Chicken Fajita Soup
A hearty, one-pot chicken fajita soup with tender chicken, peppers, onions, and bold Tex-Mex spices. Ready in 45 minutes and easy to customize with your family’s favorite toppings.
Servings: 8
Cost: $23.03, $2.88 per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pounds chicken breast cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 large onion sliced
- 3 bell peppers sliced
- 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
- 2 cans 14.5 ounces each diced tomatoes
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 can 4 ounce diced green chiles
- 2 tablespoons fajita seasoning
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 lime juiced
- For Serving: Tortilla strips, shredded cheese, sour cream, avocado, cilantro, or lime wedges, optional.
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add the diced chicken breasts, onion and bell peppers. Cook until the chicken is browned and the vegetables begin to soften.
- Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Add in the diced tomatoes, chicken broth, green chiles, fajita seasoning, cumin, chili powder, salt and black pepper.
- Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.
- Stir in the lime juice.
- Serve warm with tortilla strips, shredded cheese, sour cream, avocado, cilantro, or lime wedges if desired.
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Nutrition
Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 1234mg | Potassium: 1020mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2254IU | Vitamin C: 96mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 3mg
