RECIPE: Chicken Chorizo Soup

My cousin Brenda told me about this recipe.  She said they loved it and since we had some Mexican Chorizo Sausage in the freezer, I thought I'd try it too.  It was really good!  My husband (you know, "the picky one") loved it so much, he ate leftovers for lunch and supper for the next 2 days.  That's an amazing feat in itself!  If you haven't tried it, you need to.  First let me explain something about Chorizo.  There are a couple of different kinds that I know of.  There is a hard sort of sausage link, much like a pepperoni log and there's a soft, raw kind of sausage.  I used the latter for this recipe.  Here's how I made it:

Chicken Chorizo Soup (adapted from Rachael Ray)

8 oz Mexican chorizo sausage, raw kind

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 red bell pepper, diced

3 garlic cloves, minced

14.5 oz can fire-roasted tomatoes

14-15 oz can pinto beans 

4 cups chicken stock

1 precooked chicken breast, diced

1 large potato, diced

2 tsp Tabasco sauce

salt and pepper

queso fresco (optional)

fresh cilantro (optional)

diced avocado (optional)

Preheat medium soup pot over medium-high heat.  Add chorizo and cook for about 8-10 minutes until the oil comes out of the sausage.  Add onions, pepper and garlic and saute for another 5 minutes.  Add the fire-roasted tomatoes, pinto beans, chicken stock, chicken breast to the pot and bring to a boil.  Add the diced potatoes and Tabasco and cook another 15-20 minutes. 

Ladle up a serving and top with queso fresco, cilantro and avocado and enjoy!

8 - 1 cup servings

Calories: 333, total fat: 11 gr, carbs:  43.8 gr, fiber:  6 gr, protein:  16.5 gr

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