Description
Blended cottage cheese gives this soup a creamy finish and adds extra protein!
Ingredients
Units
Scale
For the Soup
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 jalapeño pepper, chopped*
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast (3 regular sized breasts)
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15 ounce) can corn kernels, drained
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 32 ounces chicken stock
- Juice from 1 lime
- 16 ounces cottage cheese
- 1 cup chopped cilantro leaves and stems
For the Homemade Crispy Tortillas
- avocado oil
- 3 corn tortillas
Instructions
- In a large stock pot or Dutch oven, heat the avocado oil. Add the onion, red bell pepper,
jalapeño pepper, ground cumin, and chili powder. Sauté until the vegetables are tender. - Add the chicken breasts, tomatoes, black beans, corn, salt, pepper, and chicken stock to
the pot. Stir to combine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and simmer for 25
minutes. - Meanwhile, place the cottage cheese into a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
- Cut the tortillas into strips.
- Heat a thin layer of avocado oil in a skillet. Once it is hot, add the tortilla strips, in batches if
necessary, and cook until brown and crispy on one side, about 1-2 minutes. Use tongs to
flip and cook on the second side. Remove from oil and place on a towel-lined plate. - After 25 minutes of simmering, remove the chicken breasts from the pot and use two forks
to shred. Add the chicken back to the pot. - Stir in the lime juice, blended cottage cheese, and cilantro leaves. Cook a few minutes until
hot and then serve with the crispy tortilla strips.
Notes
Seeds are where the heat resides in jalapeño peppers. Keep as many seeds depending on
the level of spiciness you prefer.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: soup recipes
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 11.5 grams
- Fat: 11.8 grams
- Saturated Fat: 3 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 42 grams
- Fiber: 9 grams
- Protein: 45.3 grams