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This Roasted Poblano Chicken Soup is the perfect spin on classic chicken soup. Flavorful, light & hearty, and packed with good-for-you ingredients. The perfect soup for when you are craving a hearty soup with just the right amount of spice!
It’s dairy-free, gluten-free, and packed with flavor.
Easy Roasted Poblano & Chicken Soup
If you haven’t tried fire roasted poblano peppers, I highly recommend it! They add such a great smokey flavor to any dish and are super easy to make!
The combination of smoky poblano peppers, creamy broth, salty tortillas and perfectly cooked shredded chicken in this dish is absolutely amazing. One of my favorite soups right now and great for game day, too!
Ingredients:
*Scroll down to the recipe card for the full recipe and ingredient list!
- Avocado Oil: I prefer the neutral flavor of avocado oil, but olive oil will also work.
- Poblano Chile Peppers: Roasted directly over an open flame or broiled for 5 minutes until blackened and blistered. Scroll down to see alternative ideas.
- Onions, Garlic, Carrots: Make a mirepoix to start the soup off.
- Chicken Breasts: This is a chicken soup, after all!
- Chicken Broth: You can also substitute vegetable stock if needed.
- Diced Tomatoes: We’re using canned diced tomatoes to form the base of the soup.
- Green Chiles: Flavor BOOST!
- Cannellini Beans: This adds texture, heartiness, and added nutrients.
- Seasoning: You’ll need garlic powder, black pepper, salt, cumin, oregano, and coriander.
Garnish Ideas
- Tortilla Chips
- Feta Cheese
- Avocado
- Fresh Cilantro
- Jalapeno Pepper
- Red Onion
- Lime Wedges
How do you cook Poblano Peppers?
- How to roast poblano peppers on the stove: Place your chile on the stove burners over a medium flame. Turn with tongs as each side blisters, until the skin is toasted and charred!
- How to roast poblano peppers in the oven: Place the poblano peppers on a sheet pan and drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Broil on high for 3-5 minutes, turning halfway, or until the skin is browned and blistered.
Kitchen Tools I Use
What Can I Use in Place of Poblano Peppers?
- Anaheim
- Bell pepper (milder)
- Canned chile peppers
- Serrano pepper (hotter)
Where I Buy My Meat
- 100% Grass-Fed, Grass-Finished Beef
- Free-Range Organic Chicken
- Humanely Raised Pork
- Wild-Caught Seafood
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Tips and Notes
- Instead of transferring 4 cups of soup to a blender, feel free to use an immersion blender in this step if desired! If using an immersion blender, make sure to leave some of the veggies whole, and avoid over-blending. The soup shouldn’t be a pureed soup!
- This soup isn’t super spicy, but to avoid spice, scrape out seeds from any peppers!
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Easy Roasted Poblano & Chicken Soup (VIDEO)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil or oil of choice
- 4 medium fresh poblano chile peppers roasted directly over an open flame or broiled for 5 minutes until blackened and blistered
- 2 yellow onions thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup carrots chopped
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 14.5- ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 6- ounce can green chilies
- 1 14.5 ounce can cannellini beans rinsed and drained
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Garnishes:
- Tortilla chips crumbled
- Feta cheese crumbled
- 1 avocado diced
- Fresh cilantro roughly chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper sliced
- 1/2 red onion finely diced
- 1 lime sliced into wedges
Instructions
- Roast Poblanos: Turn on the flame on your gas stove and place poblano peppers on the flame. Turn often until charred. OR in the oven: Place the poblano peppers on a sheet pan and drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Broil on high for 3-5 minutes, turning halfway, or until the skin is browned and blistered.4 medium fresh poblano chile peppers
- In a large dutch oven, heat oil on medium-high heat.1 tablespoon avocado oil or oil of choice
- Add onion, garlic, and carrots. Sauté for 3-5 minutes, or until onion is translucent.2 yellow onions, 2 cloves garlic, 1 cup carrots
- Chop the poblanos into small pieces then add the poblano peppers and the spices and stir for 1-2 minutes.4 medium fresh poblano chile peppers, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon oregano, 1/2 teaspoon coriander, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Pour the chicken broth, diced tomatoes, green chilies, beans, and spices. Stir until well combined. Cover and bring soup to a boil.4 cups chicken broth, 1 14.5- ounce can diced tomatoes, 1 6- ounce can green chilies, 1 14.5 ounce can cannellini beans
- Once at a boil, turn down heat and add in chicken. Let simmer covered for 20-25 minutes until chicken is fully cooked through and no pink remains. Take soup off the heat.1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Gently take the chicken out of the soup. Let cool, shred and set aside.
- Using a liquid measuring cup, scoop 4 cups of soup into a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Add pureed soup and shredded chicken back into the soup and stir well.
- Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
- Serve warm with desired toppings!Tortilla chips, Feta cheese, 1 avocado, Fresh cilantro, 1 jalapeno pepper, 1/2 red onion, 1 lime
Notes
- Instead of transferring 4 cups of soup to a blender, feel free to use an immersion blender in this step if desired! If using an immersion blender, make sure to leave some of the veggies whole, and avoid over-blending. The soup shouldn’t be a pureed soup!
- This soup isn’t super spicy, but to avoid spice, scrape out seeds from any peppers!
Nutrition
Serving: 6gCalories: 382kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 32gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7.2gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 1100mgFiber: 5.2gSugar: 4.8g
Great! Did not have the beans and used corn and black beans.
Can you switch out the beans?
totally!
What can I use instead of onions? We do not eat them! Or could I just leave them out?
you can omit! or do you eat leeks? may be an option.
This was phenomenal 🥰😚🥰 I didn’t even miss the cream or cheese I normally would use. There was soo much flavor, we loved it. Thank you!
I’ve made this soup so many times because it’s easy, filling, flavorful, and packed with lots of protein and fiber. It’s great on its own or garnished with shredded cheese, chopped scallions, sour cream, avocado/guacamole and chips.
Do you think this recipe would be good made with shrimp instead of chicken?
probably!
Can this be frozen? I’d love to use the poblanos from my garden but it’s too warm for soup right now.
totally!
This is my all time favorite recipe! I was served this a few years ago and have forwarded this recipe to probably 50+ people since. It is super easy, healthy and always gets raves. I make it at least 2x a month. Tastes even better the next day. I often double the recipe and pretty much follow it as is. A real keeper!
Thanks for this! Poblanos are my favorite!! Since I found this recipe I’ve made different versions of it four times now. I highly recommend roasting tomatillos under the broiler, blending them, and adding them to the broth. I often add different kinds of chili powder and or smoked paprika. I quadruple the recipe for lots of leftovers.
So happy you loved it!
Where can we find the crockpot recipe?
Great recipe-easy and tasty. Made as shown except that I added 1/2 tsp of smoked paprika. Will make again.
Sounds delicious and I’m anxious to try it. Do you rinse the beans before adding to soup or do you use the “juice” the beans are in?
Rinse and drain!
Tried this and followed the directions exactly and it was delicious, thanks for turning me on to this different kind of soup