Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Green Chili Chicken and Lime Soup



I made this for dinner on Friday! Loved it! Quick, easy, healthy and very, very tasty. I got the recipe from the blog Picky Palate.
I just used 4 cloves of garlic not the roasted. For the chicken I used a roasted chicken from the deli.

Green Chili Chicken and Lime Soup

2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves fresh or roasted garlic, minced (I used a jar of roasted garlic, it was phenomenal!)
80 oz chicken broth, 2 1/2 cartons of the 32 oz
10 oz can rotel tomatoes, mild
7 oz can diced green chilies
4 medium boneless skinless chicken breasts; cooked, shredded and lightly seasoned with salt and pepper
2 1/2 Cups cooked rice of choice, I used basmati
1/4 Cup fresh lime juice
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
Pinches of Kosher salt, fresh cracked black pepper and Lawry’s Garlic Salt with Parsley to taste
1 bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped
Fresh diced avocados, drizzled with lime juice
1 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
Tortilla chips
1. Place oil into a large dutch oven over medium heat. Saute onion for 5 minutes then add in garlic; cook for 1 minute. Stir in chicken broth, tomtoes, green chilies, chicken breast, rice, lime juice and seasonings. Cook for 5 minutes; taste and season according to your liking. Right before serving add chopped cilantro.
2. Serve soup with fresh diced avocado, shredded cheese and crushed chips if desired. If you can handle the heat, squeeze some Siracha over top, yum!!
10-12 servings

4 comments:

Young Adventures... said...

That sounds awesome, I will have to try it.

Buckman Family said...

It was really good - your family would love it! I'm going to make it again this week!

Vivi said...

I saw this on her blog and saved it too - just hadn't made it yet. Maybe next week!

eringo said...

I say hello!!! from JAPAN !!
it's so fun to read your blog☺
also very very interesting recipe!!
I'm gonna be a challenge to cook!