over the meat.

Step 4

Mix onion, meat and seasoning over medium heat until the meat is cooked through.

Step 5

Drain meat if it is really fatty, and dump the mixture into the Crock Pot.

Step 6

Crock Pot on high for 4 hours or low for 7 to 8 hours.

Step 7

Before serving, taste the soup and adjust the seasonings. Depending on the broth you are using, sometimes some extra salt is needed to make it sparkle!

Step 8

Serve with the toppings of your choice.