Mexican Chicken Soup

[Nicho1]

Here's a delicious and spicy soup that a friend fixed. After tasting it, I had to have the recipe. I've made it twice and it is quite a nice change from the ordinary.

Ingredients:

4 TBSP oil
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken (any cut that you like)
1 pound sweet potato, peeled and chopped
1 pepper (either yellow or green bell)
1 onion chopped
2 cups water
1 cup corn (canned or frozen)
1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 jar (0r can) chopped tomatoes (28 oz)
2 1/2 TBSP chili powder
1 tsp oregano
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
Sour cream for topping (if desired)

Roll chopped chicken in flour; fry in 2 TBSP oil in dutch oven or large pan. Remove chicken from pan and set aside. Add 2 TBSP oil into same pan and add chopped sweet potato, onion and pepper. Simmer or low heat for 8 minutes, stirring often. Add back chicken plus water, tomatoes, oregano and chili powder. Simmer or low heat for 20 minutes. Add beans and corn. Simmer or low heat for 3 minutes. Add cilantro; turn off burner.

To serve, put sour cream in middle of soup in the bowl. The sour cream takes off some of the "bite" of the chili powder.

Enjoy!

[twister]

sounds yummy..I bet you can..can this, minus the sour cream

[WarHall]

The tortilla chips! Add them just like crackers..

[Berean]

Hum....never had this type of soup with sweet potatoes. Nice way to work in another vegetable.

[Canamgal]

Also I like the idea of sweet potatoes in the soup - sounds delicious. Am going to try it soon - thanks.