Mexican Style Chicken Soup

As the days get shorter and the air gets crisper I turn to soups, stews, chili, and crock pot meals.  This one for chicken soup with a bite doesn’t take long to put together but will warm you from the inside out.

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion diced
• 2 garlic cloves chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 quart chicken broth ( I use reduced sodium)
• 1 can green chiles (4.5 oz.)
• 2 cups frozen corn
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 1/3 cup fresh chopped cilantro
• 1 ripe avocado sliced
• Lime wedges for serving

Directions:

1. In a soup pot heat the olive oil on medium high.
2. Add the onion, garlic and jalapeno and cook, stirring for about 5 minutes until the onion is translucent
3. Add the chili powder, oregano and cumin and cook for one minute more
4. Stir in the broth, tomatoes, chiles, corn and salt.  Bring to a boil then immediately reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes
5. Add the chicken and simmer for 10 minutes more
6. Stir in the cilantro
7. Ladle into individual bowls and serve garnished with avocado slices and a lime wedge

Nutrition:  Makes 6 servings, each with around

• 210 calories and
• 20 grams protein