Slow Cooker Vegetarian Tortilla Soup
Super easy and oh-so-tasty, this slow cooker vegetarian tortilla soup makes for the best simple dinner! Packed with veggies, beans and spices, itβs fantastic served with lots of fun toppings. Dairy free, gluten free and vegan.
I fully realize that it is officially holiday baking season. And we are all about those cookies especially now that Thanksgiving is behind us.
But. We also still need to eat. Like real food. To counteract all that sugar, yes?
Which is why today we chat slow cooker vegetarian tortilla soup.
It is such a super simple dinner. And will make you feel all nice and warm and cozy inside. Making it perfect for the holiday season.
You can even have it cooking away in your slow cooker WHILE you bake all those cookies! Now that is how I do holiday multitasking.
But moving along, letβs get back to this soup. I think it would also make a great option for holiday entertaining.
Keep it nice and warm in the crockpot and set up a topping bar. Not too shabby, eh?
About This Vegetarian Tortilla Soup
This is very much a chop up some veggies, open up some cans, dump in some spices kind of recipe. Thereβs not much to it.
But oh is the end result awesome. The soup itself has plenty of flavor on its own, but I will confess that this is one of those recipes where I go nuts with the toppings.
I highly recommend plenty of avocado, cheese, green onion and of course some crunchy chips. Highly recommend.
It also gets even better as it sits. Perfect to make ahead and have for lunches all. week. long. Or dinner all week long.
Especially when you enjoy a bowl all cozied up with a blanket in front of your sparkly, glittery Christmas tree.
Additional Slow Cooker Recipes You Might Enjoy:
- Slow Cooker Thai Sweet Potato Soup
- Slow Cooker Creamy Veggie & Wild Rice Soup
- Crockpot Vegetarian Chili with Farro
- Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Chili
Did you make this recipe? Rate and review it down below! I’d love to hear from you.

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Tortilla Soup
Super easy and oh-so-tasty, this slow cooker vegetarian tortilla soup makes for the best simple dinner! Packed with veggies, beans and spices, itβs fantastic served with lots of fun toppings. Dairy free, gluten free and vegan.
Ingredients
For the soup:
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 1 medium green pepper, diced
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
- ΒΎ cup frozen corn kernels
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 (15 ounce) can white hominy, drained and rinsed
- 3 Β½ cups low-sodium vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ΒΎ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Β½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (or less to taste)
Serving ideas:
- tortilla chips
- diced avocado
- shredded regular or dairy free cheese
- plain greek yogurt, dairy free plain yogurt or cashew sour cream
- chopped cilantro
- sliced green onions
- lime wedges
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients for the soup to a crockpot. Give it a good stir then cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours.
- Serve with desired toppings.
Notes
The soup has a little bit of kick as written with the cayenne pepper β so decrease that amount (or omit completely) depending on how spicy you like your food.
Be sure to serve with appropriate toppings to keep this vegan / gluten free / dairy free as needed for your diet.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 181Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 839mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 7gSugar: 4gProtein: 9g
Nutrition data shown is an estimate provided by an online calculator and is for informational purposes only. It should not be considered a substitute for a medical professionalβs advice.
This, a long with several of your other soups, has become a staple in our home. I just printed out four of your recipes so I can have them handy for fall and winter meal planning. Thank you so much for the great recipes! π
This totally made my day! Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know π
It sounds like a great recipe, and I’ve had the soup mixture in the slow cooker for 3.5 hours now. What would be really useful, though, is if someone would post a comment AFTER having gave the recipe a try.
Hope you enjoyed!
This is basically perfect. Oh girl I’m swooning. I’m about to make some soup for dinner, but unfortunately not this. It’s ok.. tomorrow night it’s on!
Oh my word! This looks amazing! Such a detoxifying recipe! SO healthy and satisfying π
Thanks so much Cailee!
My mouth watered as I looked at the ingredient breakdown! Love all of the beans and the addition of hominy. I’m always looking for vegetarian ways to use my slow cooker!
Looks warming and delicious! I’ve been meaning to get a slow cooker so I can make healthy soups and stews. Maybe I’ll treat myself to an early Christmas present π
That sounds like a fantastic idea! π
I am loving this dish, its great to see slow cooker recipes at this time of year leaving the oven free for sweet treats. As for dad’s, tell me about it my dad is always the hardest to buy for π
Exactly! Oh gosh I know – they are SO hard to buy for!
Yes! This is perfect to balance out all the sweet stuff that is out there right now, and bonus that is it in the slow cooker! Win/win.
Oh yes – I’m way in need of something to prevent all out sugar overkill. And if I can throw it in the slow cooker, all the better!
Yes yes! Thanks Jess!
Haha yes! This soup looks amazing, Ashley! I could always use real food with logs of veggies especially when they are made in the slow cooker π It’s been so cold and dreary so this is the perfect meal to get cozy with! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Thanks Kelly!
Girl, I’m ALL ABOUT this soup! Firstly I love that it is a slow cooker soup, and second I love that it is a healthier recipe around the holidays when there is no escaping everything decadent!
Dads are so hard to buy for! Over the past few years I’ve started giving my parents more meaningful as opposed to useful gifts (photos, tickets to events, etc.). Maybe your dad would like something like that! And I’m right on board with the simultaneous cookie and dinner making π
They are! We’ve been doing the same lately but I’m even running out of ideas for that!! haha
I love a good hearty vegetarian soup. Good on the wallet and so comforting!
I’m all about baking this time of year, but I’m also allll about soups. We have a different soup every week until the weather gets nice again sooo like May, and I’m always on the prowl for new recipes. This will definitely be making it in the rotation this winter!
Yum! I haven’t had tortilla soup since I worked at a Mexican restaurant many moons ago. I am definitely going to try this!
Thank you for sharing,
Elaine
Thanks Elaine! Hope you enjoy! π
I NEED recipes like this to balance out all of the sugar this time of year! Love that it can be made in the slow cooker!
That looks so delish! I definitely need to add more meatless meals to our menu and this looks like a perfect one to try. Beautiful photos too. π
Thanks so much Melanie!
I am all for a big bowl of warm and cozy veggies. We solved our gift dilemma this year… We’re not gifting!
Ha! We cut down this year and are doing a name pick thing for extended family but I still need to think of gifts for my immediate family! My dad is so hard to buy for!!
I agree – I need REAL food – not all those desserts! I told my hubby today I need to eat something more “plain” after so much rich food. Wow – this soup looks amazing!! I’m totally making this soon!
haha I feel that! I am definitely in detox mode after turkey day!
I definitely enjoy indulging in sweets, but after a few days I start craving savory food big time. This soup totally fits the bill! I like your idea of holiday multi-tasking, too. π
Why, yes! I do need real food to counteract all of the sugar and cookies I ate this weekend. This slow cooker soup is exactly what I need this week. A perfect combination of flavors!
Holiday baking is the best and the worst- I definitely try to eat super healthy meals and indulge in the desserts to balance it all out π This looks perfect!
haha yes yes!
You and I are definitely on the same page, missy! For one, I have a slow cooker tortilla soup I’m posting this week and for two, I’m all about eating real food after gorging myself at Thanksgiving. The cookies are going to have to wait…at least a few days. π
Your version sounds delicious and I love the idea of a topping bar for entertaining. Genius!
Ha! Great minds think alike, right?? π
We definitely need some healthy food to counteract all those cookies! Love that you made this yummy soup in the crock pot!
I could live on soup this time of year, and this looks like the perfect Thanksgiving detox food.
I’ve done ZERO Christmas baking…zero! All I want is real food right now after all the desserts I made (and ate) last week. π I’m so happy to see real food here too, and this is just perfect since it’s made in a slow cooker. I can’t wait to make up a batch this week for my lunches…while I try and bake cookies! π
Yeahhhh I currently feel the same way. I’m on a self-imposed sugar detox for a few days after thanksgiving! lol
I love soups like this – just set it and go! And of course, this sounds awesome π So healthy too!
Such a comforting and delicious treat!
I can’t wait to try this recipe. It looks like it will be filling and spicy which I like!
I love slow cooker soups, perfect every time, thanks for the new recipe.
Thank you! I totally need savory food ideas (particularly that use the slow cooker) because there *is* so much to bake and so many errands (and online shopping!) to do right now! I love a good bowl or three of soup. Great idea for dinner!
haha right?? We need sustenance for all the holiday stuff!
I completely agree with you! Even more so, because I find it a bit boring that all you can see on blogs these days are cookies and sweets and not actual, delicious savoury food! grr π
I LOVE tortilla soup! I just recently discovered a great Mexican place near us, and I order their tortilla soup at least once a week (and have since converted my mom and sister to it as well LOL), looking forward to making my own version at home!
Just one question: I don’t have a slow cooker, any special tip I should keep in mind when doing this on the stove? Thank you!
Thanks Stella! I would probably just cook the veggies in some olive oil for about 5 minutes or so, and then add everything else in! Bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer for like 15 to 20 minutes to give it time to get all groovy together! π
Real food is definitely still needed to balance out all that sugar! This tortilla soup looks perfect, Ashley! So warm and comforting. Just what I need for the colder weather!
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Ashley! There’s nothing better than a pot of soup or stew stovetop and just that knowing feeling that it’s good and it’s gonna last all week. And that it re-heats well. My husbands a teacher too and I pack his lunches (I know!) and he will only eat food that reheats well so this is spot on for us =)
Hope you had a great one as well Laura! Agreed – it’s such a great feeling!!