MEXICAN CHICKEN SOUP

By DOMESTICDIVA

Ingredients

• 100 g cooked chicken, shredded into bite-sized pieces
• 3-4 cloves minced garlic
• 1 t cumin
• 1/2 t onion powder
• 1/2 t chili powder
• 1/2 t cayenne (use less if you don't want it as spicy)
• diced tomato
• 2-3 c homemade chicken broth
• 1/4 c fresh chopped cilantro (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat pot over medium-high heat.
Add garlic, and cook for 3-5 minutes. (Heat until you see little bubbles around the garlic.)
Use a bit of your broth to keep garlic from sticking to the pot, if necessary.
Add tomatoes, chicken broth, and onion powder, cumin, chili powder, cayenne.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to a simmer, and add chicken.
Simmer for 20 minutes.
Stir in cilantro, and simmer for 5 minutes more.
NOTE: For easy chopping of cilantro and other herbs, use kitchen shears. When using a knife sometimes the leaves of the herbs are difficult to chop. The kitchen shears make this a simple task.