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Mexican Chicken Pozole Soup
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Mexican Chicken Pozole Soup

This chicken pozole soup gets a flavorful twist with classic Mexican ingredients like smoky chipotle peppers, chewy hominy, and fresh lime juice.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 148 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 1 onion diced, medium
  • 2 carrot diced, medium
  • 1 red pepper (seeded and diced)
  • 3 cloves garlic (grated)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 in chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (seeded and minced)
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 8 cups chicken broth (low sodium)
  • 12 ounces chicken breast rotisserie works well, shredded, cooked
  • 14 ounce diced fire roasted tomatoes canned
  • 14 ounce hominy canned, drained
  • 4.25 ounce diced green chilis drained, can
  • 1 lime juice of
  • radish diced scallions and minced cilantro - optional garnish to serve, sliced
  • corn tortilla chips smoky, baked, for serving

Instructions

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  1. Heat a large soup pot over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Add onion, carrots, red pepper, garlic and salt. Cook until veggies begin to soften, 3-4 minutes.
  2. Stir in chipotle peppers, smoked paprika and pepper.
  3. Pour in chicken broth, shredded chicken, diced tomatoes, hominy, green chilis and lime juice. Bring to a boil then simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. Garnish with sliced radishes, diced scallions and minced cilantro. Serve with Smoky Baked Corn Tortilla Chips.

Notes

  • If you like foods on the mild side, reduce the chipotle peppers to one.

Nutrition Information

Calories 148kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 15.4g (5%) Protein 16g (32%) Fat 2.1g (3%) Saturated Fat 0.6g (3%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g (9%) Cholesterol 34mg (11%) Sodium 618mg (26%) Fiber 2.8g (11%) Sugar 5.9g (12%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 148

% Daily Value*

Calories 148kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 15.4g 5%
Protein 16g 32%
Fat 2.1g 3%
Saturated Fat 0.6g 3%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g 9%
Cholesterol 34mg 11%
Sodium 618mg 26%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Sugar 5.9g 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.