Fall means soup!

So, I may have gotten a wee bit lazy with my recipes which is why I haven't posted! But, I will share two with you now in a couple posts. Aren't I the best? :) All of my recent recipes I found somewhere on Pinterest. Can I get a woop woop for that amazing, addicting site? I am super excited to share these last couple of delicious, healthy recipes with you. I must confess, however, that plans changed a bit and we ended up having left overs on Saturday night after a long but awesome day with out super close friends at the waterpark. So here's what we had Saturday Night:

Chicken Enchilada Soup.


It's fall in my book and I will wait no longer to break out the soup recipes!

What's in it:
3 cups chicken stock
2 skinless, chicken breasts (I used 1.3 lbs total between the two)
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ancho chili powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
4-6 jalapeno peppers, minced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 large onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cups frozen corn
1/2 cup tomato paste
8 oz cotija cheese, crumbled
8 oz pepperjack cheese, divided
1 cup cilantro, chopped
Tortilla chips

How I made it:
Here's the deal. Yes, it's fall...ish. Which means I can get away with anything having to do with fall, maybe even a pair of boots, but let's be real, I live in Arizona, so slaving over a hot stove, when it's still 100 out, is not how I want to spend my evenings. So I decided to take a risk and throw every ingredient into the crock pot, I know, I know, I live on the edge. But really, I even threw in a frozen peice of chicken. I let it cook while we were at youth so probably 2:30-9:30. And it was perfect. I left out the cheese (fatty) and the tortilla chips (too many carbs) but my husband and I both thought it was delicious. In fact, my husband got creative and added some sour cream to it today as his left over lunch and it was yummmmyyy.

With love,

Jess

You can find the orginal recipe here: http://pineapple-grass.blogspot.com/2011/09/chicken-enchilada-soup.html (at least, that's where I found it)!