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Time to get on those New Year’s Resolutions. Put the cookie dough away and get back to basics. I am starting with one of my favorites. It has been cold and gray and nothing will do right now but soup. I initially thought of one of my rich and warm chili recipes but that contradicts with any sort of healthy eating. This soup has all the flavor and very little fat, depending on how much cheese one uses for the top and the kind of tortilla chips added. You’ll note in the picture that I got a little heavy handed with the cheese, but hey, I didn’t have greasy chili! Somewhere this started as a Weight Watcher’s recipe that I got from a friend over the phone. I have made a lot of changes to suit my taste including omitting the chicken. It isn’t a lot of fat, but if I don’t need or miss it, why not leave it out? Room for more cheese! This is a good one for the Yahoo Shine Supper Club this month.
What You Need:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion finely diced
- 1 jalapeno finely diced (seeds removed if you can't take the heat)
- 3 to 4 cups chicken broth (depending on how brothy you like your soup)
- 1 15 oz can of pumpkin puree
- 2 cans of enchilada sauce (I used red but green is fine)
- 1 15 oz can of black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 15 oz can diced Hatch Green Chiles and Tomatoes (or your favorite brand)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder (I used Chipotle)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 cup of corn kernels
- Tostitos Baked Tortilla Chips
- Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese
What You Do:
- In a dutch oven over medium heat sautee onion and jalapeno until softened
- Add enchilada sauce, chicken broth, pumpkin, black beans and Chile Tomatoes
- Stir in seasonings
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30-45 minutes
- Add corn and cook for 5 more minutes
- Serve by the ladelful over crushed tortilla chips and garnish with cheese.
Notes
If you just can't go without some type of protein besides the cheese you could add a cooked and diced chicken breast or two. You could also top with sliced avocados to add in some of the healthy oil.
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OH Wow. I want some. This looks so delish. I agree, it’s time to put away all the baking items and concentrate on healthy or healthified versions. This one is perfect. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday.
Your co host from Nosh My Way,
Marlene
Perfect for the new year! It looks amazing, I just love pumpkin! My name is Cindy and I blog over at Vegetarianmamma.com I wanted to invite you to link up your recipe and any others at our Gluten Free Fridays Recipe Link up party! It happens every Friday and we’d love to have you join us with some of your awesome recipes! It doesn’t mean that you have to be a gluten free bloggers. If you have some recipes on your blog that are gluten free that counts!
Many recipes are naturally gluten free.
Thanks, Cindy
Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest!
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Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com
This will be a great lighter soup for the new year after all the heavy holiday food, which I certainly had my share of. I look forward to tasting this awesome recipe. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend.
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Miz Helen
I haven’t thought of putting pumpkin puree in my enchilada soup before, what a great idea! And you are right, soup is a wonderful way to start new year meals — so good for you! Thanks for sharing on Hearth & Soul Hop.
What a fantastic idea to add the pumpkin to your Enchilada Soup, both for flavour and nutrition. Your recipe sounds absolutely scrumptious – great comfort food for this time of year. Thank you for sharing it with the Hearth and Soul hop.
I love the idea of adding pumpkin to enchilada soup! I bet this is incredibly delicious and filling!
I am very happy to feature this recipe as one of the favorites at Gluten Free Fridays! We have a “I’ve been featured” button located on our “Gluten Free Fridays” tab and we’d love it if you’d add it to your post or blog! Thanks for sharing your glutenfree post!
Cindy
You can find your button here: http://vegetarianmamma.com/gluten-free-fridays/