Whether it’s a cold winter’s night or your just craving a healthy Mexican recipe, this Easy Chicken and Black bean Soup is going to hit the spot! Serve it with a few slices of avocado and your favorite tortilla chips and you have one incredible meal!

Ingredients to Make Chicken and Black Bean Soup:

• 1 tsp Black Pepper
• 12 oz Boneless, Skinless, Chicken Breast
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• ½ Yellow Onion, diced, (about 60 grams)
• 1 Jalapeno, diced, (about 25 grams)
• 3 cloves Fresh Garlic, diced, (about 15 grams)
• 1 can Black Beans, (1, 15 oz can)
• ¼ cup Cherry Tomatoes, diced, (about 60 grams)
• 1 tsp Reduced Sodium Chicken Base
• 1 tbsp Salsa Verde, (optional)

Step-by-Step Instructions to Make this Incredible Chicken and Black Bean Soup:

1. Heat a deep stovetop pan with a lid to medium heat, while the pan is heating season the chicken breast on both sides, with black pepper and garlic powder. Once the pan is hot, add 1 tbsp oil to the pan.
2. Place the chicken immediately in the pan, leave it there on medium heat for 2 minutes, then flip to the other side and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
3. Both sides should start to become golden brown, but the center will still look uncooked…If not, give each side another minute…your pan wasn’t hot enough. Then turn the heat to low and cover the chicken with a lid. Let it cook for about 6 minutes, then flip and cover again for another 6 minutes on the other side. This is based on 2, 6 oz breasts if using another size breast, cook 1 minute per oz per side covered.
4. After 6 minutes on each side covered, the chicken should be done. But this does depend on the size of the chicken breast…again these times are based on a 6 oz breast. It is always best to check the internal temperature of the chicken before serving.
5. Once the chicken is done remove the chicken from the pan, saving the juices from the chicken in the pan. Allow the chicken to rest while you cook the remaining ingredients.
6. Leaving the pan on the stove at medium heat, add the diced onion, jalapeno, and garlic to the pan with the chicken juices. Cook down for 3-5 minutes until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
7. Now add your black beans, chicken stock paste, and 1 cup water (or 1 cup chicken stock) to the pan and cook for about 4 minutes on medium heat, just enough to get the chicken stock to start boiling. Then turn the heat down to medium-low, add your cherry tomatoes, and cook for another 4 minutes.
8. While the beans are cooking shred your chicken breast using a knife and fork.
9. Plate by spooning your black beans and broth into your serving bowl. Then top with your shredded chicken, and if you have salsa verde, top your chicken with salsa. The salsa adds a nice sweet flavor and rounds out the spice in the dish.

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Keyword: Black bean, Chicken, Chicken Soup, Soup

Servings: 4

Chicken and Black bean Soup

Ingredients

• 12 oz Boneless, Skinless, Chicken Breast
• 1 tsp Black Pepper
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• ½ Yellow Onion diced, (about 60 grams)
• 1 Jalapeno diced, (about 25 grams)
• 3 cloves Fresh Garlic diced, (about 15 grams)
• 1 can Black Beans (1, 15 oz can)
• ¼ cup Cherry Tomatoes diced, (about 60 grams)
• 1 tsp Reduced Sodium Chicken Base
• 1 tbsp Salsa Verde (optional)

Instructions

• Heat a deep stovetop pan with a lid to medium heat, while the pan is heating season the chicken breast on both sides, with black pepper and garlic powder. Once the pan is hot, add 1 tbsp oil to the pan.
• Place the chicken immediately in the pan, leave it there on medium heat for 2 minutes, then flip to the other side and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
• Both sides should start to become golden brown, but the center will still look uncooked…If not, give each side another minute…your pan wasn’t hot enough. Then turn the heat to low and cover the chicken with a lid. Let it cook for about 6 minutes, then flip and cover again for another 6 minutes on the other side. This is based on 2, 6 oz breasts if using another size breast, cook 1 minute per oz per side covered.
• After 6 minutes on each side covered, the chicken should be done. But this does depend on the size of the chicken breast…again these times are based on a 6 oz breast.

  It is always best to check the internal temperature of the chicken before serving.
• Once the chicken is done remove the chicken from the pan, saving the juices from the chicken in the pan. Allow the chicken to rest while you cook the remaining ingredients.
• Leaving the pan on the stove at medium heat, add the diced onion, jalapeno, and garlic to the pan with the chicken juices. Cook down for 3-5 minutes until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
• Now add your black beans, chicken stock paste, and water (or 1 cup chicken stock) to the pan and cook for about 4 minutes on medium heat, just enough to get the chicken stock to start boiling. Then turn the heat down to medium-low, add your cherry tomatoes, and cook for another 4 minutes.
• While the beans are cooking shred your chicken breast using a knife and fork.
• Plate by spooning your black beans and broth into your serving bowl. Then top with your shredded chicken, and if you have salsa verde, top your chicken with salsa. The salsa adds a nice sweet flavor and rounds out the spice in the dish.

Macro Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chicken and Black bean Soup

Amount Per Serving

Calories 228 Calories from Fat 56

% Daily Value*

Fat 6.2g10%

Saturated Fat 0.4g3%

Trans Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g

Monounsaturated Fat 2.5g

Cholesterol 55.3mg18%

Sodium 411.7mg18%

Potassium 21.6mg1%

Carbohydrates 21.6g7%

Fiber 5.4g23%

Sugar 2.7g3%

Protein 24.9g50%

Vitamin A 4.3IU0%

Vitamin C 20.8mg25%

Calcium 8.4mg1%

Iron 13.6mg76%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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