Chicken, Tortilla and Lime Soup

If you have leftover home-roasted or store-bought rotisserie chicken on hand, this soup is the ideal solution for a super-quick weeknight dinner after a long workday. The soup is delicious as is, but you can make it heartier by stirring in some corn or peeled and diced tomatoes with the chicken. 

Chicken, Tortilla and Lime Soup

Ingredients

• 1 Tbs. olive oil
• 1/2 white onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 small jalapeño chile, seeded, deribbed and minced
• 6 cups (48 fl. oz./1.5 l) chicken broth
• 2 cups (12 oz./375 g) cooked, shredded chicken
• Juice of 3 to 4 limes
• Salt
• 1 1/2 cups (4 1/2 oz./140 g) corn tortilla chips, broken into pieces
• 1/2 cup (2 1/2 oz./75 g) crumbled queso fresco
• 1 avocado, pitted, peeled and diced
• 1/4 cup (1/3 oz./10 g) chopped fresh cilantro
• 4 radishes, thinly sliced

Directions

1. In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil. Add the onion and sauté until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the jalapeño and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in the broth and bring to a boil. Add the shredded chicken, reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the chicken is heated through, about 3 minutes. Add the lime juice and salt to taste.

2. Ladle into bowls. Garnish with the tortilla chips, queso fresco, avocado, cilantro and radishes, and serve immediately. Serves 4 to 6.

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Summary

Recipe Name

Chicken, Tortilla and Lime Soup

Published On

2018-07-11

Preparation Time

15M

Cook Time

10M

Total Time

25M