Mexican Style Spicy Chicken Soup

Serves 4-5

We’re taking a tasty trip to Mexico with this Mexican Style Chicken Soup, and guess what? You’re coming along for the ride. This is a super-fun, heat-packed Mexican style recipe that will bring a fiesta to your kitchen to spice up your winter! And hold on to your sombrero because we’re not just stirring the pot with heat, but also with creamy goodness of – the Avocado!

Ingredients
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 brown onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped, plus extra to serve
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons whole cumin seeds
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground allspice
1 small bunch coriander, stems finely chopped and leaves put aside
1 red capsicum, diced
400g tin finely chopped tomatoes
750ml chicken stock
2 cooked chicken breast, shredded
400g tin black beans, drained
200g frozen corn kernels, thawed
Sea salt

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Mexican Style Spicy Chicken Soup
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Method

Heat the oil in a large heavy based pot or dutch oven over a medium heat. Add the onions and fry for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and chilli and fry briefly before adding the oregano and spices. Fry until aromatic then add the chopped coriander stems and capsicum and fry for 5 minutes before adding the tinned tomatoes, chicken stock and shredded chicken. 

Bring to a simmer, loosely cover and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. 

Add the black beans and corn kernels and cook for a further 10 minutes. 

Season with salt to taste. 

Serve topped with avocado, plain yoghurt, chilli, coriander leaves and corn chips. Finish with a squeeze of lime. 

Recipe created for The Avo Tree by Olivia Galletly @Thehungrycooknz

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Cooking Notes

Cook notes: Buying a rotisserie chicken and shredding the breast meat will add a lot of flavour to the dish and keep the cook time down. Reserve the remaining meat for another meal. 

To serve
1 ripe avocado, sliced
4-5 tablespoons plain unsweetened yoghurt
Corn chips
Lime wedges

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