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!
Plus, I’ve supplied you with stove top and slow cooker directions to make this low calorie red pozole recipe. So you can make it slow and low and come home to a perfect low calorie dinner recipe.
This delicious Mexican posole recipe is packed full of protein thanks to the pork. You’ll get over 20g of protein per serving.
The best posole recipe is the one that you can enjoy without ruining your diet, and this one is perfect. It’s flavorful and delicious, low in calories and packed full of protein. And two cups is quite the large serving, most bowls don’t even hold that much!
This Healthy Mexican Pozole Soup Recipe is just 330 calories and has 20.1g of protein!
Healthy Mexican Pozole Soup Recipe
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Ingredients in Low Calorie Pozole Soup
This low calorie posole Mexican soup is packed with pork and hominy to create a filling and hearty soup.
You can swap out the traditional pork for chicken, or beef. But if you want to an authentic Mexican Pozole Soup Recipe, you need to make this with pork.
Shopping List for Low Calorie Posole Recipe:
Red Pozloe Ingredients:
- Pork shoulder
- Dried red New Mexico chiles
- Garlic
- Salt
- Canned hominy
- Oregano
Garnishes for Red Pozole:
- Chopped Cilantro
- Thin Sliced Green onions
- Sliced Radishes
- Shredded green cabbage
- Lime wedges
- Chopped Avocado
- Greek Yogurt (in place of sour cream)
How to Make Low Calorie Pozole Soup
It’s surprisingly easy to make pozole Rojo soup recipes, though it is time consuming. So don’t let the cook times scare you off. That’s why I created a crockpot pozole recipe so you can set it and walk away.
How to Make Skinny Pozole Rojo Soup:
Stovetop Directions for Skinny 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 Skinny 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.
Healthy Mexican Pozole Soup Recipe
This Healthy Mexican Pozole Soup Recipe is just 330 calories for 2 cups. That’s a HUGE serving!
You can make this pozole soup recipe in a slow cooker (crockpot) or on the stovetop. I’ve included directions for both methods below!
More Low Calorie Hearty Soups:
Low Calorie Mexican Pozole Soup
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
- 1/2 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.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Pozole Soup
I’ve cut calories without cutting flavor or serving size. And I’ve even supplied you with healthy and low calorie toppings for pozole soup!
The nutrition and calories are based off 1 serving (2 cups) of the Healthy Mexican Pozole Soup Recipe above.
Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is my goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.
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Article History:
- Originally written and published April 21, 2021 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on September 12, 2023 by Audrey Johns
