Originally Posted by Tia38

5 Can Soup (aka Taco Soup?) -- from another board (I'll look for pointer).

I was dubious, but this is awesome. DH loved it, and he's a bit picky. I billed it as Taco Soup rather than 5 can soup to start, but once he tried it he didn't care what was in it, or what it was called! Someone said it's similar to WW Taco Soup, but I haven't seen that recipe?

1 can chicken broth
[I used 2 cubes and 2 cups water instead]
1 can fat free refried beans
[really -- trust me here]
1 can black beans (drain and rinse)
[can swap in other beans if you like, e.g., pinto]
1 can red kidney beans (drain and rinse)
[light or dark, or other beans if you prefer]
1 can rotelle tomatoes with peppers
[substitue other diced tomatoes with spices as you like]
1/2-1pound cooked chicken breast
[you can get this is in a can too, but I haven't tried it yet]

Heat the broth a min or two (hot but not boiling).
Mix in the refried beans. Heat another minute or so.
Dump in the rest. (I drain+rinsse the beans; others don't.)
Heat 5-7 minutes until hot throughout and flavors blend.
Optionally serve with low fat or fat free cheese and/or sour cream.

Makes about 4 good-sized servings. Reheats well. Very filling! Serve with a salad to get some veggies in.

Spice it up with cayenne or tabasco. Try cumin for some depth.
Quick, easy, and surprising yummy.

The refried beans make a nice texture to the soup. I thought it sounded weird, but trust me, well-worth trying.

You can skip the chicken -- the beans provide tons of protein. You could use ground beef/turkey or south beach-friendly sausage as a substitute. The whole thing is sort of a quick/easy chili, but as a soup.

For P2 we may add toasted ww pita wedges as fake tortilla chips?

We're going to try adding in some veggies (maybe frozen peppers or some escarole), but we made it "plain" the first time to see if we liked it. Boy did we!

-Tia

PS. You can probaby just dump everything in and heat to speed things up, but if you make the broth from bouillion it's easier to spread things out into steps.