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Easy Chorizo & Potato Soup is a spicy, easy winter soup that will warm you up in no time!
This Easy Chorizo & Potato Soup could quite possibly be the easiest, most flavorful soup I’ve ever made. In addition to its ease, from start to finish it takes under 30 minute to prepare, which makes it a meal I plan on making over and over again until spring decides to make an appearance.
Because while all soups automatically warm my chilled body up (like Creamy Chicken Enchilada Soup, Asian Chicken Noodle Soup or Butternut Squash Soup), this one does even more so because spoonful after spoonful of spicy broth leaves a lingering warmth all the way from my stomach to the apples of my cheeks.
Oh, and did I mention there’s only six ingredients involved in said soup?
Yep, six.
This is what happens when chorizo is involved. The need for other accessory ingredients dissipates, since chorizo itself is packed full of garlic, cumin, coriander, cloves, oregano, chile powder, paprika and several others I’m sure I’m missing. Because Mexican chorizo doesn’t hold together like normal sausage or even a Spanish chorizo which falls more in line to a smoked sausage, the ingredients and lingering flavors have a tendency to permeate whatever it is you’re cooking it with.
Hence, chorizo + chicken both = crazy flavor.
To start, the chorizo is cooked with a little bit of onion, and because chorizo has so much fat to it, there’s really no need for any additional oil. Once the chorizo has browned and cooked completely, the diced potatoes are added in, cooked for a few minutes and then it’s covered in low-sodium chicken broth.
The mixture comes up to a boil and is reduced to a simmer until the potatoes are cooked through, then at the last minute, a cup or so of frozen corn kernels are added in, along with a final seasoning of salt.
I’ve also made this with lots of chopped kale and liked it even more, so if you wish, add in a couple handful of massaged (always important to massage it!) chopped kale after the soup has simmered for seven or eight minutes.
I like to garnish with plenty of chopped flat-leaf parsley and a sprinkling of cojita cheese, but you could also garnish similarly to an enchilada or tortilla soup with sliced avocado, plenty of cheddar cheese and green onion.
Easy Chorizo and Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup chopped onion
- 9 oz Mexican chorizo
- 3 cups diced potato (any kind is fine)
- 28 oz low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
- 1-2 cups chopped, massaged kale (optional)
- 1 cup cojita cheese (optional)
Equipment
- stock pot
Instructions
- Heat a large dutch oven or stock pot to a medium-high heat. Add chorizo and onion. Cook until chorizo is browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Add potatoes, toss with a wooden spoon and cook until slightly softened, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add chicken stock and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer until potatoes are cooked through, about 10-12 minutes. (If using kale, add after the soup has simmered for 8 minutes.) Add corn, simmer another minute. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with chopped parsley and cojita cheese.
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Jamie Pease says
This was awesome. Made it last night for the fam and kids loved it too. Added black beans and sliced radishes.
Nicole says
So glad you liked it Jamie!
Kathy B says
I really loved this soup! It was great as written, but I added a little masa harina, a little cocoa, and a little chipotle powder at the end – just personal preference.