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Southwest Chicken Soup Recipe

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Cook up a big pot of this hearty soup on Sunday. Then, reheat and ladle up for lunches during the week! —Will Smith, Beebe, Arkansas

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Southwest Chicken Soup Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 25 min.

Yield: 5 Servings

15 25 40

Ingredients

1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
2 teaspoons canola oil
1 small sweet red pepper, finely chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup frozen corn
1 medium lime, peeled, seeded and finely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 small tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped
2 green onions, sliced

Directions

In a large nonstick saucepan, saute chicken in oil until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm.
In the same pan, saute red pepper and onion until tender. Add the garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the broth, beans, corn, lime, jalapeno, black pepper and cayenne; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Stir in the tomato, green onions and chicken; heat through. Yield: 5 servings.

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutritional Facts 1-1/2 cups equals 199 calories, 3 g fat (trace saturated fat), 25 mg cholesterol, 621 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 17 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Southwest Chicken Soup in Healthy Cooking April/May 2011, p60

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Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2012 by amandaiscooking

Delicious - I did not use lime (only bc I didn't have any) but the rest was perfect! Can't wait to have again!

Reviewed on Jul. 04, 2012 by K9ChemoNurse

After making the soup and tasting it, I agreed with one reviewer who said it "needed something". I added a teaspoon of taco seasoning and this really added much needed flavor. I served it with a dolop of FF sour cream, a tsp of salsa and a few tortilla chips. This is an easy recipe for sure, just needed more flavor.

Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2011 by eph467

Make sure to cut all of the white pith off the lime, or it will be bitter. I left out the cayenne, but added a bit of seasoned salt, chili powder, and cumin. Very tasty.

Reviewed on Jun. 08, 2011 by breanne2117

The lime absolutely ruins this otherwise perfect soup. The other thing this needs is fresh chopped cilantro. I also added cooked limas, about 3/4 of a cup. I would make this again just without the lime. way way too bitter. And I cook all the time so I know this is what ruined it.