Southwestern Chicken Soup

Name: Southwestern Chicken Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Cooking spray; 1 cup chopped onion; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 6 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 1/4 cup uncooked white rice; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 (16-ounce) can Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained; 3 cups chopped skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast; 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup chopped seeded tomato; 3/4 cup diced peeled avocado (about 1 medium); 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; 6 lime wedges

2 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

This top-rated Southwestern Chicken Soup is a great way to use up leftover chicken. The creamy chunks of avocado add a richness that's unusual to find in most chicken soups.

Updated at: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:52:26 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories228.2 kcal (11%)

Total Fat6.8 g (10%)

Carbs23.9 g (9%)

Sugars3.5 g (4%)

Protein19.2 g (38%)

Sodium559.5 mg (28%)

Fiber5.9 g (21%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

cooking spray

1 cupchopped onion

3garlic cloves

minced

6 cupsfat-free less-sodium chicken broth

¼ cupwhite rice

uncooked

1 teaspoonground cumin

1 x 16 ouncecan Great Northern beans

rinsed and drained

3 cupsskinless boneless rotisserie chicken breast

chopped

½ cupfresh cilantro

coarsely chopped

½ teaspoonblack pepper

¼ teaspoonsalt

1 cuptomato

chopped, seeded

¾ cupavocado

diced peeled

1 tablespoonfresh lime juice

6lime wedges

Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and garlic, and sauté 3 minutes. Add broth, rice, cumin, and beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes. Stir in chicken, cilantro, pepper, and salt; simmer 5 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly heated.

Step 2

Remove from heat, and stir in tomato, avocado, and juice. Serve with lime wedges.