Tex Mex Chicken Soup With Toasted Corn Food

MEXICAN CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown chicken and onion in butter until chicken is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the water, bouillon and cumin; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. , Stir in the cream, cheese, corn, chiles and hot pepper sauce. Cook and stir over low heat until cheese is melted; add tomato. If desired, top with cilantro and tortilla strips.

TEX-MEX CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In 5-quart Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat; season chicken with salt and pepper. Cook chicken in melted butter 6 to 8 minutes, stirring once, until chicken is browned on outside. Using slotted spoon, transfer to bowl; cover and keep warm.
• Add onion and garlic to butter and drippings in Dutch oven; cook over medium-high heat 30 to 60 seconds, stirring frequently, until softened.
• Stir in chicken broth, tomatoes, chili powder and cumin; heat to boiling. Stir in rice, chiles, frozen corn and the browned chicken; return to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 23 to 28 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender.
• Serve soup topped with remaining ingredients.

TEX-MEX CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the next 11 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve with cheese and tortilla chips.

TEX MEX CHICKEN TACO SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onions, green bell peppers, and garlic in a small amount of vegetable oil. Add chicken, taco seasoning mix, salsa, vegetables, beans, tomato paste, and chicken broth. Adjust liquid to your liking. Bring to a slow simmer and simmer for 20 minutes. Place cream cheese in a separate bowl. Using a measuring cup, take some of the hot liquid from the soup and pour over cream cheese to melt and then add back to the soup. Simmer on low for another 10 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips and grated Monterey jack cheese.
• Also, great on the second day over rice.

TEX-MEX CORN

Steps:

• Pull back the husks from 4 ears of corn and remove the silk; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon chili powder. Cover with the husks and grill, turning, about 20 minutes. Fold back the husks and spread with a mixture of 1/2 cup mayonnaise and 1 teaspoon chili powder. Sprinkle with grated cheddar and crumbled bacon.

TEX-MEX STYLE MAIN COURSE CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Bring base to a simmer, add the rice, cover and cook 10 minutes. Add the beans, toasted spices and chicken and cook, covered for 10 minutes more. Season to taste with salt and pepper; add more water or stock if thick or simmer down if too thin. Remove from heat, stir in lime juice and cilantro. Garnish with sour cream.

TEX-MEX BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, cook onion, celery, and red bell pepper until softened. Add garlic for last minute so it doesn't burn.
• Add chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add cumin and half of the beans and heat through. At this point you may wish to mash or puree the mixture in the pot a bit.
• Add the rest of the beans and heat through.
• Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and add to the pot. Heat until slightly thickened.
• Add Herdez Chipotle Salsa. You may want to start with two teaspoons and add more according to how spicy you like your food. I like 6 teaspoons.
• Salt to taste.
• You may want to serve this soup with cheddar cheese and sour cream on top. Enjoy!

TEX-MEX CHICKEN SOUP WITH TOASTED CORN

Steps:

• Heat oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat and saute onion and carrots for approx. 5 minutes or until onions have softened and are translucent.
• Add garlic and corn; cook until corn kernels just begin to brown - stirring as needed.
• Add chicken broth and bring to a boil - reduce heat to a simmer and add tomatoes and chicken. Season to taste.
• Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with crumbled cotija cheese and cilantro leaves. Serve with lime wedges on the side.

ROASTED CORN SOUP WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Grill chicken breast and chop in to small bite size pieces.
• Thaw frozen corn and pat dry with paper towels. Line a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with foil; lightly grease the foil.
• Spread corn in prepared pan. Bake in a 450 degree F oven for 10 minutes; stir. Bake about 10 minutes more until golden brown, stirring once or twice. Remove from oven; set aside.
• In a 4-quart Dutch oven cook onion, sweet pepper and garlic in hot oil over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes or until nearly tender. Add the roasted corn, 3 cans of the chicken broth, thyme, and cayenne pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• In a large screw-top jar combine remaining 1 can chicken broth and the flour. Cover and shake well; stir into soup. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Stir in half-and-half; heat through.
• Add chopped chicken and heat through.
• To serve, ladle soup into bowls.
• If enchilada sauce is need for chicken enchiladas, blend the ingredients.

TEX-MEX CHICKEN WITH CORN SALSA

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, mix 1 1/2 teaspoons of the chili powder, the cumin, salt and garlic powder. Spray chicken with cooking spray; sprinkle seasoning mixture evenly over both sides of chicken. Set aside.
• Spray sheet of heavy-duty foil with cooking spray; place corn in center of foil. Turn up edges of foil; place on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 10 minutes, stirring once, until corn begins to brown. Remove corn from grill to medium bowl; set aside.
• Place chicken on grill. Cover grill; cook 12 to 15 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Remove chicken to plate; cover to keep warm. Add onion, tomatoes, bell pepper, cilantro, lime juice, chile and remaining 1/2 teaspoon chili powder to corn; toss to combine. Serve with chicken.

TEX-MEX CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4 quart soup kettle saute onion, garlic, in oil until tender.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Top individual servings with cheese and serve with tortilla chips or strips.