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Spiced White Chicken Chili Recipe with Hominy

This unusual white chicken chili recipe is not difficult to make. It contains hominy which is hulled corn which has the germ and bran taken out of it. This adds texture to the soup and bulks it out a bit. It also adds flavor. You need six cups of hominy for this chicken soup recipe, which works out as two cans of twenty ounces each. The cayenne pepper, cumin and oregano add flavor and spice to this delicious chicken chili recipe and the cheese adds a nice garnish, as well as a creamy flavor. You can use any cheese but a Mexican blend works nicely with the other flavors in this recipe.

The fresh cilantro is aromatic and looks good with the finished dish also. This is a very good chicken soup recipe. It might involve a little more preparation time and cooking time than some of our other easy chicken soup recipes but your efforts will be worth it because this chicken soup recipe is so tasty.

If you want a warming winter soup or chili, this recipe is ideal and the whole family will really enjoy its simple yet delicious flavor. You can serve this hominy and chicken chili as it is or with some bread for dunking and soaping up every last bit of this mouthwatering soup. You might have made a white chicken chili soup recipe in the past and this soup is similar to that in some ways. Chicken is such a versatile ingredient and there are lots of ways to use it to make flavorful soups and stews.

Hearty Chicken Soup with Hominy and Cumin

Ingredients -

2 chickens
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 cups hominy
¼ cup ground cumin
4 teaspoons dried oregano
2 quarts chicken broth
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 diced onions
4 cups water
6 minced garlic cloves
6 oz Mexican blend cheese, grated
1 bunch fresh cilantro, for garnish

Preparation:

Remove the bones and skin from the chickens and cut the meat into bite-sized pieces.

Keep the skin and bones. Rinse the hominy.

Add the chicken broth, chicken skin and bones and the water to a big pot and bring the mixture to a boil.

Turn the heat down and simmer the chicken soup until the bones release their flavor.

This takes about half an hour. Strain the chicken soup and discard the skin and bones from the chicken.

Heat the oil in a big pot and add the cayenne, oregano and cumin.

Cook, stirring, until the spices are fragrant.

This will only take a minute.

Add the onions and saute them over a moderate heat for 5 minutes.

Add the chicken and stir well.

Add 4 cups of the hominy and all except 1 cup of the chicken broth.

Bring the mixture to a simmer.

Turn the heat down and simmer for half an hour, stirring every 10 minutes.

Process the rest of the hominy in a food processor with the rest of the broth, until the mixture is smooth.

Stir this into the soup, then add the minced garlic.

Simmer for 5 minutes, then cover the pot and let the soup stand for 5 minutes off the heat.

Ladle it into serving bowls and garnish with the grated cheese and fresh cilantro.

(Serves 12)

White Chicken Chili Recipe

Photo Description:

This full flavored chicken soup recipe looks great and tastes really nice as well. There is a bit of work involved with the preparation but your efforts will definitely pay off because this soup is full flavored and is sure to be appreciated. Serve it with some warm bread for a satisfying dinner. If you have made or eaten a white chicken chili soup recipe before you might think this soup flavor is similar to that. This is a homemade chicken soup recipe which has a homemade feel about it and store-bought chicken soup recipes just cannot compete with delicious homemade ones.