Southwestern Chicken & Barley Soup Recipe

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Southwestern Chicken & Barley Soup
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Directions:

  1. Saute onion, garlic, celery and green pepper in olive oil in soup pot.
  2. Once onions are soft (about 5 minutes) add water, bouillon, tomatoes, black beans and chicken to pot and bring to a low simmer.
  3. (Use chicken broth instead of water and bouillon if you prefer).
  4. Remove corn kernels from cob and add to soup.
  5. Add whole ancho chilies to pot for a minute, just to get the dried chili to soften a bit.
  6. Remove from pot.
  7. Tear off stalk and remove seeds.
  8. Dice chilies into small pieces and return to simmering pot.
  9. Let soup simmer 20 minutes and remove chicken from pot.
  10. Shred or dice chicken and return to pot.
  11. Add barley and let soup simmer for 25 minutes.
  12. Add zucchini and let simmer an additional 25 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 281.98 Kcal (1181 kJ)
Calories from fat 68.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.63g 12%
Cholesterol 43.69mg 15%
Sodium 626.46mg 26%
Potassium 688.27mg 15%
Total Carbs 36.2g 12%
Sugars 4.13g 17%
Dietary Fiber 8.71g 35%
Protein 19.48g 39%
Vitamin C 16.4mg 27%
Iron 2.7mg 15%
Calcium 92.2mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 57.66 Kcal (241 kJ)
Calories from fat 14.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.56g 12%
Cholesterol 8.94mg 15%
Sodium 128.11mg 26%
Potassium 140.75mg 15%
Total Carbs 7.4g 12%
Sugars 0.85g 17%
Dietary Fiber 1.78g 35%
Protein 3.98g 39%
Vitamin C 3.4mg 27%
Iron 0.6mg 15%
Calcium 18.9mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.5
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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