Easy Chicken Posole

Serves 6 to 8
Time 1 hr
Easy Chicken Posole

This big pot of soulful Mexican-style soup can be prepared start to finish in well under an hour. It’s ideal for feeding a crowd or for cooking ahead for the week. If you wish, have thinly sliced radishes, shaved green cabbage, fresh cilantro, diced avocado and crispy corn tortilla strips on hand for garnishing.

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Dairy FreeDairy Free
Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    1 tablespoonneutral cooking oil
    1 largeonion, diced
    5poblano peppers, seeded and diced
    5garlic cloves, finely chopped
    5 1/2 cupslow-sodium chicken broth
    1 1/2 poundsboneless, skinless chicken breasts
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    5 cupsthinly sliced Swiss chard leaves and stems (about 1/2 bunch)
    1 can (28-ounce)hominy, drained and rinsed or 2 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels
    3 tablespoonschopped fresh oregano leaves
    1/8 teaspoonancho chile powder or cayenne pepper
    2limes, cut into wedges

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Method

Heat oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat.


Add onion, poblanos and garlic, and cook, stirring, until vegetables soften, 7 to 8 minutes.


Add broth, chicken and salt, and cook until chicken is tender and cooked through, about 20 minutes.


Transfer chicken with tongs to a cutting board and let cool 5 minutes.


Shred chicken with 2 forks and return it to the pot.


Add chard, hominy, oregano and ancho chile powder, and cook 5 minutes more.


Serve with lime wedges and additional garnishes of choice.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

about 1 1/2 cups

Calories

250

Total Fat

7g

Saturated Fat

1g

Cholesterol

55mg

Sodium

790mg

Total Carbohydrate

23g

Dietary Fiber

6g

Total Sugars

1g

Protein

26g

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