Chicken Avocado Soup
Chicken Avocado Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts, or 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 1/4 cups chopped green onions (including whites, mince the whites)
- 2 jalapeños, seeded and minced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 (14.5 oz.) cans of low-sodium chicken broth, no sugar added
- 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
- 3 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 3 medium avocados, peeled, cored, and diced
INSTRUCTIONS:
- In a large pot heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Once hot, add green onions and jalapenos and saute until tender, about 2 minutes, adding garlic during last 30 seconds of sautéing.
- Add chicken broth, tomatoes, cumin, season with salt and pepper to taste and add chicken breasts if using (otherwise wait to add rotisserie chicken until the end). Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Then reduce heat to medium, cover with lid and allow to cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken has cooked through 10 - 15 minutes (cook time will vary based on thickness of chicken breasts).
- Reduce burner to warm heat, remove chicken from pan and let rest on a cutting board 5 minutes, then shred chicken and return to soup. Stir in cilantro and lime juice, and rotisserie chicken now if using.
- Add avocados to soup just before serving (if you don't plan on serving the soup right away, I would recommend adding the avocados to each bowl individually).