Southwestern Chicken Black Bean Soup

By Totlxtc

Ingredients

• 1 * 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
• 1 * 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 * 1 tablespoon chopped onion
• 1 * 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 3 * 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 * 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 3 * 3 cups fresh corn or frozen corn
• 1 * 1 can (15-1/2 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 * 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
• 16 * 16 baked tortilla chip scoops, crumbled
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

* In a Dutch oven, saute chicken in oil until no longer pink. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. In the same pan, saute onion and jalapeno pepper until tender. Add garlic and saute; cook 1 minute longer.
* Stir in the broth, corn, beans, lime juice, salt, hot pepper sauce, pepper and reserved chicken; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
* Stir in cilantro. Top each serving with crumbled tortilla chips and cheese. Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts).

Editor's Note: When cutting hot peppers, disposable gloves are recommended. Avoid touching your face.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (one cup soup with 1 tablespoon cheese and two crumbled tortilla chips) equals 227 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 37 mg cholesterol, 647 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 21 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable.