Mexican Soup

Name: Mexican Soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: onion 1 medium chopped; green pepper 1 cup chopped; red pepper 1 cup chopped; celery 1 cup chopped; carrots 1 cup chopped; hot chili peppers 4 chopped (seeded and deveined if less heat desired); canola oil 2 tsp; garlic 6 cloves chopped or minced; tinned chopped tomatoes in juice 2 cups; chicken stock 8 cups; frozen kernel corn 2 cups; fresh cilantro chopped 5 Tbsp; cayenne 2 tsps (more or less as desired); ground cumin 1.5 Tbsp; brown sugar 3 tsps packed; cooked chicken breasts without skin or bone chopped 4; black pepper to taste; salt to taste; zest and juice of 1 large lime

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 35

Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

onion, 1 medium chopped green pepper, 1 cup choppedred pepper, 1 cup choppedcelery, 1 cup choppedcarrots, 1 cup choppedhot chili peppers, 4 chopped (seeded and deveined, if less heat desired)canola oil, 2 tspgarlic, 6 cloves chopped or mincedtinned chopped tomatoes in juice, 2 cupschicken stock, 8 cupsfrozen kernel corn, 2 cupsfresh cilantro chopped, 5 Tbspcayenne, 2 tsps (more or less as desired)ground cumin, 1.5 Tbspbrown sugar, 3 tsps packedcooked chicken breasts without skin or bone, chopped, 4black pepper to tastesalt to tastezest and juice of 1 large lime

Directions

Heat oil in very large skillet. Saute onion, green pepper, red pepper, celery, carrots and hot chili peppers till onions becoming transparent. Add garlic and stir till fragrant. Transfer to a large stock pot and add tomatoes, chicken stock, cayenne, cumin, brown sugar, salt and black pepper. Bring to a low boil, then reduce to a slow simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Add frozen corn, cooked chicken, zest and juice of a large lime. Simmer an additional 5 minutes. Add fresh cilantro just before serving. I like this soup served over a few crumbled tortilla chips and topped with some fresh pico de gallo and reduced fat cheese. This makes 16 generous servings.

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user OUIDAR.

Servings Per Recipe: 16

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