When its chilly outside and all you want to do is to stay in bed, curl up with a good book and have a delicious soup that reminds you of what your mother used to make. This delicious soup is homey and hearty to satisfy your cravings for a home-cooked meal. What makes this recipe more interesting is the crunchy tortillas at the bottom, the interesting toppings of avocados, tomatoes and cilantro as well as a bit of spicy flavor from the jalapeños. Squeeze in some lime and you’ll have a fantastic meal.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves, sliced
- 6 small skinless boneless chicken breast halves, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 9 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 cups coarsely crushed tortilla chips
- 2 avocados, peeled, pitted, diced
- 3 tomatoes, chopped
- 3 green onions,
- sliced fresh cilantro,
- chopped jalapeño chilies,
- minced lime slices/wedges
Direction
- In a large soup pot heat oil
- Saute garlic in oil
- Add in chicken strips and seasoned with salt, pepper and oregano
- Saute them all together until chicken is slightly cook
- Mix in lime juice and broth and simmer in medium heat
- When it starts to simmer, reduce heat to low until chicken is fully cooked
- Add salt and pepper if needed Tortilla
- Crush tortilla chips and pale them in bowls
- Ladle in the soup into each bowls
- Squeeze in some lime into the soup
- Garnish the top it with tomatoes, green onions, avocados, jalapeños, cilantro
- Add some lime wedges at the side
- Serve hot with crusty garlic bread
About the Author
Mateo Gomez is a Mexican food enthusiast, and the founder of Allaboutmexicanfood.com. Check out http://allaboutmexicanfood.com for history-of-mexican-cooking recipe.