WW Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Chicken Posole
This slow cooker chicken posole soup is really easy. And really delicious. A favorite combination of mine 🙂 I got the idea for this easy slow cooker chicken posole soup from my sister. Thanks, Sis!
It's another Favorite Easy Healthy Recipe for Using Rotisserie Chicken that didn't make it in the book!
Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Posole
Easy Slow Cooked Chicken Posole Recipe Notes
I'd never heard of posole, a Mexican soup of hominy and pork, chicken or other meat, until moving to the southwest. Or tasted hominy, come to think of it. I didn't even know what it was.
What is Hominy?
Hominy is made from dried whole corn kernels that have been soaked in a lye, or lime, solution to soften the tough outer hulls. They get big and puffy and are a bit chewy. You can find canned hominy in the grocery aisle.
Whole Dried Hominy
So, I guess this easy slow cooker chicken posole soup is really just Mexican chicken soup. With a bit of a kick!
What really makes this slow cooker chicken posole soup fun to eat is the garnishes. You can use any or all of the following:
- Shredded cabbage or jicama
- Chopped onion (yellow, red or white)
- Chopped avocado
- Diced tomatoes
- Slivered radishes
- Toasted pumpkin seeds
- Cilantro
- Lime wedges
If you really load up on them, it's kinda like eating soup and salad all at the same time. How healthy and delicious is that?
WW Friendly Chicken Posole Soup
How Many Calories/WW Points in this Chicken Posole Soup?
According to my calculations, each generous 1-¾ cup serving of slow cooker chicken posole soup has 174 calories and
5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
0 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Posole Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup onion, finely chopped (about 1 medium)
- 1 cup green salsa
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2-½ cups shredded cooked chicken breast
- 2 cans (about 15 ounces each) white hominy, rinsed and drained
For the garnishes, any or all of the following are great:
- Shredded cabbage
- Shredded jicama
- Slivered radishes
- Chopped onion
- Chopped avocado
- Chopped tomato
- Cilantro
- Lime wedges
Instructions
- Ideal slow cooker size: 4- to 5-Quart.
- Stir together the onion, salsa, stock, chicken and hominy in your slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW 4 to 6 hours.
- Serve hot with optional garnishes.
Recipe Notes
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
More Slow Cooker Soup Recipes for Weight Watchers
- Slow Cooker Mexican Meatball Soup
- Slow Cooker Spanish Potato Onion Soup
- Slow Cooker Chicken Pasta Fagioli
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Allie
Super delicious. I will be making this again. Thanks!
Martha McKinnon
So, glad you liked it Allie!
Theresa Litz
Made this tonight for the first time. All I can say is "Mmmmm, Mmmmmm, good!" It is delicious on its own, without garnishes, but I chose to top mine with chopped tomatoes. My teenager, who doesn't need to worry at all about her weight, topped hers with a small serving of shredded Mexican blend cheese. Another winning recipe!
Martha McKinnon
Thanks Theresa! Glad you enjoyed it!!
Theresa Litz
Made this again for the second time today. Actually had been craving it for over a week and finally remembered to pick up more hominy. Must say that it is just as delicious today as the first time. I think this is one of those recipes I am addicted to and will have to start keeping the ingredients on hand at all times. Thanks again!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Teresa. It's one of my favorites too!! I love recipes that are good and good for you!!
Suzie Campbell
I made this soup last week and it was wonderful. I had to tell my fb friends how good it was so I posted a yummy picture of the soup. Thanks for this recipe. I will make this a cold weather staple recipe.
Danielle
I made this soup a few days ago, and it was a hit with my husband…who can be hard to please sometimes.
Martha McKinnon
Glad you liked it Danielle.
Sara
does it hurt to cook it longer? just thinking that if I cook it while at work all day, it would be on for about 9 1/2 hours. I don't have a timer on my slow cooker to have it start after I leave for work. thanks in advance!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Sara,
I think it would be okay provided your slow cooker doesn't cook too hot. The only thing that might be overcooked would be the chicken. You might want to add this in when you get home from work since it's already cooked chicken. Hope this helps.
Sharon Mahan
OMG, Martha! This is my new favorite soup! I had prepared a whole chicken in my Instant Pot so I had delicious homemade chicken broth and chicken to use up. Even though it is late July in Phoenix, I was hungry for a (heart)warming soup. This hit the spot!
I missed you last Fall when you came to the West Valley. I heard good things from WW members and that you were delightful. I hope when you return to Phx that you visit with us again.
Martha McKinnon
Hi Sharon, So glad you liked it! Sorry I missed you last fall. It was such a
pleasure to be out and about with some of my favorite folks on the planet - Weight Watchers Members!!
Marcie Hyatt
Sounds great and I will make it soon. The hominy will make the soup have smart points. Hominy was a zero point food for about one minute. It was reevaluated and determined that there are 2 points for a 1/2 cup. The recipe is still very low but not zero points.
Em
can you just use raw chicken since you are slow cooking for hours? why already cooked?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Em, yes raw chopped chicken would also work. Hope this helps. ~Martha
Darlene
My family liked this recipe a lot. Has a lot of flavor And is simple to make. Will definitely make it again.
Marcia
Any idea how many ounces of raw chicken would equal the shedded cooked chicken?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Marcia,
According to Google, a cup of cooked chicken weighs 5.25 ounces. The recipe calls for 2.5 cups which should weigh about 13 ounces. Also according to Google you lose about a quarter of the weight when cooking meat/poultry. So four ounces of raw meat with no bones will serve up roughly three ounces cooked. That means you would need about 17 ounces of raw chicken without skin or bones. Hope this helps. ~Martha