Avocado Soup With Chicken And Lime

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• 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.