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Southwestern Green Chile Soup

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Oct 7, 2022
Bake-Off® Contest 38, 1998
Gary Smith
Santa Rosa, California
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Chile verde soup, anyone? Lime and cilantro add freshness and brightness to hearty turkey sausage in this Southwestern Green Chile Soup recipe. Colorful, quick and tasty, Green Chile Soup is the perfect weeknight dinner or work-from-home lunch.

Southwestern Green Chile Soup

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 0 min
  • Ingredients 15
  • Servings 6
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Ingredients

Salsa

  • 2 cans (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
  • 1/4 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic in water (from 4.5-oz. jar) or 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • Dash salt

Soup

  • 3/4 lb. fully cooked smoked or spicy turkey sausage
  • 2 teaspoons olive or vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions
  • 3 1/2 cups Progresso™ Chicken Broth (from 32-oz. carton)
  • 2 (11-oz.) cans white shoepeg corn, undrained
  • 1 cup frozen baby sweet peas
  • 3 cups finely shredded cabbage or coleslaw mix
  • 3 oz. (3/4 cup) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1 large lime, cut into 6 wedges
  • Fresh cilantro, if desired
Make With
Progresso Broth

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In blender container, combine all salsa ingredients except salt; blend until well combined. Add salt to taste. Set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    Cut turkey sausage in half lengthwise; cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick pieces. Heat oil in Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat until hot. Add sausage and onions; cook and stir 4 to 6 minutes or until sausage is lightly browned.
  • Step 
    3
    Add broth, corn and peas; mix well. Cover; bring to a boil. Uncover; reduce heat to low. Reserve 1/4 cup of the salsa; stir remaining salsa into soup. Simmer 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.
  • Step 
    4
    To serve, place 1/2 cup cabbage in each individual serving bowl. Ladle about 1 1/3 cups soup over cabbage in each bowl. Top each with cheese and reserved salsa. Serve with lime wedges to squeeze juice over soup. Garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition

330 Calories
13g Total Fat
20g Protein
33g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
330
Calories from Fat
120
Total Fat
13g
20%
Saturated Fat
6g
30%
Cholesterol
45mg
15%
Sodium
1840mg
77%
Total Carbohydrate
33g
11%
Dietary Fiber
5g
20%
Sugars
9g
Protein
20g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
40%
40%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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