Dawn's Yummy Chicken Tortilla Soup (slow Cooker)

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 medium bell pepper, diced
• 1 (1 lb) bag frozen shoepeg corn
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups salsa (i use mild)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained,and rinsed well
• 1 lb velveeta cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 brown chicken lightly in butter.
• 2 put chicken, onion, bell pepper, corn, salsa and crushed tomatoes into crockpot.
• 3 add 1 cup water.
• 4 cook on high for 3-4 hours.
• 5 rinse black beans well (very important) until water runs clear, then add to slow cooker.
• 6 add velvetta, cut into chunks so it will melt more quickly.
• 7 add salt and pepper to taste, and chili powder for as much heat as you want.
• 8 cook one more hour on high in slow cooker.
• 9 serve with tortilla strips or alone.