Sopa De Lima

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 chicken breasts
• 10 cups chicken broth
• 1 onion, peeled and quartered
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
• 6 peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies (not roasted)
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup cilantro leaf
• 2 avocados, peeled and sliced
• 1 (10 ounce) bag tortillas

Recipe

• 1 place in a soup pot the chicken breasts, broth, quartered onion, garlic, peppercorns, salt and thyme. cover and cook 30 minutes. allow the chicken to cool in the broth.
• 2 remove chicken; skin and bone the chicken, then shred the meat. strain the broth into a separate container.
• 3 add 1 tablespoon of oil in the soup pot. add the chopped onion and green chili and cook until soft. add the tomatoes and cook again briefly.
• 4 return the broth to the pot and bring to a boil. add the juice of 3 or 4 fresh limes, plus a squeezed lime half. reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
• 5 remove the lime half and add the shredded chicken and cilantro. simmer and additional 10 minutes.
• 6 peel and slice the avocados and cut the remaining limes into wedges. serve the soup and drop tortillas into each bowl. garnish with sliced avocadoes and lime wedges.