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Southwestern Chicken and Black Beans Soup Recipe
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Southwestern Chicken Soup with Black Beans

If you are craving some Tex-Mex but want something different from tacos or burritos, then you have to try this Southwestern Chicken Soup with Black Beans.
Course Soup Recipes
Cuisine Mexican/Tex-Mex
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 428kcal
Author Michelle Ordever

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3-4 cloves garlic roughly chopped
  • 2 lbs 900g boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • 6 cups chicken broth/stock divided
  • 4 ears fresh sweet corn husked and kernels removed
  • 2 15-oz/400g. cans black beans, rinsed and drained
  • ½ cup fresh tomatoes chopped
  • 1 small jalapeño pepper finely diced
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 Tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 4 limes quartered
  • ¼ cups fresh cilantro fresh coriander, chopped

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil and garlic in a large, high-sided skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat. Sauté garlic for 4-5 minutes until golden brown. Remove browned garlic with a slotted spatula and discard.
  • Unroll the chicken thighs and season both sides with salt and black pepper, to taste. Add chicken to hot skillet and brown on both sides, approximately 3-4 minutes per side.
  • Add just enough chicken broth to the skillet to cover about one-third of the chicken thighs. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 40-45 minutes until the chicken is pull-apart tender.
  • Once tender, carefully shred the chicken with 2 forks while still in the skillet. Add corn kernels, black beans, chopped tomatoes, jalapeño pepper, cumin, chili powder, oregano, and cayenne pepper to the skillet and top off with the remaining chicken stock. Stir to combine and season with additional salt and black pepper, to taste.
  • Increase the heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes until heated through. If time permits, simmer longer to give flavors more time to mingle.
  • Remove from heat and stir in juice from 2 whole limes and fresh cilantro. Serve immediately with remaining lime wedges. Enjoy!
    Southwestern Chicken and Black Beans Soup Recipe

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 428kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 1781mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 9g