Chicken and Pinto Bean Soup with Lime and Cilantro

Ingredients

• 1 onion, diced small
• 1 T chopped garlic
• 1-2 tsp. olive oil
• 8 cups homemade chicken stock 
• 2 ts. dried oregano
• 1 T ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. ground Chipotle chile powder
• 2 cans pinto beans with juice
• 4 cups diced, cooked chicken
• 1 can diced green chiles
• 1/2 cup hummus or refried beans
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

Heat olive oil in frying pan or in the soup pot, then saute onion 2-3 minutes.Add garlic and saute a couple of minutes more.In large soup pot combine homemade chicken stock, onions, garlic, oregano, ground cumin (affiliate link), and Chipotle chile powder and let simmer on low about 15 minutes.Add 2 cans pinto beans with juice, cooked chicken, diced green chiles (affiliate link), and hummus or refried beans (is using) and simmer one hour or a little longer, until flavors are well combined, and beans are quite soft.Turn off heat and stir in lime juice (I use my fresh-frozen lime juice) and chopped cilantro.Serve hot, with more chopped cilantro and lime juice to be added at the table if desired.