Spicy Chicken and Hominy Mexican Soup

Description

Colorful, warm and spicy, this soup is destined to get your taste buds going. A wonderful comfort dish for any chilly day. Garnish with sour cream.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, seeded and diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste
  • 1 (32 ounce) can enchilada sauce
  • 2 (16 ounce) cans hominy
  • 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 ½ cups water
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add chicken
  2. onion
  3. chipotle peppers
  4. garlic
  5. and garlic salt; cook and stir until lightly browned
  6. 5 to 8 minutes.
  7. Stir enchilada sauce
  8. hominy
  9. tomatoes
  10. black beans
  11. and water into the pot. Season with chili powder
  12. cumin
  13. oregano
  14. cayenne pepper
  15. salt
  16. and pepper. Bring to a gentle boil. Cover and simmer until flavors combine
  17. about 40 minutes. Garnish with cilantro.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 50 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Servings: 4

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