Traditional Caldo De Pollo (Chicken Soup)

"This is our family recipe which I have modified a bit for people who don't like onions, or celery. It still contains these ingredients but I use my food processor to chop it super tiny. I also use a tea ball infuser for the cilantro because I don't like cooked cilantro. I don't like the way it looks and feels once cooked but without it your soup will not taste the same. Same reason why I leave the cabbage out of my soup, even though my family recipe calls for it. If you like cooked cabbage I have included it as an optional ingredient. To keep your recipe healthy you can use boneless, skinless chicken breast. If you do, throw a wing in there in order to get some flavor. You can use your leftover veggies, you really can play with the recipe as it calls for a lot of veggies. You can leave out some, or add others that you may like with chicken."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
17
Serves:
12-16
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a food processor, finely chop onions, celery, and garlic.
  • Puncture jalapeno with a knife.
  • In a stockpot place chicken, water, salt, pepper, corn nibblets, and the punctured jalapeno along with chopped onions, celery, and garlic and bring this to a boil.
  • Tuck the cilantro into the ball infuser and drop into stockpot.
  • Let everything simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes.
  • Add halved potatoes and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • At this point taste the broth for flavor. Add salt if needed.
  • Add carrots and chayote and simmer for another 5 minutes.
  • Add green beans and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Test potatoes to make sure they are cooked. If they are turn off heat.
  • Finally, add zucchini and cabbage and let these veggies cooked with the heat of the broth. Cover and let it sit approximately 3 minutes.
  • Serve with lime and garnish with chopped onions/cilantro if desired. OR serve over plain rice.

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