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Tex-Mex Chicken Soup
Tex-Mex Chicken Soup is chockful of flavor and a feast for the eyes as well with chunks of colorful tomato, black beans, corn, and cilantro.
Yield: Serves 8 (serving size: 1 cup)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 186
- Fat: 5.4g
- Saturated fat: 1.3g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.7g
- Protein: 17.9g
- Carbohydrate: 18.4g
- Fiber: 3.9g
- Cholesterol: 41mg
- Iron: 1.2mg
- Sodium: 571mg
- Calcium: 67mg
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and minced
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 2 cups frozen whole-kernel corn
- 4 cups lower-sodium chicken broth
- 2 large tomatoes, chopped
- 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 3 ounces queso fresco, crumbled
- 8 lime wedges
Preparation
- 1. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil, onion, and next 3 ingredients; sauté 3 minutes. Add chili powder and next 4 ingredients; sauté 30 seconds. Add chicken and next 4 ingredients; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 6 minutes. Top evenly with cilantro and queso. Serve with lime.
Tex-Mex Chicken Soup Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Soups/Stews
- CONVENIENCE: Quick/Easy
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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