Chicken Pozole Soup – USDA
Makes: 6 servings
This traditional Mexican soup has a deep flavor using a whole chicken. Hominy can be found in the canning aisle of the grocery store.
Ingredients
- 1 chicken (whole, skinless and cut into pieces)
- 8 cups of water
- 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 tablespoon chili powder (1/4 cup)
- 8 cans of tomato sauce (8 ounces)
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano (dried)
- 2 cups canned hominy, white or yellow (2-15 ounce can, rinsed and drained)
- 3 cups iceberg lettuce (grated)
- 6 lime wedges
directions
- Put the chicken pieces in a large saucepan and cover with the 8 cups of water. Simmer over medium heat for 1 hour.
- Add chopped onion, pepper, chili powder, tomato sauce and oregano to simmered chicken.
- Once the chicken is cooked through, remove the pieces from the pot and remove most of the bones from the chicken and the pot.
- Return the chicken to the pot.
- Add the rinsed hominy to the pot of chicken and simmer for another 45 minutes.
- Serve with lettuce and a lime wedge.
Remarks
To make it even healthier, use tomato sauce with no added salt.
Source: Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service, Illustrated Recipes Lynn Myers Steele, 2000 Oregon Family Nutrition Program
Nutrition information
Portion: 1/6 of the recipe
Nutrients |
Rising |
---|---|
total calories |
466 |
Total fat |
29 grams |
Saturated fat |
8 grams |
Cholesterol |
95mg |
Sodium |
855mg |
Carbohydrates |
24g |
Alimentary fiber |
6g |
Total sugars |
6g |
Added sugars included |
0g |
Protein |
27g |
Vitamin D |
0mcg |
Calcium |
74mg |
Iron |
4mg |
Potassium |
569mg |