January is the start of a new year….2015. It will be a great year. Here’s a few funny items for the month.
January is National Stalking Awareness Month. It is also ‘Be Kind to
Food Server Month’, I wonder if that includes us at home as well as at a
restaurant. January 20-26 is ‘Clean Out
Your Inbox Week;. Now that is a really
good idea. It is also National Soup
Month. What could be better than a warm
bowl of soup?
I love the taste of this soup. I like to add additional cilantro. Your
choice. The beans are very flavorful in
this soup. The lime adds a tangy flavor
with just a hint of cinnamon and cumin and cilantro.
Here’s what I do about chicken and chicken broth. I get a roasted chicken from the store and
have it for dinner. Then with the
leftovers bones and all I put it in a pot with about 8 cups of water and maybe
a little chicken bouillon cubes and cook for 3-4 hours slowly. This will make a great chicken broth. I use some in this soup and freeze the rest
for another pot of soup.
This is the main soup in my novel, The Bonnie Neuk Tea Room:
Friends and Uninvited Guests (Ghosts) Victoria Storms serves this in her tea
room. Check out my website at www.thebonnieneuktearoom.com
White Bean and Lime Chicken Soup
2 Tablespoons butter
1 medium yellow onion, diced
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (7 oz) green chilies,
chopped
1 Tablespoon
cilantro, chopped
1 small Jalapeño pepper, remove veins and seeds *
1 can (29 oz) can white beans (navy and/or Great Northern)
1 can (29oz) diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon cumin
Dash of cinnamon
Lime juice from 1 fresh lime (use a reamer)
1 cup chicken pieces-cut in small pieces
8 cups chicken broth
Salt and pepper to taste
Saute butter, onions, and garlic in a large soup pot until
translucent
about 10 minutes.
Add the chopped Jalapeño pepper and green chilies and
saute with other
mix for 5 minutes on low heat.
Add chicken broth, tomatoes and beans to onion mixture.
Add cilantro, oregano, cumin, cinnamon, and diced tomatoes.
Simmer for 30 minutes
Add lime juice and pieces of chicken.
Heat for 5 minutes until chicken is warm.
Serve with garnish of cilantro spring
Serves 4-6
* If you don’t want the soup too spicy eliminate the
Jalapeño pepper
