Chicken, Sausage and Black Bean Soup
Servings: 10
Calories: 454kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 cups carrots chopped
- 1 1/2 cups onion chopped
- 1 1/2 cups celery chopped
- 1 1/2 pounds spicy or mild Italian sausage or half spicy and half mild
- 1 jalapeno pepper deseeded and chopped
- 3 bay leaves
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 2 Tbsp fresh minced thyme or 1 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 3 15 oz cans black beans drained
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces
Instructions
- Heat oil in a stock pot over medium high heat. Add next 5 ingredients and sauté until sausage is cooked.
- Drain the grease and excess juices from the soup.
- Add the bay leaves, garlic and thyme and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook for another 20 minutes.
- Add the beans and chicken and cook for approximately 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove bay leaves and season with salt and pepper.
Notes
Serve with low-fat corn muffins.