Crockpot Beef Enchilada Soup Recipe (Freezer Meal)

Easy Slow Cooker Beef Enchilada Soup!

Even on those busy nights, bring the family to the table for a wholesome home-cooked meal. This crockpot Enchilada Soup Freezer meal is an easy one to heat in the microwave and have ready on the table in no time! It is a hearty and delicious soup that you are sure to love! And if you’re short on time, you could whip this up in your instant pot as well!

Simple ingredients

Another reason this slow cooker enchilada soup recipe is great is that you can change it up to taste however you like! For example, use whichever can of Rotel is your favorite (there are lots of options to choose from on Amazon)!

You can also change up the garnishes for a totally different taste and vibe! We recommend topping your soup with olives, shredded cheese, tortilla chip strips, avocado, sour cream, or fresh cilantro. If you have other ideas, comment them below!

Oh, and feel free to use your favorite homemade enchilada sauce if you’d like, or store-bought is fine too (Plus it’s easier!).

Beef, chicken, and other meats work too

While I typically make this as a beef enchilada soup, this recipe is also easy to adapt to different kinds of meat. I have made it with shredded chicken and chicken broth instead of the beef.

Easy freezer prep

Preparing this crockpot enchilada soup for the freezer is super easy. As you can see from the image above, just place the browned ground beef in a gallon-sized freezer bag first, then add your black beans (rinsed and drained), Rotel, frozen corn, chopped onions, and roasted peppers.

Final Thoughts

Nothing beats the comfort of a bowl of soup on a cool Fall or Winter day. This soup is easy to make in a crockpot and freeze or you can freeze the uncooked ingredients in a bag and just throw them in the crock-pot and cook.

I enjoy slow cooker and freezer meal dinners especially on busy days when everyone has a different schedule. You can just keep it warm in the crockpot for all the household coming and going activities.

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Crockpot Beef Enchilada Soup Recipe (Freezer Meal)

This versatile crockpot enchilada soup can be topped with your favorite garnishes and made with beef, chicken, or any other meat.

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Print Rate

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours hours

Total Time: 4 hours hours 20 minutes minutes

Serves: 4

Adjust Servings: 4

US CustomaryMetric

Equipment

• Slow Cooker

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef browned
• 1 can black beans rinsed and drained (about 15 oz)
• 1 can Rotel about 14 oz
• 1 package frozen corn about 10 oz
• ½ onion chopped
• 1 bottle roasted red peppers drained and chopped
• 3 Tablespoons butter
• 3 Tablespoons flour
• ½ cup beef broth
• ½ cup milk
• 1 can Enchilada sauce about 10 oz

Topping Ideas

• Olives
• Shredded Cheese
• Tortilla Chip Strips
• Sliced Avocado
• Sour Cream
• Fresh Cilantro

Instructions

Prep Instructions:

• Combine black beans, Rotel, frozen corn, chopped onions, and roasted red peppers into your crock pot and stir.
• Melt butter on the stove top and add flour. Whisk until smooth and it begins to bubble. Add beef broth and milk, stir and bring to a boil.
• Add enchilada sauce and whisk until smooth.
• Place browned ground beef in crock pot (over beans, corn and other ingredients).
• Pour the sauce from the stove over everything in the crock pot.
• Cook on low for for 3-4 hours.

Instant Pot Instructions:

• Melt butter in instant pot liner, using saute mode. Add flour and quickly whisk for a minute, then add the milk and broth. Stir until smooth.
• Pour in enchilada sauce and stir until combined and smooth. Pour sauce into a large measuring cup or bowl to set aside.
• Cook meat in instant pot, drain if necessary.
• Add black beans, rotel, corn, onions, and chopped peppers and stir to combine. Be sure to scrape the bottom of the pot to ensure no beef is remaining.
• Pour sauce over the mixture and add another 1/2 to 1 cup of broth if needed.
• Set instant pot to cook for 5 minutes on high, then do a quick pressure release.

Freezing Instructions

• Open Gallon Sized Freezer bag and place browned ground beef, black beans (rinsed and drained), Rotel, frozen corn, chopped onions, and roasted red peppers.
• You'll add the butter, flour, broth, enchilada sauce and milk on cooking day.

To Prepare After Freezing

• Lightly thaw bagged ingredients enough to push out of bag into slow cooker.
• Melt butter on the stove top and add flour. Whisk until smooth and it begins to bubble.
• Add beef broth and milk, stir and bring to a boil, then add enchilada sauce and whisk until smooth.
• Pour the sauce into the crock pot and cook on low for for 3-4 hours.
• OR cook in an instant pot for 15 minutes and slow release for 10 minutes.
• Serve hot soup with any or all of suggested toppings!

Nutrition

Calories: 412kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 32g | Sodium: 406mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g