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Mexican Chicken & Rice Soup

Angela LeMoine
6 servings
Beginner
I love Mexican food and I love soup, so while working on my clean meals for the next week I came across a tortilla soup picture on Pinterest. I came up with my own version and it was seriously delicious!!! I devoured 2 bowls full and no guilt about it because its good for you! This soup is light and full of flavor. I use ground chicken here but you can easily use diced or shredded chicken as well. Full of bell peppers, chilies, tomatoes and homemade broth (store bought works fine too- preferably low sodium) and finished off with a non fat cilantro lime crema and baked corn tortilla strips. This will be a new favorite go to recipe!
Mexican Chicken & Rice Soup

Total Steps

5

Ingredients

20

Tools Needed

1

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds lean ground chicken
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2-4 cans 4 oz diced green chiles
  • 3-4 ears corn, kernels cut off
  • 1 can 15 oz diced tomato
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1-2 teaspoons cumin(optional)
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 2 small bay leaves
  • 2-6 ounces nonfat plain greek yogurt
  • 3-4 tablespoons chopped cilantro
  • 1 lime, juice of
  • 3 cups cooked brown rice
  • lime wedges(optional)
  • 6 corn tortillas, sliced and baked at 375 for about 10-12 mins until crisp
  • olive oil
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

1

Step 1

Into a large pot, over medium heat, add in a drizzle of olive oil, the peppers, onion & chilies. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Cook until slightly softened. Stir in the bay leaves, oregano, cumin and chili powder.

2

Step 2

Push the veggies off to the side of the pot and add the chicken to the clear side. Break up with a spoon as it begins to cook. Once cooked most of the way through, go ahead and mix everything together.

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Step 3

Stir in the corn, tomatoes and chicken broth. Simmer for 30 minutes covered and another 10 minutes or so uncovered.

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Step 4

For the cilantro lime crema... stir the yogurt, juice of a lime, the cilantro and a little salt and pepper.

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Step 5

Plate up the soup with a scoop of rice, the delicious soup, top with a dollop of crema, a lime wedge and the tortilla strips.

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