Mexican soup with chicken

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Recipe by Jennifer Joyce

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1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and garlic, soften for 5 mins, then stir in the dried chilli, cumin, tomatoes and chicken stock. Blitz in a food processor in batches, or use a hand blender to purée until smooth.
2. Return to the pan, then bring to the boil. Add the chicken, reduce the heat, then simmer for 10 mins until cooked through. Stir in the lime juice and some seasoning, then ladle into bowls. Put the toppings in the middle of the table for everyone to help themselves.

MAKE YOUR OWN TORTILLA STRIPS

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Cut 6 corn tortilla wraps into thin slices. Place on a baking tray and spray or brush lightly with a little olive oil. Season, then bake for 4-5 mins until golden.

PER SERVING (soup only)

257 kcalories, protein 34g, carbohydrate 10g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 0g, salt 2.12 g

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• Janet

  04 January 2009

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  easy and delicious

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• Poolio

  13 January 2009

  Poolio rated and commented on this recipe

  

  We used smoked chicken and added some sweetcorn: it had much more flavour than we expected and it couldn't be easier to prepare! (especially since we didn't even bother to puree)

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• jaxzmusic

  27 January 2009

  jaxzmusic rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very very lovely, I made the soup with the chicken then let everyone else help themselves to the avocado, lime, corriander and tortillas, so it was like a funky little soup pick n mix. Hit with everyone. Will definitely make again :) x

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• Nav

  03 March 2009

  Nav commented on this recipe

  Very easy to prepare and surprisingly tasty. Will definately make this again.

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• longtalltara

  16 March 2009

  longtalltara commented on this recipe

  Really tasty but I only used about 1 litre of stock which I thought was plenty.

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• longtalltara

  16 March 2009

  longtalltara rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really tasty but I only used about 1 litre of stock which I found to be plenty

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• George

  19 May 2009

  George rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is quite an easy and simple soup to make. I found that it needed a LOT of seasoning though. What really makes it is the toppings - I served mine with tortilla chips, lime wedges, fresh coriander leaves and soured cream. My 3-year old nephew liked it too!

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• Susan

  14 September 2009

  Susan rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very good. I made my own broth from thighs and then shredded that into the soup. I also added black beans, corn and some pepper flakes.

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• bianca

  25 September 2009

  bianca rated and commented on this recipe

  

  not my favourite soup - too watery and a bit bland

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• JOOLES

  25 September 2009

  JOOLES commented on this recipe

  This sounds lovely although we don't eat chicken or turkey, even tho we are meat eaters. Ive bought a chunk of 'Extra special Cooked Arista pork loin' from my local supermarket Deli, i thought of chopping this into small cubes and adding this to the soup when its poured back into the saucepan after the Processor stage to warm through, and im serving with 'Ciabatta Cheese and Garlic Bread' i maight also add a little bit of sweetcorn. I hope this will work.x

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• JOOLES

  12 October 2009

  JOOLES commented on this recipe

  Well i dont know where i went wrong with this. Ive never had a problem with making soup before but this came out far far too hot (and we love spicy) and very very runny and and an awful grey colour. It was like runny water with tomatoes chucked in. Ive never had a problem with any of the recipes on this site, it must have been something that i did, i cant believe it was the recipe due to the very good comments above. I would be happy to try my hand at making this again.

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 4 garlic cloves , crushed
• 1 ancho or other large dried chilli , deseeded and softened in boiling water for about 10 mins
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• 400g can plum tomatoes
• 1½ l chicken stock
• 2 chicken breasts , sliced
• juice 2 limes
• tortilla chips or homemade tortilla strips (see below), chopped avocado, lime wedges, red onion and coriander, to serve

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Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 15 mins

Cook 15 mins

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Can be frozen without toppings

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 4 garlic cloves , crushed
• 1 ancho or other large dried chilli , deseeded and softened in boiling water for about 10 mins
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• 400g can plum tomatoes
• 1½ l chicken stock
• 2 chicken breasts , sliced
• juice 2 limes
• tortilla chips or homemade tortilla strips (see below), chopped avocado, lime wedges, red onion and coriander, to serve

PER SERVING (soup only)

257 kcalories, protein 34g, carbohydrate 10g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 0g, salt 2.12 g

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