Chicken Hominy Soup

CHICKEN AND HOMINY SOUP               Nancy Harrison

Ingredients

3 Tbsp Olive Oil

3 bunches green onions, sliced

4 tsp ground cumin

2 ½ tsp smoked paprika

10 cups low sodium chicken broth

1 14 ½ oz petite tomatoes in juice

1 purchased roast chicken, shredded, skin and bones discarded

4 tsp hot pepper sauce

3 15-oz cans golden or white hominy

1 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium high heat.  Add green onions, cumin and paprika, sauté 5 minutes.  Add broth, chicken, tomatoes, and hot pepper sauce.  Puree hominy with juice, mix into soup; bring to boil.  Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.  Stir in cilantro, ladle into bowls.  Provide toppings: sour cream, avocado, tortilla chips shredded cheese.