Chili-Lime Chicken Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 181.1
  • Total Fat: 5.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 32.3 mg
  • Sodium: 1,892.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 10.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
  • Protein: 22.9 g

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Introduction

This slightly spicy soup is warm and refreshing. This slightly spicy soup is warm and refreshing.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 tbsp grapeseed oil
    1cup chopped onion
    2 fresh serrano peppers, seeded, and minced
    1 cup fresh tomatoes chopped
    3 cloves garlic, chopped
    8 cups chicken broth
    1 tsp cracked black pepper
    1 tsp salt
    6 limes (need juice from 3-4, and half lime for soup, the rest should be sliced for garnish)
    2 cups shredded chicken (white meat)
    1/3 cup chopped cilantro

Directions

1. In a soup pot, heat the oil and saute' the chopped onion and chiles until onions are soft. Add tomatoes and garlic and cook until tomatoes are soft and garlic is fragrant.
2. Add chicken broth, pepper, thyme and salt to the pot and bring to a boil. Rduce heat and add lime juice, plus a lime half. Simmer soup for 30 minutes.
3. Remove lime half, add the shredded chicken, simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in cilantro and simmer for 5 more minutes.
TO SERVE: Ladle 1 cup portions of soup into individual bowls. Garnish with avocado slices or tortilla chips if desired (Garnishes not included in nutritional info).


Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SALTYSPIDER.