Chicken And Lime Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 2 limes, juice of
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon chipotle chile, pureed
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 chicken breast halves, cooked and shredded
• 1 cup chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1 tablespoon minced cilantro
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 4 ounces jalapeno jack cheese, cubed
• 4 fresh cilantro stems (for garnish)
• 4 lime slices (for garnish)
• tortilla chips

Recipe

• 1 combine stock, lime juice, oregano, basil, pureed chipotle and bay leaf in stockpot.
• 2 season to taste with salt and .
• 3 pepper.
• 4 bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 5 add shredded chicken, tomatoes, red onion and cilantro.
• 6 return to boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 7 taste and adjust seasonings if desired.
• 8 ladle very hot soup into warm soup bowls.
• 9 drop in cheese cubes.
• 10 garnish each serving with a few.
• 11 tortilla chips, avocado slices, lime slice and cilantro sprig.
• 12 makes about 1 quart.