Denise's Chicken Soup with Avocado and Lime (Melissa B.)

By ezunich

Ingredients

• 1 chicken (3-3 1/2 lbs. cut-up--I usually use the equivalent in whole chicken breasts w/bones)
• 1 rib celery sliced
• 2 medium carrots, sliced
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 1 large clove garlic
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• couple dashes of ground red pepper
• 2 cups cut green beans
• 2 cups com (frozen is fine)
• 1 (28 oz can) crushed tomatoes
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• juice of 1 fresh lime
• 6 cups of water (approx.)
• orzo or rice (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Cook chicken w/ seasonings of your choice for broth. If you use a pre-cooked chicken, take meat off of frame and then boil frame with seasonings for 1 hour .. skim fat off of broth, then add tomatoes, carrots, onions, celery, garlic and other spices. Also add chicken meat and boil for an hour at a simmer. During last 15 minutes add lime juice, green beans, corn & rice or orzo if you wish. Continue to simmer. Serve with lime slice and garnish with avocado slices.