Caldo De Pollo (Mexican Chicken Soup)

"I doubt this can be considered a stew because it is not thick, but it is chunky with vegetables. I love it, especially with some cilantro and lime. Yummy!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Rinse and dry chicken and place in stockpot. Add the corn on the cob nibblers with the chicken. Cover with water and season with salt.
  • Add onion, bay leaves and garlic and let simmer for about 20 minutes (longer if using bigger pieces of chicken).
  • Add the carrots, celery ribs, chayote, and potatoes and cook until vegetables are near tender.
  • Add the cabbage, add more salt if needed and add pepper. Let simmer for about 5-10 minutes until cabbage is tender.
  • Serve and garnish with cilantro, diced onion, and lime wedges. Adjust to taste with lime wedges.

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  1. I doubled the recipe to eat this every day...it's so yummy! I did get help from my mom on timing so this is what she suggested...1. Cover chicken with water to boil about 20-30 min (my mom likes to use drumsticks because of the flavor of the bone and I like thighs for extra chicken) 2. Add the seasoning(salt, pepper, and knorr), bay leaf, onion, celery, corn, and large jalapeno (she takes out in the end but I keep for spice) then simmer for 20-30 min 3. Add potatoes and carrots and cook for another 20-30 min 4. Last 10 min of cooking add cabbage, squash/chayote, and more salt/pepper *As a preference my kids like me to mix in spanish rice and serve with rolled tortillas and crema (sour cream)...Delish :)
     
  2. Big help! I went ahead and added rice. Instead of the drumstick I used premarinated boneless skinless thighs. So good!!
     
  3. Awesome!!! I love this recipe!!!
     
  4. Excellent! My husband said this tastes like the resturant quality caldo! I couldn't find chayotes at the grocery store, so I left them out, and I used boneless chicken breasts, and Knorr caldo de pollo boullion. Very delicious! Thanks for sharing!
     
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