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Chicken Pozole Soup
5 from 75 votes

Chicken Pozole Soup

Chicken Pozole Soup is a hearty Mexican stew featuring chicken, hominy, and a savory broth seasoned with chili powder and cumin. The broth combines sautéed onion, garlic, jalapeños, and canned tomatoes, simmered to develop flavor before adding shredded chicken and hominy. Served over chopped cabbage and topped with cheese, sour cream, avocado, and tortilla chips, it offers layers of texture and taste with a mild to spicy heat adjustable by jalapeño quantity.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 6
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion chopped (1 1/4 cups, medium
  • 1-5 jalapeno pepper seeded and minced, to taste
  • 3 garlic minced (1 Tbsp, cloves
  • 1 1/2 tsp chili powder or more to taste
  • 1 tsp cumin ground
  • 6 cups chicken broth low-sodium
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes petite
  • salt to taste, freshly ground
  • black pepper to taste, freshly ground
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken or left over chicken, shredded, cooked, rotisserie
  • 1 (29 oz) can hominy drained and rinsed, Mexican style
  • 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
  • 1 Tbsp lime juice fresh
Serve with
  • 1/2 cabbage chopped (cut into pieces about 3/4-inch, small
  • 3/4 cup Monterey jack cheese or cheddar cheese; shredded
  • 6 Tbsp sour cream
  • 1 avocado diced
  • 4 oz tortilla chips

Instructions

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  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute 5 minutes then add jalapeños, garlic, chili powder, and cumin and saute 1 minute longer.
  2. Pour in chicken broth, tomatoes and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Bring mixture to a boil then reduce to medium-low, cover and simmer until onions are soft, about 10 minutes.
  4. Stir in chicken and hominy and heat through, about 1 - 2 minutes. Stir in cilantro and lime juice.
  5. To serve: place a handful of chopped cabbage in serving bowl laddle soup over cabbage, top with grated cheese, diced avocados, sour cream and serve warm with tortilla chips.

Notes

  • Adjust jalapeño quantity to suit your heat preference; more jalapeños increase spiciness.
  • Using leftover or rotisserie chicken speeds preparation and adds flavor.
  • Serve immediately over chopped cabbage and with toppings to maintain contrasting textures.