Best Spicy Mexican Chicken Soup With Zucchini Recipes
MEXICAN CHICKEN SOUP RECIPE
Every culture has its own version of comfort soups. In Mexico, it is puchero, a peasant stew with a variety of vegetables and meat. The origins of puchero come from Spain, with nearly all its former colonies creating their own twist on it. In the Philippines, the stew has chickpeas and is made of beef, while in Argentina it has chorizo and blood sausage. In Mexico, puchero varies from region to region, with campechanos eating it as a pork, beef and hen stew augmented in the end with chopped onion in orange juice, radishes with chiles and cilantro. Oaxaquenos add chickpeas and indigenous herbs. The one common characteristic is that you need a giant pot to make it. In my family, a puchero always meant chicken, but more important, it meant pampering. What gave my mom's puchero its dense flavor was the cabbage (more Eastern European than Mexican) and the whole chicken (skin and bones) that she would toss into the enormous pot. A little puchero, like all chicken soups, would cure any cold, right all wrongs in the world and lift my spirits.
Provided by Lorenza Munoz
Categories SOUPS, HEALTHY, POULTRY, STOVETOP
Time 2h45m
Yield Serves 6 to 8
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Rinse and dry the chicken. Place the chicken in a very large pot and fill the pot with water so it covers the chicken by a few inches. Bring the water to a simmer over high heat, then reduce the heat to a constant simmer. Cook for about 10 minutes, then gently skim the top of the soup, discarding any scum.
- Add the garlic, cabbage, one-half (quartered) onion, zucchini, corn, bay leaf, carrots, potatoes, green beans and celery. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and one-half teaspoon pepper, and drop in the bouillon cubes. Add additional water, if needed, to keep the chicken and vegetables covered by 2 to 3 inches water. Cover the pot loosely and simmer for about 2 hours, until the chicken and vegetables are tender and the broth is a rich golden color. Taste and season with 1 to 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper, or to taste.
- The finished soup will be very rustic; remove the chicken bones if desired and cut up the meat, or serve the chicken in pieces with the soup. Serve the soup with the finely chopped onion, cilantro, serrano chile and lime or lemon wedges on the side to be added as garnishes.
MEXICAN ZUCCHINI CHEESE SOUP
We can't wait to make this delicious, slightly spicy soup every summer when zucchini and squash are plentiful in our garden. We like to serve this soup with warm tortillas.
Provided by Always Cooking
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Squash Soup Recipes Zucchini Soup Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot, and saute the onion and garlic until tender. Season with oregano.
- Mix in the chicken broth and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Mix in the zucchini, yellow squash, corn, and chile peppers. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes, or until the squash is tender.
- Mix the cubed processed cheese into the soup. Continue to cook and stir until cheese is melted. Season with pepper. Mix in the cilantro just before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 306.7 calories, Carbohydrate 26.2 g, Cholesterol 47.8 mg, Fat 17.5 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 14.7 g, SaturatedFat 8.8 g, Sodium 1829 mg, Sugar 11.5 g
SPICY MEXICAN CHICKEN SOUP WITH ZUCCHINI
Fabulous Mexican chicken soup that cooks up in no time! From Hannaford Supermarkets' bi-monthly magazine, Fresh (January-February 2012).
Provided by lecole54
Categories Mexican
Time 55m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a large pot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onions and salt and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, coriander, oregano, chipotle, and adobo sauce and cook, stirring until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add broth and tomatoes, adjust heat to high, and bring to a strong simmer.
- Add chicken, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until meat is opaque and cooked through, about 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate; when cool enough to handle, either chop or pull apart into thin shreds (you should have about 2 cups).
- Add zucchini and chicken to soup and simmer over medium heat until zucchini is just tender, about 5 minutes. Taste the soup and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper as needed.
- To serve, ladle into bowls and serve with garnishes of your choice in small bowls on the side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 332, Fat 15.5, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 72.6, Sodium 1350.3, Carbohydrate 13.9, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 7.5, Protein 33.6
CHICKEN AND ZUCCHINI SOUP
I looked in the fridge tonight and all I could find was a small bit of roast chicken and some veggies. I decided to give this method of making chicken stock a go - shared with me by the Home Ec. teacher I work with. It makes a wonderful stock and this was the resulting soup.
Provided by RonaNZ
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 28m
Yield 3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Take the chicken breast off the roast chicken and put the chicken bones, wings and any other bits in a large microwave dish with the water and thyme. Cover and cook on high for 10 minutes.
- While that is cooking, start on the prep of the veg.
- Finely chop the onion and fry in the oil. Add a little salt to help season the veg as they are cooking.
- Cut the celery into strips lengthways and then chop into small cubes. Add to the onion.
- Peel and cube the carrot to about the same size as the celery. Add to the pot.
- Add crushed garlic.
- By this time the stock should be finished - unless you are particularly fast at veg prep!
- Strain the stock over the vegetables.
- Add the pasta shells or whatever pasta you happen to have.
- Slice the chicken breast and pick off any good bits of chicken from the drained bones. Add to the pot.
- Simmer for as long as it takes to cook the pasta - 13 minutes for my pasta shells.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add more water if necessary. I needed to add a little more water after about 10 minutes.
- Add the zucchini/courgette in the last 5 minutes of cooking. Slice the zucchini lengthways. Cut into triangular pieces. I find cutting the zucchini this way helps keep them in one piece in a soup where they may get overcooked when the soup is reheated.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 428.7, Fat 13.1, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 27.4, Sodium 82.2, Carbohydrate 57.7, Fiber 5.1, Sugar 8.3, Protein 20.3
ZESTY CHICKEN SOUP
This spicy chicken soup is chock full of chicken and vegetables. Best of all, it freezes nicely, making a second meal with little effort! -Gwen Nelson, Castro Valley, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 1h5m
Yield 10 servings (3-3/4 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Place chicken in a Dutch oven; add water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 10-15 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Remove chicken; cut into 1/2-in. cubes and set aside., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and garlic; cook and stir until tender., Add to cooking juices in Dutch oven. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, salsa, zucchini, carrots, corn, chilies, cumin, chili powder and basil. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add chicken; heat through., If desired, serve with cheese and tortilla chips. Soup may be frozen for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 152 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 518mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 14g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
MEXICAN CHICKEN SOUP
Tired of plain old Chicken Soup? Try this one. Adding the avocado is a must! We also add a little grated cheese and crushed tortilla chips.
Provided by Rillene
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Tortilla Soup Recipes
Time 1h40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lay chicken breasts onto a baking sheet and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon taco seasoning mix. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, cool and shred or cut into strips.
- While the chicken is cooking, heat oil in a stockpot and cook the onions and celery until soft. Stir in the water and chicken broth. Season with cumin, black pepper and remaining taco seasoning mix. Simmer for 30 minutes for the flavors to mingle. Add the tomatoes, cilantro and chicken, simmer for 5 more minutes. Serve hot topped with avocado, shredded cheese and crushed tortilla chips.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 315.1 calories, Carbohydrate 12.1 g, Cholesterol 79.6 mg, Fat 16.4 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 29.2 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 1367.8 mg, Sugar 3.4 g
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