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Chicken and Pumpkin Soup
This Chicken & Pumpkin soup has a southwest flavor with smokey chipotle peppers, black beans, corn, and fresh cilantro.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 5m⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 1h👤 Beth Moncel📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Add both to a large soup pot along with the olive oil and sauté over medium heat until the onions are translucent (⏱️ 3-5 min.)
garlic ($0.16)2 clovesolive oil ($0.16)1 Tbsp
2
Add the chicken breast (whole) and chicken broth. Place a lid on the pot, turn the heat up to high, and allow it to come to a full boil. As soon as it reaches a boil, turn the heat down to low and allow the pot to simmer for ⏱️ 30 minutes. Make sure the pot does not stop simmering after turning down the heat. If it does, increase the heat slightly until it is gently simmering.
chicken breast (about ¾ lb)* ($1.50)1
3
After ⏱️ 30 minutes, remove the chicken breast from the broth and use two forks to shred the meat. Return the shredded meat to the pot. Add the pumpkin purée and stir until the it has mixed into the broth.
chicken breast (about ¾ lb)* ($1.50)1
4
Take one or two chipotle peppers from the can (one pepper for a milder soup, two for a spicier soup) and mince them. Add the minced peppers and about a teaspoon of the adobo sauce from the can to the soup. Rinse the black beans and add them to the soup, along with the frozen corn kernels and cumin. Allow the soup to come up to a simmer and cook for about ⏱️ 10 minutes more to allow the flavors to blend.
ground cumin ($0.15)1 Tbsp
5
Taste the soup and add about 1/2 teaspoon of salt if desired. Roughly chop the cilantro and stir it into the soup just before serving.
Nutrition Facts
calories
228.73 kcal
fat Content
4.42 g
serving Size
1 Serving
fiber Content
10.82 g
sodium Content
1256.9 mg
protein Content
21.58 g
carbohydrate Content
31.15 g
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