FIESTA CHICKEN SOUP

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This is a great and different chicken and rice soup. Serve with cornbread or tortilla chips. Encourage your guests to squeeze a little lime juice into their soup. It's great! Garnish with fresh cilantro.

Provided by SHARPER

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

Time 40m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

½ cup uncooked white rice
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast meat - cut into cubes
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, undrained
1 lime

Steps:

Combine rice and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes, until rice is tender.
Coat a large saucepan with cooking spray and place over medium heat. Cook chicken, bell pepper, onion, chili powder and garlic powder 5 minutes, stirring often. Pour in broth and corn. Stir in 1 cup cooked rice. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink. Serve with lime wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 268.2 calories, Carbohydrate 38.3 g, Cholesterol 52.7 mg, Fat 2.4 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 25.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 322.4 mg, Sugar 5.1 g