Mexican Chicken Pozole Soup

4.24 stars average

This chicken pozole soup gets a flavorful twist with classic Mexican ingredients like smoky chipotle peppers, chewy hominy, and fresh lime juice.

Course Soup

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 148kcal

Heat a large soup pot over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Add onion, carrots, red pepper, garlic and salt. Cook until veggies begin to soften, 3-4 minutes.
1 medium onion, 2 medium carrots, 1 red pepper, 3 cloves garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt
Stir in chipotle peppers, smoked paprika and pepper.
2 in chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Pour in chicken broth, shredded chicken, diced tomatoes, hominy, green chilis and lime juice. Bring to a boil then simmer for 20 minutes.
8 cups chicken broth, 12 ounces shredded cooked chicken breast, 14 ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes, 14 ounce can hominy - drained, 4.25 ounce can diced green chilis, 1 juice of lime
Garnish with sliced radishes, diced scallions and minced cilantro. Serve with Smoky Baked Corn Tortilla Chips.
sliced radishes, Smoky Baked Corn Tortilla Chips - to serve

If you like foods on the mild side, reduce the chipotle peppers to one.