Chipotle Chicken and Black Bean Soup
Chicken simmers with chipotle pepper and black beans, topped with avocado for a healthy soup bursting with flavor!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients
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- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1 medium to large jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
- ½ tsp cumin
- pinch cinnamon
- pinch dried marjoram
- salt to taste
- 2 cups kale, stemmed and chopped
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 2 ½ cups cooked chicken, shredded or cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 14.5 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 chipotle pepper (from a can of chipotle in adobo sauce), chopped
- ½ tsp adobo sauce
- 1 ripe avocado, chopped
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot. Add the onion, cook for about 5 minutes until it begins to soften. Add the carrots and cook for a few more minutes.
- Stir the jalapeño, cumin, cinnamon and marjoram into the pot. Add the kale, and stir to combine. Add salt to taste.
- Add the chicken broth to the pot, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken, corn and black beans, and simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes.
- Scoop the soup into bowls, and serve topped with a handful of chopped avocado.
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