Spicy Chicken And Squash Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
• 5 fresh chili peppers, seeded and chopped
• 1 habanero pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 lb chicken (your choice of cut)
• 2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 (14 ounce) can black beans
• 3 teaspoons old bay seasoning (found in the seafood section of grocery stores)
• 1 cup barley
• 2 medium summer squash, sliced

Recipe

• 1 in olive oil, saute onion, celery, all the peppers and garlic in soup pot until soft.
• 2 add broth, tomatoes, black beans, seasoning and chicken to pot and simmer until chicken is cooked. remove chicken from pot, shred or dice chicken and return to pot.
• 3 add barley and squash, simmer 45 minutes to an hour.