This Healthy Mexican Pozole Soup Recipe is low calorie and delicious. You can have 2 cups of this low calorie pozole for just 330 calories! I’ve supplied stove top and slow cooker directions to make this low calorie soup.
Everything You’ll Need
- 1 pound pork shoulder
- 2 dried red New Mexico chiles
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoons salt
- 2 (15-ounce cans) hominy
- ½ teaspoon oregano
Healthy Mexican Pozole Soup Recipe
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Low Calorie Pozole Soup Meal Prep and Storage
Meal Prep – Cook the soup and then allow to cool completely. Scoop single servings into individual containers, or family sized servings into gallon freezer bags (or jars/containers with lids).
Frozen Soup – Be sure any container is only filled 2/3 full as the soup will expand in the freezer. Store for up to a month in the freezer. If freezing gallon bags, lay flat to freeze to save storage room.
Refrigerated Soup – Will hold in the refrigerator for 4 days.
Reheating – Add to a medium or large sauce pot, heat frozen for 30 minutes on low, or defrosted soup for 5-10 minutes over medium-low heat.
Healthy Mexican Pozole Soup Recipe
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Ingredients
Red Pozloe Ingredients:
- 1 pound pork shoulder with the fat trimmed off
- 2 dried red New Mexico chiles stem and seeds removed and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoons salt
- 2 15-ounce cans of hominy, drained and rinsed
- ½ teaspoon oregano
Garnishes for Red Pozole:
- Coarsely chopped cilantro
- Sliced green onion
- Sliced radishes
- Shredded green cabbage
- Lime wedges
Instructions
Stovetop Directions for Pork Pozole Recipe:
- Cut the pork into bite sized pieces.
- Add the pork in a large pot and add 4 cups cool water, or enough to cover it by about 2 inches. Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
- Reduce the heat to medium low and add the chiles, garlic, and salt to the pork, and simmer, covered, and cook for 90 minutes, until the pork is tender.
- Add the hominy and the oregano and continue cooking, covered for another 60 minutes.
- Serve the Mexican pozole soup in bowls, topped with lots of garnishes (they are all low in calories, so load up!)
Slow Cooker Directions for Pork Pozole Recipe:
- Cut the pork into bite sized pieces.
- Add the pork to a slow cooker and add 4 cups cool water. Add the chiles, garlic, and salt to the pork. Cover and cook on high heat for 4 hours, or on low for 6 hours.
- To the slow cooker, add the hominy and the oregano and continue cooking, for an additional 1 hour on high, or 2 hours on low, until the pork is tender.
- Serve the Mexican pozole soup in bowls, topped with lots of garnishes.
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Nutrition and Calories in Pozole Soup
The nutrition and calories are based off 1 serving (2 cups) of the Healthy Mexican Pozole Soup Recipe above.
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Article History:
- Originally written and published April 21, 2021 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on September 12, 2023 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on November 8, 2023 by Audrey Johns
