Mexican Style Chicken-Lime Soup

By á-174942

Ingredients

• 6 cups chicken stock
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut thin slices
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 garlic cloves - (to 10) minced
• 1 small onion thinly sliced
• 2 medium roma tomatoes peeled, seeded, and diced
• 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 serrano or jalapeño pepper - (to 4) seeded, sliced thin (depending on how hot you like it)
• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
• Salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add onion, garlic and hot peppers and cook for about 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in stock and remaining ingredients, except cilantro. Simmer soup until chicken is cooked, about 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in cilantro and adjust seasonings. Ladle soup into bowls.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings; n/a carb grams per serving.