CHICKEN AND HOMINY SOUP WITH LIME AND CILANTRO

Chicken and Hominy Soup with Lime and Cilantro image

This is how you eat soup when it's hot outside. I like to season the chicken with chili powder and cumin, then toss them in the turbo broiler.

Provided by Nyki

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Chicken Soup Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 tablespoon canola oil
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 (49.5 fluid ounce) can chicken broth
1 (29 ounce) can hominy, undrained
4 cooked skinless, boneless chicken thighs, chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes in juice
1 (14.5 ounce) can water
6 green onions, sliced
1 lime, juiced, or to taste
1 dash hot sauce, or to taste
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Steps:

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat; stir cumin and paprika into hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add broth, hominy, chicken, diced tomatoes and juice, water, green onions, lime juice, and hot sauce to seasoned oil; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until flavors have blended, about 15 minutes. Garnish soup with cilantro just before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 237.4 calories, Carbohydrate 26.1 g, Cholesterol 38.9 mg, Fat 8.2 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 13.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 1578.2 mg, Sugar 6 g