2/17/11

Southwestern Chicken Soup




shared by Kelli Battraw


Cooking spray
1 cup chopped onion
3 garlic cloves, minced
6 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup uncooked white rice
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 (16-ounce) can Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
3 cups chopped skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast
1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped seeded tomato
3/4 cup diced peeled avocado (about 1 medium)
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
6 lime wedges

Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and garlic, and sauté 3 minutes. Add broth, rice, cumin, and beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes. Stir in chicken, cilantro, pepper, and salt; simmer 5 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly heated.
Remove from heat, and stir in tomato, avocado, and juice. Serve with lime wedges.

Yield:  6 servings (serving size: 1 2/3 cups soups and 1 lime wedge)



CALORIES 274 (25% from fat); FAT 7.7g (sat 1.5g,mono 3.9g,poly 1.3g); IRON 2.6mg; CHOLESTEROL 60mg; CALCIUM 65mg; CARBOHYDRATE 23.1g; SODIUM 516mg; PROTEIN 28.4g; FIBER 6g

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