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Soup Nazi's Mexican Chicken Chili

Updated: Apr 30, 2024 ยท Published: Nov 4, 2020 by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan ยท 9 Comments

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Time: 4 hours hrs 45 minutes mins

Time to try one of the Soup Nazi's recipes, the Soup Nazi's Mexican Chicken Chili. Loaded with excellent tastes for the spicing you will love.

You always wanted to try a Soup Nazi's recipe. It's an excellent-tasting spicy tomato chicken soup. It will take some time but not a lot of work.

๐ŸฅฃIngredients

Chickenโ€”breast or thighs
Vegetablesโ€”potato, carrot, celery, jalapeno, fresh parsley, frozen corn,
Aromaticsโ€”onion and garlic
Pantry ingredientsโ€”olive oil, chicken stock, canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, kidney beans, pimento, chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, basil, oregano, and salt

 Mexican Chicken Chili in bowl.
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  • ๐ŸฅฃIngredients
  • ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸณHow to make the Soup Nazi's Mexican Chicken Chili
  • โœ”๏ธTips to make it right every time
  • Related Recipes
  • โฌ‡๏ธHow to make this a smaller recipe
  • How to serve
  • How to store this soup?
  • FAQs
  • ๐Ÿ“–The Recipe Card with Step-by-Step Instructions
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Featured Comment from DjAcucrack:
"Great recipe. I've made this soup three times."

Create great flavor by cooking the chicken with a Maillard reaction and use the soup to deglaze the pan to incorporate that flavor. Then, we simmer to reduce the volume at the end. This will concentrate on the flavors.

I'm calling this a "copycat" recipe since I can not confirm it is original. If you Google Soup Nazi recipes, you will get four different Soup Nazi recipes: Cream of Sweet Potato Soup, Indian Mulligatawny Soup, Crab Bisque, and the one I chose, the Mexican Chicken Chili. 

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸณHow to make the Soup Nazi's Mexican Chicken Chili

trimmed chicken on black board.

Clean and filet 1 pound of chicken breast or thighs. (I snuck it up to 1 ยฝ pounds.)

chicken in bottom of deep soup pot.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pot. Cook until internal temp of 165ยฐ. Do NOT clean the pot.

hand shredding chicken on plate.

Let chicken cool for 20-30 minutes, and then hand shreds.

chopped veggies on black board.

Knife skill time: prep the carrot(sliced), celery(chopped), potato(chopped), onion(diced), jalapeno(diced), parsley(chopped), and garlic clove(minced).

soup pot with broth, chicken and veggies.

Put all ingredients into the uncleaned pot and bring it to a boil, then decrease the heat to a simmer. Work the fond into the liquid with a wooden spoon.

chicken chili in white bowl with chips.

Cook uncovered for 4 to 5 hours, stirring frequently. The color will change from red to brown. The soup will thicken and reduce by about 40 %.

For more details, keep reading. See the Recipe Card below for complete instructions and to print.

โœ”๏ธTips to make it right every time

  • Do not use a non-stick pan. You want the fond to develop for more flavor.
  • On a spicy scale, this is about a 3 out of 10, so some of you might want to spice it up by adjusting the cayenne pepper.
  • I like a lot of meat and usually double the chicken.
  • Chicken breasts tend to be dry in soup, use thighs for more tender meat.
  • It makes a large amount and freezes well. You can decrease the recipe size if you want.

Related Recipes

Check out some other great chicken soup and chili recipes, like Taco Chili, Crock Pot White Chili, Healthy White Chicken Chili, and Salsa Verde White Chicken Chili.

โฌ‡๏ธHow to make this a smaller recipe

This is an easy recipe to cut in half. The full recipe makes 10 servings, obviously a larger amount than most of us want to make.

  1. Use the recipe card and adjust the number of servings to half.
  2. Use the amount of ingredients in the ingredient list, not the instructionsโ€”those do not adjust.
  3. Cook for the same amount of time.

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How to serve

I do not top this soup with anything. It is so good, let it stand alone.

I like soup and salad, so just a garden salad with toppings is a good start. Add in some yeast dinner rolls or cornbread for a starch.

How to store this soup?

Good refrigerated for 3-4 days. Or frozen for 3-4 months.

FAQs

Who is the Soup Nazi?

The "Soup Nazi" was made famous by the comedy series "Seinfeld" in the 1990s. While we all enjoyed the show, the chef the character was based on was not a fan of the treatment.

The story is more involved, but I will say that his soups were famous before the show and are wonderful.

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๐Ÿ“–The Recipe Card with Step-by-Step Instructions

Soup Nazi's Mexican Chicken Chili from 101 Cooking for Two

Soup Nazi's Mexican Chicken Chili

4.75 from 8 votes
From Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan
Time to try one of the Soup Nazi's recipes, the Soup Nazi's Mexican Chicken Chili. Loaded with excellent tastes for the spicing you will love.
Prep Time: 45 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours hours
Total Time: 4 hours hours 45 minutes minutes
Servings #/Adjustable :10
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Ingredients

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  • 1-1 ยฝ lb chicken breast - or thighs
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 potato - peeled; chopped
  • 1 onion - small diced
  • ยฝ carrot - sliced
  • 1 stalk celery - diced
  • 1 jalapeno - diced finely
  • ยผ cup Italian parsley - chopped
  • 1 clove garlic - minced
  • 10 cups water
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • ยฝ cup tomato sauce
  • 1 cup frozen yellow corn
  • 1 cup canned diced tomatoes
  • 15 ounces red kidney beans - plus liquid
  • ยผ cup diced canned pimento
  • 1 ยฝ teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ยผ teaspoon salt
  • โ…› teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • โ…› teaspoon basil
  • โ…› teaspoon oregano

Step-by-Step Instructions
 

  • Clean and filet 1 pound of chicken breast or thighs. (I snuck it up to 1 ยฝ pounds.)
    trimmed chicken on black board
  • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pot. Cook until internal temp of 165ยฐ. Do NOT clean the pot.
    chicken in bottom of deep soup pot
  • Let chicken cool for 20-30 minutes and then hand shred.
    hand shredding chicken on plate
  • Knife skill time: prep the carrot(sliced), celery(chopped), potato(chopped), onion(diced), jalapeno(diced), parsley(chopped), and garlic clove(minced).
    chopped veggies on black board
  • Put all ingredients into the uncleaned pot and bring it to a boil, then decrease the heat to a simmer. Work the fond into the liquid with a wooden spoon.
    soup pot with broth, chicken and veggies
  • Cook uncovered for 4 to 5 hours stirring frequently. The color will change from red to brown. The soup will thicken and reduce by about 40 %.
    bowl of chicken chili

Recipe Notes

Pro Tips:

  1. Do not cook this in a non-stick pan. You need the fond to help the flavor the soup.
  2. The original recipe calls for 1 pound of chicken, but with this much soup, I prefer a little more meat so more like a pound and a half for me. Thighs will be fine also.
  3. On a spicy scale, this is about a 3 out of 10 so some of you might want to spice it up a little by adjusting the cayenne pepper.
  4. Good refrigerated for 3-4 days and frozen for 3-4 months.
  5. The serving size is about 12 oz.
  6. This makes a larger amount of soup and for a smaller household, it may be too much. So freezing will be a good option. I don't see this is a good recipe to cut in half due to the number of ingredients, amount of work, and you would end up wasting a lot of unused ingredients.

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Nutrition Estimate (may vary)

Calories : 159 kcal (8%)Carbohydrates : 20 g (7%)Protein : 15 g (30%)Fat : 3 g (5%)Saturated Fat : 0.5 g (3%)Polyunsaturated Fat : 1 gMonounsaturated Fat : 1 gTrans Fat : 0.01 gCholesterol : 26 mg (9%)Sodium : 512 mg (21%)Potassium : 507 mg (14%)Fiber : 5 g (20%)Sugar : 3 g (3%)Vitamin A : 1050 IU (21%)Vitamin C : 23.1 mg (28%)Calcium : 30 mg (3%)Iron : 1.8 mg (10%)

Editor's Note: Originally Published November 3, 2010. Updated with expanded options, refreshed photos, and a table of contents to help navigation.

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  1. Joan E. Ronck says

    January 24, 2020 at 8:42 pm

    Ummm....soup looks & sounds yummy. But it's SEINFELD, not STEINFELD. :)

    Reply
    • Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan says

      January 24, 2020 at 8:46 pm

      Hi Joan,
      Welcome to the blog and thanks for the correction. I thought I fixed that but I must have missed something. I will do it now.

      This soup is excellent. It is one of those things you need to do at least once (I have done it about 6-7 times).

      Thanks for the note.

      Dan

  2. Val says

    January 25, 2019 at 6:00 pm

    The soup was very good but the chicken was very dry and tough after hours of cooking. Next time Iโ€™ll put it in for the last few minutes of cooking.

    Reply
    • DrDan says

      January 26, 2019 at 9:39 am

      Hi Val,
      Welcome to the blog.
      I can see that happening with the cooked chicken. You could use thighs instead or your idea of adding near the end should work.
      Thanks for the note.
      Dan

  3. DjAcucrack says

    July 27, 2012 at 3:53 pm

    Great recipe. I've made this soup three times. The last time I did it I deglazed the bottom of the dirty pan with the water it makes the soup much tastier. Directions if you want to try. After you take the chicken out. Heat the pan back up while you shred the chicken. When It gets hot add 1/2 cup or 1 cup of water and let the rapid boil of the water work loose some of that great flavor at the bottom of the pan. Use a spatula to work some of the flavor at the bottom off and then add the rest of the ingredients. This works great with sauces, I use redwine for beef based sauces and white wine for cream sauces.

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  4. ~Chris says

    November 06, 2010 at 9:19 pm

    Hmmm ... the one I found for Mulligatawny had no meat. It had eggplant, cashews, pistachios, potatoes, etc. It was also an all day project, but well worth it! Can't wait to try this one.

    Reply
  5. Dr Dan says

    November 06, 2010 at 10:37 am

    Thanks, it is worth the time. Think of the 4-5 hours as you would if doing pulled pork, you can do a lot of things during that time. It's just finding the right time slot. I though about the Mulligatawny but no meat...

    Reply
  6. Chris says

    November 05, 2010 at 10:46 pm

    This sounds exceptionally good, Dr. Dan. A long cooking soup but well worth it from your description.

    Reply
  7. ~Chris says

    November 04, 2010 at 9:21 pm

    Funny you should ask about the Soup Nazi - I just recently tried the Mulligatawny. It turned out great! Sounds like I'll have to try this one now too! :)

    Reply

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