Best Soup Of Black Beans And Smoked Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN AND BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place a large nonstick saucepan coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 4-6 minutes or until no longer pink. Reserve 2 tablespoons broth; add remaining broth to pan. Stir in corn, beans, tomatoes, jalapeno, cilantro, chili powder and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes. , Mix cornstarch and reserved broth until smooth; gradually stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Top servings with crushed chips and, if desired, cheese.

BLACK BEAN AND SMOKED CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Pick over and rinse the beans. Put them into a large bowl and cover completely with cold water. Let the beans soak overnight (or at least 8 hours).
• Drain the beans and transfer them to a medium saucepan. Add the 2 cups water and the bay leaf. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for about 20 minutes, until the beans are tender. Drain the beans and discard the bay leaf.
• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Place a heavy stockpot over medium heat for about 1 minute, then spray it twice with the vegetable oil. Add the broccoli stems, carrot, celery, and onion. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring once or twice. Stir in the thyme, basil, and wine. Simmer, uncovered, for about 15 minutes, until the wine has been reduced by 1/2.
• In the meantime, coat the chicken thoroughly with the barbecue sauce and bake for 10 minutes on the top shelf of the oven. Remove the chicken from the oven and allow it to cool just long enough to handle. Cut the chicken into small cubes.
• Add the chicken, chicken stock, and beans to the stockpot. Cook over low heat for about 3 minutes, until thoroughly heated. Stir in the evaporated milk and the broccoli florets. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring if needed to keep the soup from coming to a boil. Add the dissolved cornstarch and cook for 2 minutes more, stirring constantly. Stir in the liquid smoke, worcestershire, and tabasco sauce.
• Garnish with the chopped cilantro.

SOUTHWEST BLACK BEAN CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken, black beans, chicken broth, tomatoes with green chile peppers, corn, onion, jalapeno peppers, garlic, chili powder, red pepper flakes, cumin, coriander, salt, and black pepper in a slow cooker; cook on Low for 8 hours. Serve with about 1 tablespoon sour cream on each serving.

"GEORGE'S AT THE COVE" BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In 1/4 cup butter, saute carrots, onion, celery and broccoli stems for 5 minutes.
• Add thyme, oregano and basil; saute 5 minutes more.
• Add wine and deglaze pan.
• Add hot chicken stock and reduce by one-third.
• Add Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, smoked chicken, beans and broccoli florets; simmer 5 minutes.
• Add cream, simmer 5 minutes more and season to taste (thicken with cornstarch if desired).
• Drop in remaining butter, piece by piece, stirring until melted and serve immediately.
• Smoked Chicken: On a covered grill, slightly smoke boneless chicken, cooking to medium rare (about 30 minutes).
• Chef Meskan uses applewood chips and does not allow the grill to become too hot.

BLACK BEAN AND CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken pieces with 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, and 1/4 tsp black pepper.
• Cook on medium high heat in small about of oil, until chicken is cooked through and lightly browned, or about 5-7 minutes.
• Combine all ingredients and cooked chicken in crockpot.
• Stir well, and taste to make sure spices are how you like them.
• Cook on high heat one hour, then low for 3-4 hours, or for however long you need it to cook.
• It will be done when you are ready for it.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute chicken in oil until no longer pink. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. In the same pan, saute onion and jalapeno pepper until tender. Add garlic and saute; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in the broth, corn, beans, lime juice, salt, hot pepper sauce, pepper and reserved chicken; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. , Stir in cilantro. Top each serving with crumbled tortilla chips and cheese.