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Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup with Hominy
This nourishing bowl of chicken tortilla soup with hominy is brimming with Mexican flavors and packed with vitamins and minerals.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 283 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 large onion (diced)
- 1 zucchini (diced)
- 1 red pepper (seeded and diced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (minced)
- 2 tablespoons cumin
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 8 cups chicken broth (low sodium or homemade)
- 15 ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 15 ounce can hominy (drained and rinsed)
- 12 ounces Cooked Chicken Breast (shredded)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 24 tortilla chips (lightly crushed)
- cilantro to serve
Instructions
- Heat a large soup pot over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Sauté onion, zucchini and red peppers until softened, 5-6 minutes.
- Add garlic, chipotle peppers, cumin and smoked paprika and cook another 2 minutes.
- Stir in chicken broth, diced tomatoes, hominy and cooked chicken. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Bring soup to a boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Garnish with crushed tortilla chips and fresh cilantro to serve.
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Notes
- This soup is very freezer friendly and can last up to 3 months in the freezer.
- Yes. 6 hours in low would work. Be sure to use uncooked chicken.
Nutrition Information
Serving
16ounces
Calories
283kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
31.4g
(10%)
Protein
23.9g
(48%)
Fat
6.7g
(10%)
Saturated Fat
1.3g
(7%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5.4g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
48mg
(16%)
Sodium
706mg
(29%)
Fiber
5.5g
(22%)
Sugar
4.7g
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 283
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 16ounces | |
| Calories | 283kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 31.4g | 10% |
| Protein | 23.9g | 48% |
| Fat | 6.7g | 10% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.3g | 7% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5.4g | 32% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 48mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 706mg | 29% |
| Fiber | 5.5g | 22% |
| Sugar | 4.7g | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.