Smoky Posole with Chipotle Chiles and Avocado (Hominy Stew)

Preparation time: 5 minutes	4 servings (approximately 5 cups total)
Cooking time: 15 minutes	182 calories per serving, 29% from fat

RealAge effect if eaten 12 times a year:	RealAge-effect ingredients:
No wonder so many of us love a fiesta! With fiber like this and the monounsaturated goodness of avocados, your RealAge drops by 3.2 days with every serving.	Spinach, carrots, onion, avocados (fiber, healthy fats, antioxidants, potassium, magnesium, carotenoids, flavonoids, calcium, folate)

ingredients

1 teaspoon canola oil

1 small white onion, cut into slivers

1 cup thinly sliced carrots

3 cups low-salt beef or chicken broth

1 tablespoon puréed canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce (see Tips)

1 can (15 ½ ounces) white hominy, drained

¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste

3 cups packed baby or torn spinach leaves

½ ripe medium avocado, diced

¼ cup chopped cilantro

Optional toppings: lime wedges, shredded cabbage, and slivered radishes

preparation

Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add oil, then onion and carrots; cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the onion starts to darken. Add broth and chiles; bring to a simmer. Stir in hominy and salt; simmer uncovered 8 minutes. Stir in spinach; simmer 1 minute or until spinach wilts. Ladle into shallow bowls; top with avocado and cilantro. Serve with desired toppings.

substitutions: One tablespoon of the adobo sauce from the canned chipotle chiles may replace the puréed chiles. Vegetable broth may replace the beef or chicken broth.

tips: Look for cans of these spicy smoked jalapeño chiles in a spicy tomato sauce in the ethnic section of your supermarket. Purée the contents of the can, portion it into small amounts, and freeze it up to 3 months.

For a rich broth instead of a clear one, scoop out 1 cup of the soup just before adding the spinach, purée it, and add it with the spinach to the soup. It will thicken the soup and distribute the flavor throughout.

nutritional analysis

Total fat (g) 6.2	Sodium (mg) 562	Vitamin A (RE) 1074
Fat calories (kc) 56	Calcium (mg) 79	Beta-carotene (RE) 6503
Cholesterol (mg) 0.8	Magnesium (mg) 70	Vitamin C (mg) 28
Saturated fat (g) 0.8	Zinc (mg) 1.8	Vitamin E (mg) 2.6
Polyunsaturated fat (g) 1.4	Selenium (mcg) 8	Thiamin B1 (mg) 0.1
Monounsaturated fat (g) 4.8	Potassium (mg) 696	Riboflavin B2 (mg) 0.2
Fiber (g) 6.5	Flavonoids (mg) 0.9	Niacin B3 (mg) 3.7
Carbohydrates (g) 26.4	Lycopene (mg) 0	Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.3
Sugar (g) 2.8	Fish (oz) 0	Folic acid (mcg) 110
Protein (g) 7.7	Nuts (oz) 0	Vitamin B12 (mcg) 0.2

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