Chicken and Bean Soup

Ingredients

• Two tablespoons of olive oil
• One chopped onion
• Two teaspoons of chopped garlic 
• Four boneless, skinless chicken breast
• Twenty ounces of chicken broth
• Four ounces of chopped green chiles
• Two teaspoons of salt
• Two cans of white beans
• Half a teaspoon of cayenne pepper
• Twelve sprigs of cilantro

Directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large pot over high heat. Sauté the onion and garlic in the pot with the olive oil until soft. Once soft, remove the onion and garlic and place in a separate bowl. 
2. Shred the chicken breasts and place into the pot with the remaining oil. Stir and chicken breasts until cooked [they will have a brown color].
3. Add the onion and garlic mixture back into the pot with the chicken.
4. Add the beans, chicken broth, chiles, cilantro, salt, and cayenne pepper to the pot. 
5. Bring the mixture to a boil and lower to medium heat. Stir the soup while cooking until the beans are tender [about twenty minutes].

Source — Personal Recipe

Prepared by Hope Merchant

Louisiana Anthology

March 18, 2020