Monday, January 4, 2010

{soups-salads-and-salad-dressings} Hearty Chipotle Chicken Soup Recipe

 

Hearty Chipotle Chicken Soup Recipe

 

Sweet corn and cool sour cream help tame the smoky hot flavors of chipotle pepper in this well-balanced soup that's perfect for chilly nights. Sonali Ruder — New York, New York

 


This recipe is:

Contest Winning

Healthy

 

 


    * 8 Servings
    * Prep: 15 min.
   * Cook: 30 min.

Ingredients

    * 1 large onion, chopped
    * 1 tablespoon canola oil
    * 4 garlic cloves, minced
    * 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
    * 2 cans (15 ounces each) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
    * 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) fire-roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
    * 3 cups frozen corn
    * 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, seeded and minced
    * 2 teaspoons adobo sauce
    * 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    * 1/4 teaspoon pepper
    * 2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
    * 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
    * 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

Directions

    * In a Dutch oven, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the broth, beans, tomatoes, corn, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, cumin and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
    * Stir in chicken; heat through. Garnish with sour cream; sprinkle with cilantro. Yield: 8 servings (3-1/4 quarts).

Nutrition Facts: 1-2/3 cups with 1 tablespoon sour cream equals 287 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 790 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 21 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 2 very lean meat, 2 vegetable.


Hearty Chipotle Chicken Soup published in Healthy Cooking December/January 2010, p35

 
 
 

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