The recipe has the ideal combination of flavors thanks to the smokiness of the chipotle and the black beans.
Prep Time: | 15 mins |
Cook Time: | 35 mins |
Total Time: | 50 mins |
Servings: | 8 |
Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast meat – cut into cubes
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granules
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from canned chilies, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes
- 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 ½ cups water, or as needed
- 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the chicken cubes, and cook until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Stir in the onion and cook for 4 minutes. Add the garlic, and cook for 1 minute more. Stir in the chicken bouillon, adobo sauce, sugar, tomatoes, corn, black beans and water. Pour in additional water if desired to reach your desired consistency. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in the cilantro before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Calories | 155 kcal |
Carbohydrate | 17 g |
Cholesterol | 29 mg |
Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
Protein | 14 g |
Saturated Fat | 1 g |
Sodium | 498 mg |
Sugars | 6 g |
Fat | 4 g |
Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I did make it but added chopped celery, chopped carrots and spinach noodles. I also kept the onion whole since my wife does not eat onions but I like to at least get the flavor.
Good, hearty soup with just the right amount of heat. I used left over roast pork instead of chicken. Loved it.
Although tasty, this just didn’t wow me. In all fairness, I did make quite a few changes (hence my 4 star rating). As lateacher did, I also made this in my slow cooker. Where I went terribly wrong was following her advice to add the ENTIRE can of chipotle peppers to my soup. My husband commented that the soup itself was spicier than the sauce I made with the onion, garlic and reserved peppers! There was certainly NO need to add any of it to our soup! Thankfully, the cilantro and a hefty squirt of lime tamed most of the heat. Without them, we would have had to order pizza for dinner. 🙁 I usually follow a new recipe to the letter (or only make slight changes to it) and am regretting I didn’t this time. All in all, this was good but I’d bet it would be even better as written. Thanks for sharing your recipe, Rhayc! 🙂
This recipe wasn’t a hit at my house, although I can’t quite put my finger on why. I think it was too spicy for my toddler (which is fine, it was perfectly spiced for the adults). We are normally pretty big chipotle fans, but we were just generally underwhelmed by this soup and didn’t end up finishing the leftovers.
We really enjoyed this recipe, it was super. I used chicken broth instead of water and used 2 Tbs of adobo sauce to give a little more zip.
This was a yummy soup. I make a chicken tortilla soup often and wanted to give this a try for the chipotle twist. No problems with making the recipe, but why would you add sauce without the canned chipotle pepper it comes with? I used some of the sauce along with a big pepper chopped up. Thanks for sharing.
I chopped up two chilies in addition to the adobo sauce. I also threw in some bacon. My husband liked it a lot when I made it and LOVED it the next day.
This was very tasty. I boiled frozen chicken breasts in water seasoned with cumin and dried cilantro, and then shredded the chicken. I also used all the juices in the chipotle pepper can, and lightened the flavor with lime juice.
WOW!! This soup is indescribable!!! Totally delish. I put in more garlic ‘cuz I like garlic, and added NO water, but did everything else the same. You will LOVE it!!!
Chipotle Chicken Soup Haiku: “Wow, was this tasty! Don’t skimp on the cilantro. This one’s a keeper!” To elaborate, this recipe’s good on its own, but brings the “shazam!” with my 2 small additions of a heaping TB of “Taco Seasoning I” recipe from here, as well as a diced bell pepper. Garnished with a scoop of sour cream, a sprinkle of grated cheddar, and a handful of crushed tortilla chips, and this soup’ll slay your tastebuds with its sensual spice.
I tried this recipe this past weekend. My son and husband were very skeptical but I assured them it would be good. I topped it with a sprinkle of cheese and served it with tortilla chips. They were astounded! Fabulous!!!! 🙂 Definitely a keeper.
I love this soup and appreciate that it is so easily customizable. I have used leftover turkey breast in place of chicken, and a can of chicken broth instead of the bouillon and water. I also find this is a great soup to cook in the crock pot. Just toss everything in and come back in a few hours. My husband likes it a bit more stew like so the last few times I have used cornstarch tempered in the broth to thicken it up a bit. But great either way.
Very tasty. I used diced tomatoes with chiles, 3 cloves of garlic, and added a little bit of cumin for extra flavor. I also used chicken broth instead of water, just under 2 cups, because I prefer soup that is not very watery. I served with sour cream, fresh grated cheddar, and tortilla chips. My son won’t eat spicy food, but I love Mexican flavors, so I made it anyway. I had plenty of leftovers which were easy to freeze. I like having meals ready to go in the freezer!
Really Good. I only put one can of diced tomatos & also put a can of green chilis. Served with avocado on the top & warmed up flour tortillias on the side.
Wow, this was the best soup that I have ever made! My family raved about it and now wants me to make it once a week. I found it so easy and quick to make as well. Then only change I made was to use coriander as I didn’t have any cilantro.
Yumm…..used more broth.
I put in three of the chipotle chiles in minced and let is simmer on low flame for a few minutes to let the flavours meld together, and it came out incredibly flavourful! It was a perfect meal to make if you have some staples in your pantry that have just been sitting there. Most of the ingredients I had on hand, so there was little shopping involved and it was very inexpensive to make. One of those things you can just put together on a tuesday night after work, it’s easy to do, you can feed a lot of people with a salad on the side. One of the best I’ve used from this site for ease and comfort!
This soup is very yummy, but I changed a few things. I used chicken stock instead of water and half of the tomatoes. And added some powdered chipotle seasoning for more kick.
Awesome soup. I boiled 2 frozen chicken breasts, used the broth from that, used a large can of pureed tomatoes because I didn’t have two canned of diced, and used about half a can of chipotles with sauce I had leftover in the fridge, simply running them thru a small food processor. Had the cilantro on the side (son is allergic) Very good, nice and spicy!
Adobo sauce gives this a great flavor and it’s spicy. I added lime juice to match similar soups I’ve eaten in Mexico. Soup is ready in minutes! I used 2 boneless chick. breasts. My modification: used chicken broth, lots of garlic, skipped corn and beans (didn’t have) and sugar; added zucchini, bit of salt and juice of 1-2 limes. Ready in minutes. Will serve with Mexican white cheese (queso fresco) and tortilla strips (soup is similar to some tortilla soups I had in Mexico) Note: it calls for the sauce from the can of the adobo with chili, not the chili and that alone is spicy. You can add chile but cautiously!
Just a few minor tweaks to this recipe to make it a little more “user friendly” and healthy. 1) Cook or poach your chicken in the water to make your own sodium free broth. 2) Use frozen corn (no sodium), 3) make chipotle paste – puree a can of chipotles with adobo & keep in jar in frig and 4) use frozen cilantro cubes. I buy these cubes at my local “natural, organic market”. They are imported from Israel and come in a little tray that looks like a mini ice cube tray. It’s kept in the freezer & easy to pop out a cube which is equal to one tsp of cilantro. Just add it to the broth. Yummy recipe and I serve it with refried bean & cheese quesadilla’s.