BBQ Chicken Soup

 A great soup to make with leftover rotisserie chicken or BBQ chicken.

I added egg noodles to this batch, just because I made too many for the chicken noodle soup I made.

BBQ CHICKEN SOUP 

(serves 6)

Ingredients:

*2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or cubed

*1/2 pound bacon

*4 tablespoons of your favorite dry BBQ rub

*4 cups Roma tomatoes or cherry tomatoes chopped

*1 medium yellow onion, chopped

*3-4 garlic cloves, minced

*1 Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (optional)

*1 cup of beer 

*4 cups chicken stock

*2 cups tomato sauce or puree

*1/8 cup dijon mustard

*1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

*1/4 cup light brown sugar

*3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

*1 (ounce) bag frozen corn (or 2 cups of fresh corn removed from cob)

*1 ( ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained

*1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:

~Cut bacon into small pieces.

~In a large pot or dutch oven,  cook 1/2 pound bacon over medium heat until crispy.

~Remove from pan and set aside.

~Add 4 tablespoon BBQ dry rub into hot grease and cook, stirring constantly until you start to smell the spices (about 1-2 mintues).

~Add 1 chopped yellow onion and cook another 1-2 minutes, stirring often.

~Add in 1 chipotle pepper and onion, stir until well mixed.

~Add in 4 cups of Roma tomatoes and stir until well mixed.

~Add in 1 cup beer, and stir to deglazed bottom of pan.

~Cook for 1-2 minutes.

~In a large bowl, whisk 2 cups tomato sauce, 1/8 cup dijon mustard, 1 cup brown sugar, and 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce until well combined

~Add tomato sauce mixture and 4 cups chicken stock to pan.

~Turn heat down to medium-low and simmer soup for 30-40 minutes.

~While soup is simmering, cut tomatoes in half and place on a cookie sheet.  Roast in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes (optional, but adds so much flavor).

~Using a blender, blend soup from the dutch oven until smooth.

~Simmer another 30 minutes.

~Add 2 cups Roma tomatoes, drained and rinsed black beans, 2 cups corn, cooked bacon, and 2 cups cooked shredded chicken.

~Simmer until heated through and serve.