Green chile and black bean soup with chicken

Green chile and black bean soup with chicken

  The nice thing about Weight Watchers is that you can eat whatever you want- nothing is off limits.  One of the ways that I will fit something naughty like homemade popcorn with lots of butter is by eating foods that are zero/low in Weight Watchers points.  This green chile black bean soup with chicken is one of those foods and is so delicious that we're going to add it to our regularly cooked repertoire.

Green chile and black bean soup with chicken (based upon https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/recipe/pulled-chicken-ancho-chili-and-black-bean-soup/5a7e4aa0983984243592cdaa)

We made a double batch

Ingredients:

1 tsp olive oil

2 cups onion, chopped

2 green chiles, chopped

1½ tsp, kosher salt, divided

1 Tbsp minced garlic

1 medium red pepper, diced

2 tsp chili powder

2 tsp crushed red pepper

2 tsp ground cumin

4 cups chicken stock, fat skimmed (I used turkey broth)

15 oz canned diced tomatoes

1 pound uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast

15 oz canned black beans

15 oz canned corn

For the top: 

Fresh lime juice

Fat free Greek yogurt

Chopped cilantro

Procedure: 

1) Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add chopped onion, green chiles and salt; cook, stirring often, until onion is softened, 7-10 minutes. Add garlic, pepper, both chili powders and cumin; cook, stirring a few times, 1 minute. Add broth and tomatoes; increase heat to high to bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and bring to a simmer; add chicken to pot. Cover and simmer until cooked through, 7-10 minutes.

2) Add beans and corn to pot; cook until heated through, 2-3 minutes. Chop cooked chicken and add back to soup. 

3) In each individual bowl, add in lime juice to taste.  Top with yogurt and cilantro.

  This was a relatively easy soup to make.  The original message calls for you to remove the cooked chicken, shredding it with a fork, and then adding it back into the soup.  I skipped this step so ended up cutting up the chicken while it was still in the soup.  I think I would chop the chicken up ahead of time.  It also tells you to add in the lime juice to the whole pot, but I thought it would have more of a punch if you stir it into the individual bowls instead.  The yogurt and cilantro on top are delicious!  A very delicious and nutritious soup!