If you haven't been watching as the huge collection of soup recipes has been coming in during February, there are a whole lot of them collected now over at A Veggie Venture. Go check out all the soups. I'm sharing one more soup recipe before the event ends.
This recipe started with left-over rotisserie chicken, and I had in mind for this to be a white bean chili, but when it came time to put the beans in, I only had pinto beans. It didn't matter because when the soup was finished, I thought the combination of pinto beans, lime, and cilantro was perfect. The mystery ingredient this time is a little bit of hummus, giving a bit more body to the soup.
The other soups I've created for this month of soup included Lentil and Sausage Soup with Cabbage, Chicken Soup with Collard Greens, Carrots, and Brown Rice, and White Bean and Ham Soup with Chard. I'd say it's been a pretty good month of soup making!
Chicken and Pinto Bean Soup with Lime and Cilantro(Makes 6-8 servings, recipe created by Kalyn)
1 onion, diced small
1 T chopped garlic
1-2 tsp. olive oil
8 cups homemade chicken stock (or 5 cans chicken broth)
2 ts. dried oregano (preferably Mexican Oregano)
1 T ground cumin
1/2 tsp. ground Chipotle chile powder (or use a small amount diced canned Chipotles in adobo or your favorite hot sauce)
2 cans pinto beans with juice
4 cups diced, cooked chicken
1 4 oz. can diced green chiles (Anaheim chiles, not jalapenos)
1/2 cup hummus (or refried beans)
1/4 cup lime juice
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro (or use less if you're not a cilantro lover)
Heat olive oil in frying pan, then saute onion 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and saute a couple of minutes more.
In large soup pot combine chicken stock, onions, garlic, oregano, ground cumin, and Chipotle chile powder and let simmer on low about 15 minutes.
Add 2 cans pinto beans with juice, cooked chicken, diced green chiles, and hummus or refried beans and simmer one hour or a little longer, until flavors are well combined, and beans are quite soft.
Turn off heat and stir in lime juice and chopped cilantro. Serve hot, with more chopped cilantro to be sprinkled on top if desired.
South Beach Suggestions:
Pinto beans are considered a "good" carb for the South Beach Diet, and soup like this is perfect for any phase of the diet. I would consider this to be a complete meal, but if you wanted something more, this would taste great with Cucumber and Tomato Salad with Marinated Garbanzo Beans or Tomato and Garbanzo Salad. For phase two or three, you could pair this with 100% whole wheat bread, or whole wheat tortillas.
14 comments:
Yum, yumm! Thanks so much for another inspiring soup, Kalyn! I'm updating now so look for your link (and a half dozen others, they're still coming in!) shortly.
The SB cheese biscuits would be a great complement to this too! Looks yummy!
Question - how long does homemade hummus keep in the fridge, do you think?
I like the secret ingredient trick! and I love hummus!
You are the soup queen!!
Alanna, what a great collection of soups you've assembled.
Blest, I would love that recipe for SB cheese biscuits if you have it. I buy hummus from Costco which stays good in the fridge for several months literally. I think homemade might spoil a little sooner, but it would be good for 2-3 weeks at least.
Tanna, thanks. The hummus was a great addition. It seemed a little thin without out.
This looks wonderful! But what I really came over to tell you, Kalyn, how much I appreciate your recipe index. It is a lifesaver!
I am on Day Three of Phase One. I am doing OK. The one thing I find I cannot go without, though, is skim milk.
I'll be featuring some of your recipes over the next week or so.
Thanks!
Your addition of hummus to thicken the soup is brilliant! I'll have to try that sometime!
Mimi, I think skim milk is fine for phase one. My book just says to avoid whole milk or 2% milk. (I'm looking it up in the pocket guide.) Glad you like the recipe archives. If I had been smart enough to start this blog on a different blogging platform I could have saved myself a lot of work, but I do think it's pretty easy to find things. You can also search by ingredient or recipe title. I can tell from my stats that a LOT of people who come here use the recipe archives.
Anna, I love it when you call me brilliant. Seriously, it worked very well.
Well, that's a relief, Kalyn. I have the trade paperback version of the diet and there are some inconsistencies, I think.
Mimi, I think the diet is updated once in a while, so maybe you have an older edition. I know at one time they didn't allow tomatoes on phase one but that was changed.
Another winner from Kaylyn. I swear, you post the BEST recipes found anywhere. And your photographs are awesome too. Just another reason why you're on my blogroll.
Thanks yet again.
Best -
Braden
Braden, thanks. You're making me blush.
We used refried beans, no hummus around in the kitchen and it turned out great! One of those dinners you keep eating even when you feel full. Will definitely make this one again! So great. :D
Hi Kalyn,
My husband and I made this for dinner tonight and wanted to let you know how much we loved it. This soup really hit the spot on a cold and rainy winter night. Thank you so much!
Teresa and Jon
Teresa and John, thanks for much for taking time to let me know you liked it!
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