Avocado Soup with Chicken and Lime Recipe

Name: Avocado Soup with Chicken and Lime
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 (6 inch) corn tortillas, julienned; 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 white onion, sliced thinly; 8 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 4 fresh jalapeno peppers, sliced; 8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into thin strips; 1 quart chicken broth; 1/4 cup fresh lime juice; 1 tomato, seeded and diced; salt and pepper to taste; 1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced; 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Ingredients

4 (6 inch) corn tortillas, julienned
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1 white onion, sliced thinly
8 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
4 fresh jalapeno peppers, sliced
8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into thin strips
1 quart chicken broth
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 tomato, seeded and diced
salt and pepper to taste
1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

	PREP TIME 10m	COOK TIME 20m	TOTAL TIME 30m
YIELD 4 servings

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Arrange tortilla strips on a baking sheet and bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook onion, garlic and jalapenos in olive oil until lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in chicken, chicken broth, lime juice, tomato, salt and pepper. Gently simmer until chicken is cooked, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in avocado and cilantro and heat through. Adjust seasonings.
Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with tortilla strips to serve.

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