Weight Watchers Southwestern Chicken Soup
Ready In: 6 hrs 10 mins
Serves: 6
Yields: 1 crockpot
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 lb chicken breast, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 small bell pepper, chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper, medium, seeded and chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 29 ounces reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 14 1⁄2 ounces canned diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 avocado, medium, pitted, peeled, and cut into 8 slices
- 1⁄4 cup cilantro
Directions
- Heat 1 teaspoon oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and black pepper. Add chicken to pot and cook, stirring often, until lightly browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Transfer to plate.
- 2. Add remaining 1 teaspoon oil to pot. Add onion, bell pepper, and jalapeño and cook, stirring often, until vegetables are softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, chili powder, and cumin and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 30 seconds. Stir in broth, tomatoes, and corn. Cover and bring to boil.
- 3. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in chicken and cook just until heated through, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lime juice.
- 4. Ladle soup evenly into 4 bowls. Top each with 2 slices avocado and sprinkle evenly with cilantro.
- 5. Serving size: 1¾ cups soup with 2 slices avocado.
- Notes.
- Make a double batch of the soup and cover and refrigerate up to 4 days or freeze up to 3 months.
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