Soups & Stews

Tlalpeño Chicken and Chickpea Soup

Traditional Mexican caldo tlalpeño with chicken, chickpeas and chipotle. High-protein hearty soup from Tlalpan ready in 75 minutes.

15mPrep
60mCook
6Servings
420Calories
40gProtein

Ingredients

  • chicken thighs
  • cooked chickpeas
  • chipotle chile in adobo
  • tomatoes
  • garlic
  • onion
  • epazote
  • chicken broth
  • pasilla chile
  • avocado

Ingredients

  • 700 g chicken thighs
  • 400 g cooked chickpeas
  • 2 units chipotle chile in adobo
  • 300 g tomatoes
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 150 g onion
  • 5 g epazote
  • 1500 ml chicken broth
  • 1 unit pasilla chile
  • 1 unit avocado

Instructions

  1. Simmer chicken in broth with onion, garlic and salt until cooked. Shred.
  2. Blend tomatoes, chipotles and pasilla with some broth.
  3. Fry sauce in oil until darkened.
  4. Add sauce to broth, bring to simmer.
  5. Add chickpeas, shredded chicken and epazote.
  6. Simmer 15 min, season.
  7. Serve garnished with avocado slices.

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