Taco Chile Cheese Soup With Rice

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains, Dairy	Dutch	Main dish, Poultry, Soups	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Bacon lean
1		Onion, coarsely chopped
3		Garlic minced
1		Jalapeno or other hot chilli
		Minced
1	t	Oregano dried
1/2	t	Cumin
		Dash tobasco or two dashes
1	t	Taco seasoning
3/4	c	Rice, instant
1/2	c	White wine
1	c	Stewed tomatoes, mexican
		Style 15 1/2 oz.
1	c	Chilli Beans, 15 1/2 oz
6	c	Chicken broth
3		Chicken breast cooked chop
		Into bite size pieces
4	oz	Montery Jack cheese
2	T	Fresh cilantro chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Directions; In 6 quart dutch oven, cook bacon over med heat. Cook
until crisp. Reserve 2 Tab. of bacon drippings. Pour off any
additional and discard. To bacon drippings add onion, garlic, and
peppers and cook over low heatstirring occasionally. Cook until
softened about 4 minutes. Add oregano, cumin, taco seasoning, and
rice, toss and cook about 1 minute. Pour wine over mixture to deglase
pan. Add stewed tomatoes that have been lightly blended to remove
large chunks.  Then pour in chicken broth, and can chilli style  beans.
Reduce heat to med -low, cover and simmer 30 minutes. Add  chopped
chicken breast about 15 minutes before serving, season with  salt and
pepper to taste. Add crumbled bacon and cilantro. Stir in  grated
cheese stir until melted.  Serve hot. garnish with cilantro if
desired. submitted by Marina Cheesman Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3
#191  Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 10:31:12 -0700 (MST)  From:
jmchee@goodnet.com (Marina Cheesman)

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 70 Calories From Fat: 8 Total Fat: 1.5g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 750.7mg Potassium: 481.8mg Carbohydrates: 16.7g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 1.7g Protein: 5.3g