Simple Chicken and White Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast, chopped
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans great Northern beans
• 20 ounces chicken broth
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chiles (such as Old El Paso)
• 12 sprigs cilantro, chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic in hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Remove onion and garlic to a small bowl.

Stir chicken into any remaining oil in the pot; cook and stir until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Return onion mixture to the pot; add beans, broth, chiles, cilantro, salt, and cayenne pepper.

Bring the soup to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the beans are very tender and the chicken cooked through, about 20 minutes.