When we visited Texas almost 2 years ago, we enjoyed a great deal of Tex-Mex cuisine – a favorite flavor of ours! Our visit there inspired this chicken soup: a THM E that can be whipped together lickety-split!
In approximately 5 minutes, using mostly canned or leftover ingredients like chicken broth, sugar-free salsa, corn, pinto beans, and lime juice, you’ll have a pot full of soup ready for simmering. Serve with a loaf or two of sourdough bread and you’ll be able to feed a large family on-plan and very inexpensively.
A speedy and flavorful THM E recipe for Drive Thru Sues with a fiesta flair! Fabulous for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups sugar-free salsa
- 1 cup corn, fresh, frozen, or canned and drained
- 2 cups canned pinto or black beans
- 3/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 3 Tbsp lime juice
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
Instructions
- Add cooked and shredded chicken to saucepan. Stir in chicken broth, water, salsa, corn and beans. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add cilantro, lime juice, and ground pepper. Stir and serve.
Notes
Round out this E meal with a slice or two of sourdough bread.
Or, top your soup with sour cream and cheese for a delicious Crossover.
For a Fuel Pull soup, omit the corn and beans from the recipe.
P.S. Did y’all notice the sticker mark on the bowl? I didn’t…until I uploaded the photos on my camera to the computer! Oops! Blogging bloopers.
This sounds amazing!! I will try it soon. (And I know exactly where your cute bowl came from as I have identical ones in my cupboard…several of them with stubborn sticker marks still in place). I love ALL your dessert recipes I’ve made. It’s great to get so many fabulous recipes from a fellow Canuck! Thx
Thanks so much, Daycee! It’s always a pleasure to hear from another Canadian THM!
I made it and it’s delicious! Even my 5 year old said “I don’t hate it” 😉 So easy and so yummy
Ha Ha! Kids are the best! Thanks for sharing!
How many carbs in a serving?
Do you drain and rinse the canned beans?
Same question – did you rinse and drain the beans?