Chicken Soup To Spice Up The Soul
By: Sara
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 1:10pm

Ingredients




3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tortillas, sliced into 1/4" strips
32 ounces container organic low-sodium chicken stock (I like Wegman's store brand)
Juice of 2 limes (this juicer is really the best at getting all of the juice out!)
1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies and juice
1 can pinto or cannellini beans (rinsed)
1 large onion, diced
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1/4 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
2 chicken breasts

Preparation

1 Heat oil in a large pot on the stove one medium-high (the same pot will be used to make the soup later). 2 Add tortilla strips and stir constantly until they brown slightly and start to crisp. Remove from heat and set aside. 3 To a large stock pot, add chicken stock, lime juice, tomatoes & juice, beans, onion, salt & pepper and heat to medium-high. 4 Sink chicken breasts into broth, cover, turn heat down to med-low an walk away (that's the best part)! 5 Leave soup to simmer for 30 minutes. Remove chicken breasts to a cutting board. Pull chicken apart with 2 forks into bite sized pieces. Return to soup. 6 Serve topped with tortilla strips and a dollop of sour cream!

About


Chicken Soup to Spice up the Soul!
Over the weekend, I watched Rick Bayless's show called "Mexico: One Plate at a Time." The show featured a number of recipes using lime as an ingredient.
He made a lime chicken soup on the show that inspired me to go into my kitchen and create a similar dish that I will now have as part of my permanent repertoire - it was so good! I admit, I was hesitant about LIME in chicken soup, but it is an amazing flavor you just have to try!
The ingredients I used were items I had on hand. Quick, easy, but satisfying- this spicy 1-pot meal is a great weeknight dinner!