Will I Ever Learn to Take My Contacts Out Before I Cut a Jalapeno Pepper Soup?

2 T vegetable or canola oil
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (optional)
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
5 garlic cloves finely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
2T ground cumin
1T ground coriander
1 C mild green salsa
4 C chicken stock
1 can (or more) great northern beans
1 handful fresh cilantro chopped
1 handful fresh flat leaf parsley chopped
juice of 1 lime
shredded jack cheese

Directions
Heat a medium soup pot over medium high heat with the vegetable oil. Add chicken to the hot oil and season liberally w/ salt and pepper. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes. Add onion, garlic, jalapeno, cumin coriander and cook 3 - 4 minutes, continuing to stir. Add salsa and chicken stock. Bring chili to a simmer. Add half of the beans. With a fork, mash the other half of the beans and add to soup. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add cilantro, parsley and lime juice. Serve with jack cheese.

My eyes are still burning, but it was so worth it!