Southwestern Chicken Chili Soup Recipes

CHILIS SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Place 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large pot. Season chicken breast with salt. Cook the chicken breast over medium heat for about 6 to 7 minutes on each side. (The chicken should be fully cooked). Remove chicken from the pot, and when cool to the touch, shred the chicken.
• Place one tablespoon of vegetable oil to the same pot where the chicken was cooked. Saute garlic and onion until the onion is translucent. Add celery and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more.
• Add tomato paste, and stir well. Saute for about 1 minute stirring constantly, add chicken stock.
• Add chipotle peppers, hominy, green chilis, diced tomatoes, and shredded chicken. Cook until the soup has heated through.
• Add a squeeze of lime juice, and about 1 tablespoon of chopped cilantro.
• If desired you can use corn chips, or slice a few corn tortillas thin, and fry them in vegetable oil until very crisp.
• Garnish soup with fried corn tortilla strips, chopped cilantro, and shredded cheese if desired.

SKILLET SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken and onion; cook and stir 5-6 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Stir in corn, beans, broth, tomatoes and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10-15 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Top servings with yogurt and cilantro if desired.

EASY SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Stir chicken broth, black beans, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, petite diced tomatoes, chicken, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper together in a large pot; bring to a simmer and cook until hot and flavors combine, about 20 minutes.