Chicken Lime Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• olive oil, mist
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 4 limes
• 1 1/2 quarts homemade chicken broth or 1 1/2 quarts good quality chicken broth
• 1 cup diced red bell pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1 cup diced carrot
• 1 1/4 cups diced zucchini
• 1 cup diced skinned and seeded tomato
• salt
• 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
• 1/2 red onion, diced
• 3 ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1 jalapeno chile, minced (include seeds)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1/2-3/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 spray olive oil mist over the chicken breasts, then squeeze the juice of 1 lime over them. grill (or broil) the chicken over medium heat for 5 minutes per side. cool for a few minutes, then dice or shred. set aside.
• 2 bring the chicken broth to a simmer. add the bell pepper, garlic, celery and carrot. cook over low heat for 15 minutes. stir in the zucchini and cook for 5 minutes. add the reserved chicken, the juice of the remaining limes and the tomato. season with salt. simmer for a couple of minutes. remove from heat. stir in the cilantro and salsa, or pass them at the table.
• 3 for salsa: combine the onion, tomatoes, chile, garlic, cilantro and lime juice in a bowl. season to taste with salt. yields about 2 cups.