Special Mexican Chicken Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium celery rib, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 6 cups low sodium chicken broth, canned
• 1/4 cup canned green chili
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can hominy, drained (or frozen corn kernels)
• 4 whole canned tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 cup shredded cooked skinless chicken breast (about 4 ounces)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• 1 lime, juice of
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add the onion, celery, garlic, chili powder, and cumin, and cook until the onion softens, about 5 minutes.
• 3 add the chicken broth, bring to a boil, reduce the heat slightly, and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• 4 add the green chiles, hominy, tomatoes, and oregano and cook for another 5 minutes.
• 5 pull the saucepan from the heat and stir in the chicken, cilantro leaves, and lime juice.
• 6 season, to taste, with salt and pepper.