Mexican Chicken Soup

Serves 4
Time 45 min
Mexican Chicken Soup

Here's a soup that can be put together quickly and offers comforting, warm and spicy flavors. Serve family-style in a large pot and arrange the garnishes around the table in colorful bowls for everyone to dress up their soup. Easily double or triple this recipe to feed a larger crowd.

Ingredients

    2dried ancho chiles, stemmed
    1 quartlow-sodium chicken broth
    2carrots, chopped
    1 clovegarlic, mashed into a paste
    1 can (14.5-ounce)no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
    1/2 poundboneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into small strips
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/4 teaspoonground black pepper
    Chopped fresh cilantro
    4 teaspoonscrumbled feta or grated Monterey Jack cheese
    8tortilla chips, lightly crushed
    1/4 cupdiced avocado
    Lime wedges
    1 cupboiling water

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Method

Put chiles into a medium heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water and set aside to let soak until softened, about 10 minutes.


Transfer chiles and about 1/2 cup of soaking liquid to a blender and purée, adding more soaking liquid, if needed, to make a smooth, thin paste. Set aside.


Put broth into a large pot and bring just to a boil.


Add carrots, garlic, tomatoes and 2 to 3 tablespoons of the reserved chile purée and simmer until carrots are almost tender, 15 to 20 minutes. (Reserve leftover chile purée for another use. It keeps well in the refrigerator for up to a week or the freezer for up to 2 months.)


Add chicken and simmer over low heat until just until cooked through.


Remove soup from heat, season with salt and pepper and serve garnished with avocado, cheese, tortilla chips, cilantro, and lime wedges.


Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

210

Total Fat

7g

Saturated Fat

1.5g

Cholesterol

40mg

Sodium

510mg

Total Carbohydrate

20g

Dietary Fiber

5g

Total Sugars

5g

Protein

20g

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