Slow Cooker Black Bean, Quinoa & Chicken Tortilla Soup

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2015-02-26 13:41:58WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15515 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Beth B [comment_author_email] => bethieb@comcast.net [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 71.228.248.155 [comment_date] => 2015-02-26 07:41:58 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-02-26 13:41:58 [comment_content] => When do you add the poblano peppers? [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_10_2) AppleWebKit/600.3.18 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/8.0.3 Safari/600.3.18 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [15519] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15519 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 73.8.27.217 [comment_date] => 2015-02-26 08:13:10 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-02-26 14:13:10 [comment_content] => Right after you roast and chop them. :) [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.111 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 15515 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
1. Beth B says:

   February 26, 2015

   When do you add the poblano peppers?

   Reply
   2015-02-26 14:13:10WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15519 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 73.8.27.217 [comment_date] => 2015-02-26 08:13:10 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-02-26 14:13:10 [comment_content] => Right after you roast and chop them. :) [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.111 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 15515 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
   • Monique replied:

     February 26, 2015

     Right after you roast and chop them. 🙂

     Reply
2015-02-26 13:50:24WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15517 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Mollie K. [comment_author_email] => mekimmel11@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 64.251.53.208 [comment_date] => 2015-02-26 07:50:24 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-02-26 13:50:24 [comment_content] => yum! looks great [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit/600.3.18 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/7.1.3 Safari/537.85.12 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
2. Mollie K. says:

   February 26, 2015

   yum! looks great

   Reply
2015-02-26 16:09:54WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15521 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => superfitbabe [comment_author_email] => misscassietran@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://superfitbabe.wordpress.com [comment_author_IP] => 64.183.100.186 [comment_date] => 2015-02-26 10:09:54 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-02-26 16:09:54 [comment_content] => You had me at quinoa and black beans. I love this! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.115 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
3. superfitbabe says:

   February 26, 2015

   You had me at quinoa and black beans. I love this!

   Reply
2015-02-26 18:13:38WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15522 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Stephanie [comment_author_email] => steph.alejos11@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 166.137.139.125 [comment_date] => 2015-02-26 12:13:38 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-02-26 18:13:38 [comment_content] => Unfortunately, I don't have a Whole Foods near my house. What can I use in place of the Muir Glen Fire Roasted Tomatoes? [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 8_1_2 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/600.1.4 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/8.0 Mobile/12B440 Safari/600.1.4 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [15525] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15525 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 73.8.27.217 [comment_date] => 2015-02-26 16:25:03 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-02-26 22:25:03 [comment_content] => You can find Muir Glen Fire Roasted Tomatoes at nearly any grocery store in the canned goods section. The glass jar product just happens to be at Whole Foods only at this time. Try using 2 (15 oz) cans of Muir Glen Fire-Roasted Tomatoes. :) [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.111 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 15522 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
4. Stephanie says:

   February 26, 2015

   Unfortunately, I don’t have a Whole Foods near my house. What can I use in place of the Muir Glen Fire Roasted Tomatoes?

   Reply
   2015-02-26 22:25:03WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15525 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 73.8.27.217 [comment_date] => 2015-02-26 16:25:03 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-02-26 22:25:03 [comment_content] => You can find Muir Glen Fire Roasted Tomatoes at nearly any grocery store in the canned goods section. The glass jar product just happens to be at Whole Foods only at this time. Try using 2 (15 oz) cans of Muir Glen Fire-Roasted Tomatoes. :) [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.111 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 15522 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
   • Monique replied:

     February 26, 2015

     You can find Muir Glen Fire Roasted Tomatoes at nearly any grocery store in the canned goods section. The glass jar product just happens to be at Whole Foods only at this time. Try using 2 (15 oz) cans of Muir Glen Fire-Roasted Tomatoes. 🙂

     Reply
2015-02-27 01:47:10WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15528 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => CakePants [comment_author_email] => putonyourcakepants@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://putonyourcakepants.wordpress.com [comment_author_IP] => 68.41.55.87 [comment_date] => 2015-02-26 19:47:10 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-02-27 01:47:10 [comment_content] => Wow, this looks like *just* what I've been craving! What is your favorite brand of tortilla chips? You mentioned "seedy, multi-grain" chips and my ears/eyes perked up, haha. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_10_1) AppleWebKit/600.2.5 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/8.0.2 Safari/600.2.5 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [15532] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15532 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 73.8.27.217 [comment_date] => 2015-02-26 21:27:31 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-02-27 03:27:31 [comment_content] => I love Garden of Eatin' Everything Chips. They are SO good! http://www.gardenofeatin.com/product/?product=2041&category=693 [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.111 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 15528 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
5. CakePants says:

   February 26, 2015

   Wow, this looks like *just* what I’ve been craving! What is your favorite brand of tortilla chips? You mentioned “seedy, multi-grain” chips and my ears/eyes perked up, haha.

   Reply
   2015-02-27 03:27:31WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15532 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 73.8.27.217 [comment_date] => 2015-02-26 21:27:31 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-02-27 03:27:31 [comment_content] => I love Garden of Eatin' Everything Chips. They are SO good! http://www.gardenofeatin.com/product/?product=2041&category=693 [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.111 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 15528 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
   • Monique replied:

     February 26, 2015

     I love Garden of Eatin’ Everything Chips. They are SO good! http://www.gardenofeatin.com/product/?product=2041&category=693

     Reply
2015-02-28 14:22:51WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15547 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Kelly Boehm [comment_author_email] => kellyann.boehm@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 74.140.198.197 [comment_date] => 2015-02-28 08:22:51 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-02-28 14:22:51 [comment_content] => I wonder if there is a way to add crunch without the chips. Any ideas? [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 4.4.4; XT1080 Build/SU6-7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.109 Mobile Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
6. Kelly Boehm says:

   February 28, 2015

   I wonder if there is a way to add crunch without the chips. Any ideas?

   Reply
2015-02-28 20:34:06WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15548 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Gaby [comment_author_email] => gdalkin@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.whatsgabycooking.com [comment_author_IP] => 69.144.114.240 [comment_date] => 2015-02-28 14:34:06 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-02-28 20:34:06 [comment_content] => I love the flavor that quinoa adds to soups! This looks delicious! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.115 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
7. Gaby says:

   February 28, 2015

   I love the flavor that quinoa adds to soups! This looks delicious!

   Reply
2015-03-11 04:15:05WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15635 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Thalia @ butter and brioche [comment_author_email] => thaliaho@live.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.butterandbrioche.com [comment_author_IP] => 60.240.145.79 [comment_date] => 2015-03-10 23:15:05 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-03-11 04:15:05 [comment_content] => This tortilla soup looks super hearty & delicious.. I love it and it is all I am craving right now! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/41.0.2272.76 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
8. Thalia @ butter and brioche says:

   March 10, 2015

   This tortilla soup looks super hearty & delicious.. I love it and it is all I am craving right now!

   Reply
2015-03-17 18:22:16WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 15719 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => More With Less Mom (@MoreWithLessMom) [comment_author_email] => MoreWithLessMom@twitter.example.com [comment_author_url] => http://twitter.com/MoreWithLessMom [comment_author_IP] => 71.181.91.146 [comment_date] => 2015-03-17 13:22:16 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-03-17 18:22:16 [comment_content] => Oooh those fire roasted tomatoes will add a ton of flavor. I have included your recipe in my March Real Food Meal Plan. Thanks for sharing! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/41.0.2272.89 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
9. More With Less Mom (@MoreWithLessMom) says:

   March 17, 2015

   Oooh those fire roasted tomatoes will add a ton of flavor. I have included your recipe in my March Real Food Meal Plan. Thanks for sharing!

   Reply
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10. Madeline says:

    October 3, 2015

    WOW. Made this today and it has officially become one of my favorite chilly weather recipes! I used half the amount of water and chicken broth (just a personal preference) so I made it a little less “soupy”. I love all the different flavors! Yum, thanks Monique!

    Reply
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11. Taylor says:

    October 14, 2015

    Do you cook the quinoa beforehand, or does the slow cooker do the job?

    Reply
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12. Tara says:

    September 22, 2016

    Super hot! I don’t mind spicy but this came out super hot and I only put half the jalapeño pepper in! I added a cup of brown rice after realizing how hot it was so hopefully today it will be a little easier to eat!!

    Reply
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    • Lisa Conrad replied:

      October 23, 2016

      Made this last night for the Cubs game. It was delicious!!! Thinking I need to repeat for the next game!!!

      Reply
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13. Keri says:

    January 28, 2017

    Do you cook the quinoa beforehand, or does the slow cooker do the job?

    Reply
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14. Bharat Ratna says:

    April 13, 2017

    
    That looks so good!! I will have to try it!!

    Reply
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15. dan says:

    June 28, 2017

    enjoyable meal.

    Reply
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16. Natalie says:

    September 5, 2017

    Would you be able to freeze half of this and reheat at a later date?

    Reply
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    • Monique replied:

      September 6, 2017

      You bet!

      Reply
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17. Jen says:

    December 18, 2018

    Do you think I could make this with ground turkey or ground chicken?

    Reply
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    • Monique replied:

      December 21, 2018

      That should work!

      Reply
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18. Monique says:

    October 4, 2019

    fabulous!!!

    Reply
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19. Tasha says:

    November 5, 2020

    Hi Monique,
    How do I make this on the stove, timewise, I don’t have a slowcooker, Thank you!

    Reply
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20. Monica says:

    December 6, 2020

    This looks delicious! I am planning on cooking for my kiddos though. How spicy would you say it is? Should I omit anything to make it less spicy? They are ages 2-7 so I need to keep it kid friendly. Thank you so much!

    Reply
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    • Monique replied:

      December 7, 2020

      Hi! This isn’t super spicy but feel free to leave out the jalapeño just in case. Also be sure that your chili powder isn’t spicy (I use McCormick, which is very mild, but I know some chili powders have extra spicy elements).

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2021-02-11 18:43:14WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 294322 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Mary [comment_author_email] => maryegoodell@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 47.184.1.81 [comment_date] => 2021-02-11 12:43:14 [comment_date_gmt] => 2021-02-11 18:43:14 [comment_content] => My husband does most of our grocery shopping. I sent him with the list and he didn't bring back the tomatoes that I wanted. I used fire roasted tomatoes from a can. Other than that I followed it exactly as it stated. It was delicious and healthy. I loved the addition of poblano peppers and quinoa. I haven't convinced my kids to enjoy/like Mexican style dinners so they didn't eat this one. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/88.0.4324.150 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
21. Mary says:

    February 11, 2021

    
    My husband does most of our grocery shopping. I sent him with the list and he didn’t bring back the tomatoes that I wanted. I used fire roasted tomatoes from a can. Other than that I followed it exactly as it stated. It was delicious and healthy. I loved the addition of poblano peppers and quinoa. I haven’t convinced my kids to enjoy/like Mexican style dinners so they didn’t eat this one.

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2021-10-30 16:30:36WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 362438 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Joann [comment_author_email] => Jocoffelt@aol.com [comment_author_url] => http://ambitious%20kitchen [comment_author_IP] => 24.252.154.84 [comment_date] => 2021-10-30 11:30:36 [comment_date_gmt] => 2021-10-30 16:30:36 [comment_content] => My family does not like quinoa, can I use something else? [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/95.0.4638.54 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [362728] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 362728 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 209.6.225.61 [comment_date] => 2021-11-01 16:05:53 [comment_date_gmt] => 2021-11-01 21:05:53 [comment_content] => I think couscous would work well in here! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/95.0.4638.54 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 362438 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
22. Joann says:

    October 30, 2021

    My family does not like quinoa, can I use something else?

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    2021-11-01 21:05:53WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 362728 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 209.6.225.61 [comment_date] => 2021-11-01 16:05:53 [comment_date_gmt] => 2021-11-01 21:05:53 [comment_content] => I think couscous would work well in here! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/95.0.4638.54 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 362438 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
    • Monique replied:

      November 1, 2021

      I think couscous would work well in here!

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2022-12-21 14:44:18WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 437216 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Emily [comment_author_email] => emilyrworkman@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 67.249.81.124 [comment_date] => 2022-12-21 08:44:18 [comment_date_gmt] => 2022-12-21 14:44:18 [comment_content] => I make this every month or two, freeze in lunch portions. It's FANTASTIC. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/108.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
23. Emily says:

    December 21, 2022

    
    I make this every month or two, freeze in lunch portions. It’s FANTASTIC.

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2023-01-08 00:27:00WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 439089 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Meg [comment_author_email] => meaghan.dwan@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 2601:181:8200:46d0:5c81:9fb4:3f31:a662 [comment_date] => 2023-01-07 18:27:00 [comment_date_gmt] => 2023-01-08 00:27:00 [comment_content] => Great slow cooker recipe! My only note would be the estimated time is a bit off given prep time, 4 hrs in the slow cooker + 20 min more after shredding the chicken. Always love your recipes! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 15_6_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/15.6.1 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
24. Meg says:

    January 7, 2023

    
    Great slow cooker recipe! My only note would be the estimated time is a bit off given prep time, 4 hrs in the slow cooker + 20 min more after shredding the chicken. Always love your recipes!

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2024-01-22 00:00:39WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 501026 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Sharon P [comment_author_email] => sharon.panakis@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 24.28.72.24 [comment_date] => 2024-01-21 18:00:39 [comment_date_gmt] => 2024-01-22 00:00:39 [comment_content] => Excellent soup. Very flavorful. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_2_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/17.2 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1 Ddg/17.2 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [502609] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 502609 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 2601:240:cb01:9020:68:5874:8075:e671 [comment_date] => 2024-01-24 13:18:30 [comment_date_gmt] => 2024-01-24 19:18:30 [comment_content] => Glad you loved it! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/120.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 501026 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
25. Sharon P says:

    January 21, 2024

    
    Excellent soup. Very flavorful.

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    2024-01-24 19:18:30WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 502609 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 2601:240:cb01:9020:68:5874:8075:e671 [comment_date] => 2024-01-24 13:18:30 [comment_date_gmt] => 2024-01-24 19:18:30 [comment_content] => Glad you loved it! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/120.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 501026 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
    • Monique replied:

      January 24, 2024

      Glad you loved it!

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2024-02-13 17:47:15WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 510900 [comment_post_ID] => 11769 [comment_author] => Erin R. [comment_author_email] => erinrobbins22@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 67.184.219.10 [comment_date] => 2024-02-13 11:47:15 [comment_date_gmt] => 2024-02-13 17:47:15 [comment_content] => I love this recipe! The poblano peppers are really delicious in it. The one thing I leave out is the quinoa since I get the carbs from the tortilla chips that I add to it once it’s cooked. I make this in my Insta pot and put it on the soup setting after I sauté the veggies and brown the chicken. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_2_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/17.2 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
26. Erin R. says:

    February 13, 2024

    I love this recipe! The poblano peppers are really delicious in it. The one thing I leave out is the quinoa since I get the carbs from the tortilla chips that I add to it once it’s cooked. I make this in my Insta pot and put it on the soup setting after I sauté the veggies and brown the chicken.

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