Mexican Chicken Lime Soup (Low Fat And Low Carb!) - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium yellow onion
2 stalks celery
1 medium jalapeno (seeds removed)
3 garlic cloves
1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts
8 cups chicken broth
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 teaspoon oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
1 medium lime
1/2 bunch cilantro
salt, to personal taste
Preparation
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Dice the onion, celery and jalapeno. Mince the garlic. Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, jalapeno and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes or until tender.
Add the chicken breast, broth, can of tomatoes, oregano and cumin to the pot. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
remove the chicken from the pot, shred with 2 forks and return to the pot. squeeze the lime juice into the soup.
Rinse the cilantro and roughly chop. add salt as desired. Stir and serve!
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