Saturday, November 5, 2011

Mexican Chicken Lime Soup

I found this recipe on Pinterest, but it's a Rachael Ray.  It got great reviews on the website. It sounds good, and cooks fairly quickly. However,  you could also throw the ingredients in the crock pot and let them cook on low for the day, so it's ready that evening. 
 

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 
1 onion, finely chopped 
6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 
6 skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 
2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, finely chopped, plus 2 tablespoons adobo sauce (If you're not into spicy food, just use 1 chile)
6 cups chicken broth 
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro 
Juice of 2 limes 
Salt and pepper 
1 hass avocado, thinly sliced lengthwise into 12 pieces 
Crushed tortilla chips


In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. 
Stir in the onion and garlic. Lower the heat to medium and cook until the onion begins to brown, about 7 minutes. 
Increase the heat to high, push the vegetables to the side of the pan, add the chicken and cook, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes. 
Stir in the chipotles and adobo sauce, then stir in the chicken broth. 
Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, skimming any foam. 
Stir in the cilantro and lime juice. 
Season with salt and pepper
Place 2 avocado slices in each of 6 soup bowls and pour in the soup. 
Top with the tortilla chips.

1 comment:

  1. We call this Tortilla soup because we don't put the lime juice in.My recipe didn't have it in it. It is one of our favorites but will have to try this one with the lime.

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