Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Tex-Mex Chicken Soup is for Soup.

Tex-Mex Chicken Soup takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Tex-Mex Chicken Soup takes 25 minutes to cook.

Tex-Mex Chicken Soup makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Tex-Mex Chicken Soup are:

2 Pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts
2 cups water
1 14 oz. can beef broth
1 14 oz. can chicken broth
1 14 oz. can Mexican-recipe stewed tomatoes
1 cup corn (canned or frozen)
1 4 oz. can chopped green chiles
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Diced Jalapenos to taste (I use approx. 1 TBL for a moderate spicy taste)
Tortilla Chips
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack Cheese (I use reduced calorie shredded Mexican Cheese)
Lime wedges

Here is how you make Tex-Mex Chicken Soup:

Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes; set aside. In a large saucepan combine water, beef broth, chicken broth, and undrained stewed tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Add chicken; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add corn, chili peppers, cumin and pepper. Simmer covered 10 minutes more. To serve, place crushed tortilla chips into each serving bowl. Ladle soup over tortilla chips. Sprinkle cheese on top, and serve with lime wedges. Number of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user OPTIMISTIC12.

The nutritional information for Tex-Mex Chicken Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 280.6

• Total Fat: 3.2 g
• Cholesterol: 105.2 mg
• Sodium: 1,386.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 14.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
• Protein: 47.4 g