ONE POT Chicken Fajita and Rice Soup is packed with your favorite fajita flavors and ingredients (and Pepper jack cheese!) and is SO easy, delicious and comforting! Make room for a new favorite way to devour fajitas!
One pot + Soup + Mexican food = L.O.V.E.
L is for the fiestalicious LAYERS of fajita seasonings from the cumin, chili powder, garlic, and smoked paprika swimming in the creamy enchilada sauce-like broth that will have your palate begging for more after each slurpful.
O is for the OVERABUNDANCE of texture and flavor all whipped up entirely in ONE pot! First, saute your chicken and onions for a couple minutes, add your peppers, spices and some flour to help creamify and cook a couple more minutes.
Then add your green chilies, black beans, crushed tomatoes, rice and chicken broth and simmer away for about 10 minutes or until your rice is cooked
And viola! V is for VELVETY, cheesy soup smothered with pepper jack cheese and packed with peppers, chicken, rice and black beans all under 30 minutes! Maybe V should also stand for VICTORY!
E is for EAT!
But wait, first E is for EXTRA cheese for those cheese lovers out there…
And finally you get to LOVE your One Pot Chicken Fajita and Rice Soup after piling it high with your favorite toppings such as creamy avocados, crispy tortilla chips, silky sour cream and fresh cilantro.
I am so excited for your whole family to fall in love with this One Pot Chicken Fajita and Rice Soup. It tastes just like chicken fajitas with a enchilada like broth and is completely comforting, texture packed and flavorlicious!
If you love fajita everything, you will also love my Salsa Verde Honey Lime Pork Fajitas, Skillet Chicken Fajitas, Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas, Grilled Steak Fajitas, One Pot Chicken Fajita Pasta and Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas, Sheet Pan Fajita Salmon with Cilantro Lime Butter, and Fajita Chicken Wraps with Creamy Avocado Dip!
Now grab a bowl of southwest comfort food and fall in love with this Chicken Fajita and Rice Soup!
Looking for more One Pot Soup Recipes?
- Thai Chicken Noodle Soup
- Chicken Tortilla Soup
- White Chicken Lasagna Soup
- Lasagna Soup
- Loaded Zuppa Toscana
- Cheesy Taco Soup
- Mexican Chicken Corn Chowder
- Italian Vegetable Soup
- Tomato Basil Soup
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| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 30 minutes |
| Servings | servings |
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 chicken breasts, thinly sliced (1 pound)
- 1/2 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1 small red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 small orange bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 small yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder
- 1 tsp EACH salt, chili pwdr, ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp EACH smoked paprika, pepper, dried oregano
- 3/4 cup long-grain white rice, uncooked
- 1 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 4 oz. can mild diced green chilies
- 1 14 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 4 14.5 oz. cans low sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup freshly grated Pepper Jack cheese or more to taste
- Tortilla chips/strips
- fresh cilantro
- sour cream
- avocado
- Tomatoes
- Hot sauce to taste
Ingredients
Garnish
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- Melt butter in olive oil over medium high heat in a large Dutch oven/soup pot. Add chicken and onions and sauté for 3 minutes.
- Add bell peppers, garlic, flour and all seasonings/spices. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
- Stir in rice, black beans, green chilies, crushed tomatoes and 3 cans chicken broth. Mix cornstarch with last can chicken broth and add to soup. Bring to boil then reduce heat and simmer on medium low, stirring occasionally, for 8-12 minutes or until rice is cooked.*Note: Cooking time may vary depending on how long it takes to bring your soup to a boil so I suggest checking the rice occasionally until done.
- Remove from heat and stir in cheese. Add additional chicken broth/water to thin soup if desired. Garnish individual servings with desired toppings.
*This is a hearty soup with a thicker enchilada sauce like broth. If you prefer a thinner broth then you can leave out the flour and cornstarch.
**The Pepper Jack Cheese can be left out of the soup if preferred and used as a garnish instead.
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Antoinette says
I’m new to your site and just started printing, pinning and actually making your recipes. This was my first and it did NOT disappoint! My husband would not stop commenting “You’ve outdone yourself, babe. You’ve outdone yourself.” Lol. Thank you soooo much! I can’t wait to try out so many more!
Jen says
Welcome to my site! I am so happy you are finding many recipes to try and thrilled your first was such a winner! Your husband’s response is so cute! hopefully he’ll feel the same about others you make from here as well 🙂 Thank you for taking the time to comment, I look forward to hearing what you try next!
Christy says
We just made this this week and it was FANTASTIC!! Will definitely be making it again!
Jen says
Thank you so much Christy, I’m thrilled you loved it!
Danyka says
Hey! Im making the soup at this moment and I’m thrown off by the flour and corn starch. Do I use both??
Jen says
Yes 🙂
Danielle says
Found this recipe on Pinterest. Needed a quick meal for our busiest night of the week. This recipe did not disappoint!!! Super simple. Quick and full of Flavaaa! Everyone loved it. So so GOOD Can not wait to go through more of your recipes. I’ve shared on FB, Insta and Twitter Thank you for a new soup recipe to add to our rotation. Now back for seconds!
Jen says
What an awesome comment Danielle, thank you so much! I am so happy you stumbled upon my site through Pinterest and loved this recipe! I hope you have fun exploring and cooking and hopefully finding many new favorites!
Melissa says
I have made many of your recipes and love them all! This one in particular is one of our family favorites!
Jen says
I love hearing you are enjoying my recipes, thank you Melissa! I am thrilled you love this one so much – you have great taste :)!
Jessica says
Does anyone have experience making this in an Instant Pot? Just wondering what function and time I would need to do. I just got an Instant Pot and am eager to try everything in it, ha ha. Thanks!
Salina says
Thank you for posting. This soup looks amazing. Can’t wait to make it.
Jen says
You are so welcome! I hope you love it as much as us!
Natalie says
I’ve made your lasagna soup and white chicken lasagna soup countless times and this one is just as delicious! I can’t wait to try all of your soup recipes. Thanks for the cooking inspiration for an American living abroad 🙂
Jen says
You are so welcome Natalie! I’m so happy you’ve found my website and are enjoying my soups! I love soups so much, I am excited for you to try them all too!
Courtney says
This is my go-to recipe for crowds and when I need to impress someone…it is SO delicious!! I have to make some tweaks for food allergies and was just wondering if you have any suggestions on how to replace the chicken bouillon. I don’t want to use more broth but also don’t want to lose the flavor. Any ideas?
Jen says
Hi Courtney, I’m thrilled this is your go-to soup to impress! I would swap the bouillon with 2 teaspoons soy sauce, 1/4 teaspoon onion powder and 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley. It won’t be exactly the same but still flavorful 🙂
Susan says
Hi Jen! I made the one pot chicken fajita soup for our family Christmas & WOW, was it a huge hit! Lol, my hubby who is very “eye appeal” driven, didn’t try it, but after everyone’s oohs & ahha, he was an instant convert!! I actually doubled it & it turned out beautiful! Served with all the trimmings: guac, sour cream, salsa, chips. Easy, different, & awesome Christmas meal for a crowd!
Thank you! A very blessed New Year to you!!
Jen says
What a fun idea for Christmas! I’m so pleased (and relieved) it was a hit with the entire family – including the husband – eventually :)! Wishing you a very blessed 2019 as well!
Debra says
This soup is excellent. I love the thickness and flavor! So good.
Jen says
Thank you so much Debra!
Marcie says
Could you make this in a slow cooker and also would you be able to freeze any leftovers?
Jen says
Hi Marcie, I’m sure you could make it in the slow cooker. As far as freezing, white rice tends to get mushy so I would use wild rice or brown rice. If that is the case, you will want to cook thee rice separately (unless using the crockpot) as both types take longer to cook.