Southwest Chicken Soup

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This smoky, flavorful Southwest Chicken Soup captures everything you love about the Chili’s original in just 30 minutes at home. It’s a one-pot dinner that uses big flavors like smoked paprika, cumin, green chiles, and lime to create a rich, brothy soup full of tender chicken and hominy.

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What you need to make southwest chicken soup

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What you need to make southwest chicken soup

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In a large pot or dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin, and paprika and sauté, stirring regularly until onion is translucent, about 3-4 minutes.

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Add the shredded chicken, tomato sauce, tomatoes with green chiles, and hominy and mix to combine. Then pour the chicken broth over the top, stir, and bring to a simmer.

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Add the tortilla chips and simmer for 15 minutes. While it simmers the chips will disintegrate and help to thicken the soup. Stir in salt 1/4 teaspoon at at time until perfect.

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Southwest Chicken Soup

This smoky, flavorful Southwest Chicken Soup captures everything you love about the Chili’s original in just 30 minutes at home. It’s a one-pot dinner that uses big flavors like smoked paprika, cumin, green chiles, and lime to create a rich, brothy soup full of tender chicken and hominy.

What you need to make southwest chicken soup

vegetable oil white onion garlic chili powder cumin smoked paprika shredded chicken tomato sauce

What you need to make southwest chicken soup

diced tomatoes white hominy chicken broth corn tortilla chips lime juice hot pepper sauce salt or to taste

In a large pot or dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin, and paprika and sauté, stirring regularly until onion is translucent, about 3-4 minutes.

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Add the shredded chicken, tomato sauce, tomatoes with green chiles, and hominy and mix to combine. Then pour the chicken broth over the top, stir, and bring to a simmer.

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Add the tortilla chips and simmer for 15 minutes. While it simmers the chips will disintegrate and help to thicken the soup. Stir in salt 1/4 teaspoon at at time until perfect.

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