This main course soup is so easy to throw together, incredibly tasty and super filling. All the delicious flavors of an enchilada in one big bowl of soup! It has just the right amount of heat coming from the enchilada sauce. Each skinny serving has 228 calories, 3 grams of fat, and 5 Weight Watchers SmartPoints.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Crock-Pot Time: 4 hours
Stove Top Time: 45 minutes
1 cup red pepper, chopped
½ tablespoon garlic, minced
1 pound chicken breasts, diced (boneless, skinless)
2 (14.5 oz) cans reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 (10-12 oz) can or bottle of red enchilada sauce, I used a bottle of Trader Joe's
1 (15 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14.5 oz) can tomatoes, chopped
1½ cups frozen corn, not thawed
Ingredients for Topping: optional
Light cheddar cheese, shredded
Fat free sour cream or nonfat plain yogurt
Crushed reduced-fat tortilla chips
1. In a microwave safe bowl, add onions, celery, red bell pepper and garlic. Cook about 3 minutes until the veggies are soft.
2. To cook in crock pot: Add cooked vegetables, chicken, chicken broth, enchilada sauce, beans, tomatoes and corn. Mix well. Cook on low 4 hours and on high 2 hours.
3. To cook on stove top: In a large soup pot, add cooked vegetables, chicken, chicken broth, enchilada sauce, beans, tomatoes and corn. Mix well. Bring to a boil, cover, turn down to simmer and cook covered for 30 minutes.
4. To serve: Ladle almost 2 cups soup in each bowl. Top with any or all of the optional toppings, if desired. I like to add 1 tablespoon of scallions, cheese, yogurt and crushed tortilla chips to mine. Serve with salsa on the side, if desired.
Makes 6 servings (each serving almost 2 cups)
Shopping Tip
For this recipe, I used 1 (12oz) bottle of Trader Joe's Enchilada Sauce. I also did the skinny facts based on this 12 oz bottle. Or you could use 1 (10 oz) can of red enchilada sauce found at most supermarkets.
Prep Tip
To cut down on fat and prep time,, I like to sauté vegetables in the microwave, hands free and oil free, before adding them to a recipe.
Weight Watchers SmartPoints 5
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 6
Weight Watchers (old points) 4
SKINNY FACTS: for 1 serving, almost 2 cups (not including optional toppings)
228 calories, 3g fat, 1g sat.fat, 37mg chol, 24g protein, 32g carbs, 6g fiber, 807mg sod, 5g sugar
Note:
1. The nutrition facts were calculated on Spark People.com.
2. The Weight Watchers SmartPoints were calculated on a Weight Watchers SmartPoints calculator. The Weight Watchers POINTS were calculated on CalculatorCat.com.
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