This one-pot Vegan Green Chile Enchilada Soup is vegan Mexican comfort food at its best! A hearty stew loaded with soy curls, corn and rice, then topped with all your favorite toppings for tons of flavor!
This green chile enchilada soup recipe has everything you love about green enchiladas – the smoky heat of the green chiles, the Mexican spices, the creaminess and obviously the cheese.
As this is a chicken-less enchilada soup, we add some soy curls in lieu of chicken as our protein. Otherwise, we rely on staple Mexican ingredients, such as rice, corn! I love the comforting creaminess the rice adds to this stew. Nutritional yeast adds the cheesy taste, but we also add some shredded cheese on top to finish this off.
The secret to the creaminess of this vegan enchilada soup is a quick cashew cream which adds a nice richness to the soup and thickens it along with the rice. However, for those of you who are allergic, I listed a nut-free version in the tips section.
I like finishing this Vegan Mexican soup off with some shredded cheese and some thinly sliced green chiles. Other great additions would be a fresh squeeze of lime, some sliced avocado, more vegan cheese shreds, and how about crushed tortilla chips? It will be hard to just have one bowl of this delicious vegan soup.
More Vegan Soup recipes
- Turkish lentil soup,
- Turmeric Laksa Curry Soup
- Indian Spiced tomato Soup,
- Broccoli Slaw Soup,
- Minestrone
- Mushroom chickpea greens soup.
Recipe Card
Vegan Green Chili Enchilada Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tsp oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 8 oz mild green chilis canned
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder blend
- 1 cup soy curls rehydrated for 15 mins in warm chicken flavored broth then squeezed lightly Or use 1.5 cups shredded seitan
- 1/2 cup corn
- 1/4 cup white rice
- 1/4 cup cashews
- 3 cups (709.76 ml) water divided
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast use more if you want it cheesier
- 3/4 tsp salt divided
Instructions
- Add oil to a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, and cook until translucent, 3 minutes.
- Add in the green chilis and spices, and salt, mix well, and continue to cook until the chilis break down a little bit, about 6-8 minutes.
- Add in your soy curls, rice, corn, salt, and two cups of water.
- Blend the cashews and 1 cup of water until smooth, and add it in, then bring the mixture to a good boil, and continue to cook for 15-20 minutes, or until the rice is cooked to preference.
- Add in the Nutritional Yeast, mix in, taste and adjust salt. Adjust consistency with more water/broth if needed.
- Switch off heat. Let the soup sit for another 5 minutes, then serve topped with some sliced Jalapenos, and vegan cheese shreds.
Notes
- If you are not into rice, you can use quinoa instead
- Instead of soy curls, use 1.5 cups shredded seitan
- You can also add in a can of black beans to add more volume to the soup. Increase salt by a little bit to account for the added beans.
- Nutfree To make this recipe without nuts, use 1/4 cup blended tofu or use 2 cups nondairy milk instead of 2 cups of broth
Nutrition
Ingredients:
- chopped onion and garlic form the base of this soup
- for the green chilis, I used canned ones
- as for Mexican spices, I rely on my tried-and-tested ratio of onion powder, garlic powder, ground cumin, and chili powder
- soy curls – I rehydrated mine in some warm chicken flavored broth then squeezed them lightly to remove some of the liquid
- corn for sweetness and texture.
- white rice for creaminess and as a thickening agent. This also makes the soup filling. You can use quinoa instead.
- Homemade cashew cream made from soaked cashews and water
- nutritional yeast for that cheesy flavor – I add 1 tbsps but use more if you want it cheesier
Tips & Substitutions:
- If you are not into rice, you can use quinoa instead
- Instead of soy curls, use 1.5 cups shredded seitan
- You can also add in a can of black beans to add more volume to the soup. Increase salt by a little bit to account for the added beans.
- To make this chili recipe without nuts, use 1/4 cup blended tofu or use 2 cups nondairy milk instead of 2 cups of broth
How to Make Vegan Green Chile Enchilada Soup
Add oil to a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, and cook until translucent, 3 minutes.
Add in the green chilis and spices, and salt, mix well, and continue to cook until the chilis break down a little bit, about 6-8 minutes.
Add in your soy curls, rice, corn, and two cups of water.
Blend the cashews and 1 cup of water until smooth, and add it in, then bring the mixture to a good boil, and continue to cook until the rice is cooked to preference.
Add in the Nutritional Yeast, mix in, taste, and adjust salt.
Switch off the heat. Let the soup sit for another 5 minutes, then serve topped with some sliced Jalapenos, and vegan cheese shreds.
What to Serve with Enchilada Soup
This soup is hearty enough as a main dish. To make this even more filling, serve it with some cornbread, black beans, or roasted corn. Obviously, you can serve this soup as a starter for tacos, burritos, or quesadilla.
How Long Does it Last?
This green chile enchilada soup will last in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Karen
Served with your tofu scramble, subbed jackfruit for the soy curls cuz that’s what I had. Another winner!
Vegan Richa Support
Yum sounds great!
Emily Z
Yum! I normally keep some soy curls in the freezer but I was running low and the nearest store that stocks them is a bit off a drive. I subbed a can of drained rinsed cannellini beans. Also added about a cup of leftover cooked brown rice in lieu of the rice called for in the recipe. My husband doesn’t like his soup too “soupy” 😉 everything turned out great! Will make this again and add cilantro!
Vegan Richa Support
yay! thank you
Lynn Dils
Made this green chili enchilada soup and it was a hit! Really appreciate all the wonderful recipes.
Vegan Richa Support
Wonderful!
L Jordan
This was delicious! The only change I will make next time is to run the green chilies through the food processor. The canned brand I bought had some “skins” in it which gave it a texture that was unfavorable.
Vegan Richa Support
good to know
keli lieberman
What do to mean by chicken flavored broth ?
Vegan Richa Support
like a vegan chicken stock, powder, cubes, tetra pack
Concrete Boulder Co
I am not really into cooking or baking or anything but im literally crying right now this is so wholesome and pure and my heart is just so full 💖
Vegan Richa Support
don’t cry! but thanks
Tree Service Loveland Co
This soup was amazing. Served it with keto biscuits flavored with garlic onion and cumin. Sliced avocado and sour cream
Vegan Richa Support
Awesome
Arborist Greeley
I’m definitely making this for my family this weekend. I’ll let you know how they like it. Thanks guys!
Vegan Richa Support
Yay – I hope that you enjoy it
Tree Service Loveland Colorado
I’m definitely making this for my family this weekend. I’ll let you know how they like it. Thanks guys!
Vegan Richa Support
Awesome! Please do add a rating when you make again!
Vandana Ranchod
Awesome recipe! Thank you for making your recipes. This is so different from what I’ve been eating so can’t wait. Can one put more corn in here too or i wonder if that would be too sweet.
Vegan Richa Support
Awesome ! thank you. sure – go for it, naturally sweet; especially if it’s season
Julia
This was really good – so different from any of the other soups in our rotation. Thank you!
Richa
Yay
Cynthia
Made it for dinner last night and my husband and son raved about it. Thanks for another winner, Richa!
Shellie
Great recipe. I omitted the oil, used brown rice, and added a can of black beans. Delicious. Looking forward to making this again and again. 🙂
Richa
Awesome
Kristin
Delicious, made a double recipe and subbed in chickpeas instead of black beans. Love that spice balance of chili powder, cumin, onion and garlic, it’s a real winner.
Vegan Richa Support
thanks for popping in ♡ I love that blend too,
Ramya
sorry just saw this now will be making this soon with few subs i never had green chili enchilada soup before perfect for raining days in Singapore perfect for my after office meals will dm you if i make this and let you know how it goes Thanks Ramya
Ramona
Could this be cooked in an electric pressure cooker?
Vegan Richa Support
that would work well
Richa
Yes pressure cook 10 mins. Add cashew milk after pressure cooking . Make cashew milk witb 1/2 cup water and add that after opening the lid, then sauté for 1-2 mins
Lili Hastings
Just made this. Subbed silken tofu for the cashews. Added chopped peppers to the onion and garlic. Also a can of black beans, Simmering now but tastes good. I will added cooked quinoa to the finished product. Thanks xoxo
Richa
Awesome
Denise
Had all the ingredients on hand, so decided to make this instead of what I had planned for meal prep lol
I had to add an extra cup of water (I used the water I soaked the soy curls in), and cooked for an extra 15 min in order to get the rice to soften and not burn on the bottom of the pan.
Overall, it’s pretty tasty and I’m looking forward to having it for lunches through the week.
Richa
Great! Glad it worked out. The pan and type of rice changes times. Longer cooking would also evaporate more liquid
Michelle
Looks amazing! In your description you talk about white beans, but I don’t see them in the recipe. Can you sub those for the soy curls or seitan?
Richa
No beans in the soup. The description had an error which is updated now