Chicken Chili Soup

Total Time: 5 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 12 cups water
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 potato, peeled & cubed
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
• 1 (2 ounce) jar pimientos, undrained
• 1/4 cup diced pickled jalapeno or 1/4 cup fresh diced jalapeno
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash cayenne pepper
• 1 dash dried basil
• 1 dash dried oregano

Recipe

• 1 in a large soup pot, saute the chicken breasts in olive oil on both sides until done, about 7-10 minutes per side.
• 2 do not clean the pot.
• 3 shred the chicken into bite-sized pieces and return it to the pot.
• 4 add all remaining ingredients& bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 hours, stirring often.
• 5 soup will reduce by about one-third.