Spicy Chicken And Veg Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups cooked chicken breasts (shredded)
• 4 -6 cups chicken stock
• 11 ounces v 8 vegetable juice
• 3/4 cup carrot (diced)
• 1 stalk celery (diced)
• 1 1/2 cups fresh green beans (trimmed and cut into bite sized pieces)
• 1 medium onion (diced)
• 1/4 cup green pepper (diced)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon mexican oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups cooked rice (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil over med heat in a med sauce pan. add vegetables and cook 5 to 10 minutes.
• 2 pour in v8 and chicken stock, bring to a boil. add bay leaf and seasonings.
• 3 continue to boil until all veggies are tender, and flavors are blended.
• 4 to serve put a big spoonful of rice in each bowl and top with soup.