When you’re looking for a lighter meal that incorporates all of your Abuelita’s favorite flavors, skip the barbacoa tacos and endless toppings. Try this Chicken and Lime Soup with Avocado recipe instead. This low-fat soup with delicious chicken, rice and creamy avocados has a kick that will remind you of your Abuelita’s homemade salsa and is the perfect post-workout meal. With healthy fats and omega-3, avocados can benefit healthy skin and trim your waistline.
Chicken and Lime Soup with Avocado
Ingredients:
1 lime
2 chicken breasts
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 white onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 jalapeño, minced (possibly seeded depending on your taste)
3 cups of water
1 chicken bouillon cube
1/4 cup of white or brown rice
1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper
1 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 Avocado from Mexico
Directions:
In a deep pan, over medium/high heat, drizzle the EVOO and add the two chicken breasts. Season the chicken with a little salt and pepper to bring out the flavor and brown the chicken for 5 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside on a plate. Add your garlic, onion and jalapeño to the pan and sauté for 3 minutes. Add the 3 cups of water to the pan and the chicken bouillon cube. Stir in the Italian seasoning, cayenne pepper and squeeze half of the lime juice into the mixture. When the liquid begins to boil, add the rice and your chicken back into the pan. Allow to boil for a minute or two and then reduce the heat to a simmer and cover lightly with a lid.
Set your kitchen timer for about 30 minutes and allow the chicken to cook thoroughly. During that time, halve your avocado and slice it. Slice the rest of your lime as well. When the timer goes off, remove your chicken from the pan and check to make sure it is cooked all the way through. Shred the chicken into bite-sized pieces and toss back into the soup and allow to cook for an additional 5 minutes.
Serve the soup immediately with a lime wedge and a happy portion of avocado.
Disclosure: This is a sponsored blog post as an Avocados from Mexico blogger. As always, all opinions, ideas and stories are clearly my own.
I have never had avocado soup. But I love aguacates, that is for sure. I have noted down your recipe for future reference, now if only the price on the avocados would go down a bit so I can actually afford them!
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I’ve had something similar to this and loved it. I am going to try this recipe and see if my kids will enjoy it as well. Thanks for the recipe!!
YUM. This reminds me of my farovite breakfast when we were on our Honeymoon in Mexico. They had fresh baked bread, fresh avocados and ham. I didn’t toast the bread, but I can imagine that would be delicious. I usually eat in the car on my way to work and I think this would definitely be portable.