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Chicken Tortilla Soup: Low in Calories, Big on Taste

Heavenly Chicken Tortilla Soup

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for Soup:

  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 2½ cups chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
  • 2 (6-inch) corn tortillas, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika, shopping tips below
  • 1½ teaspoons chili powder, shopping tips below
  • 1½ teaspoons cumin, shopping tips below
  • 1½ teaspoons garlic powder, shopping tips below
  • black pepper, to taste, shopping tips below
  • 6 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth, I like Swanson’s
  • 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 (14 oz) can yellow hominy, drained and rinsed or corn
  • 1 (14 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups cooked chopped chicken
  • Juice of 1 lime

Ingredients for Topping: optional

  • 1¼ cups reduced-fat tortilla chips, crushed

Instructions
 

  • In a large nonstick pot, add olive oil, onions, and garlic. Sauté for 1 minute.
  • Add chopped tortillas, tomato paste, smoked paprika, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and black pepper, to taste. Sauté for 2 minutes.
  • Stir in chicken broth and tomatoes. Bring up to a boil, turn down heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Add hominy, beans, chicken, and fresh-squeezed lime juice.  Mix well.  Cook 10 minutes more.
  • Top with some crushed tortilla chips, if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cupsCalories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 21gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 584mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gBlue Smart Points: 1Green Smart Points: 4Plus Points: 4