Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Mexican Chicken Lime Soup

I was a little worried about this soup when I was making it, I really thought the hubby wouldn't eat it so I quickly threw together some cheesy baked rice and mexican meatballs for him. In the end, he actually ended up liking the soup the best and even more so than me!


2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
5 skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, finely chopped, plus 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
6 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Juice of 2 limes
Salt and pepper
Crushed tortilla chips

In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion and garlic, lower the heat to medium and cook until the onion begins to brown, about 7 minutes. Increase the heat to high, push the vegetables to the side of the pan, add the chicken and cook, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chipotles and adobo sauce, then stir in the chicken broth. Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, skimming any foam. Stir in the cilantro and lime juice; season with salt and pepper. Top with the tortilla chips.

1 comment:

kristi_temple said...

This sounds so delicious! I am going to try it next week. YUM!