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Avocado Soup with Chicken and Lime
Strips of chicken breast are simmered in a spicy, citrusy broth, and topped with avocado and crisp corn tortilla strips for a satisfying meal that's ready in about 30 minutes.
Makes:4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 (6 inch) corn tortillas, julienned
- 1½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 white onion, sliced thinly
- 8 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 4 fresh jalapeno peppers, sliced
- 8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into thin strips
- 1 quart chicken broth
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice
- 1 tomato, seeded and diced
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
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Directions
Prep:10 mCook:20 mReady:30 m
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Arrange tortilla strips on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, garlic, and jalapenos in oil until lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in chicken, chicken broth, lime juice, tomato, salt and pepper. Gently simmer until chicken is no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Stir in avocado and cilantro and heat through, 3 to 5 minutes. Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with tortilla strips to serve.