Chipotle Chile, Chicken & Black Bean Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 yellow onion, chopped fine
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon dried chipotle powder (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon mexican oregano
• 1 quart chicken broth, preferably homemade roast chicken stock
• 1 cup prepared salsa
• 2 cups cooked chicken, chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans

Recipe

• 1 in a soup pot, heat butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until melted, then add chopped yellow onion and fry until translucent, about 4 minutes.
• 2 stir in cumin, chipotle chili powder and mexican oregano into the mixture of onions and butter, continuing to cook for about one to two minutes.
• 3 add chicken broth and salsa to the onions, butter, cumin and oregano.
• 4 add cooked chicken and black beans to the soup pot, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered for approximately ten to fifteen minutes.