Chicken Lime Soup
Time: 40 mins
Ingredients
- olive oil, mist
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 4 limes
- 1 1/2 quarts homemade chicken broth or 1 1/2 quarts good quality chicken broth
- 1 cup diced red bell pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1 cup diced carrot
- 1 1/4 cups diced zucchini
- 1 cup diced skinned and seeded tomato
- salt
- 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
Directions
- 1 Spray olive oil mist over the chicken breasts, then squeeze the juice of 1 lime over them. Grill (or broil) the chicken over medium heat for 5 minutes per side. Cool for a few minutes, then dice or shred. Set aside.
- 2 Bring the chicken broth to a simmer. Add the bell pepper, garlic, celery and carrot. Cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Stir in the zucchini and cook for 5 minutes. Add the reserved chicken, the juice of the remaining limes and the tomato. Season with salt. Simmer for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in the cilantro and salsa, or pass them at the table.
- 3 For Salsa: Combine the onion, tomatoes, chile, garlic, cilantro and lime juice in a bowl. Season to taste with salt. Yields about 2 cups.
