Chipotle-Chicken Soup With Avocado

Name: Chipotle-Chicken Soup With Avocado
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 whole chicken breasts; 2 medium Spanish onions (chopped); 4 garlic cloves (minced); 2 chipotle chiles in adobo (drained and minced fine); 1 tablespoon garlic powder; 1 tablespoon onion powder; 1/2 tablespoon salt; 2 large avocados; 2 tablespoons lime juice (lemon will work); 6 green onions (chopped fine); 2 tablespoons cilantro (chopped); 1 large lime (cut into wedges)

Submitted by Berts Kitchen Witch

"This is a delicious spicy, "South of the Border" style Chicken Soup.This soup is served by "layering" the chicken, fresh avocado, green scallions, and cilantro in the soup bowls, and ladling in the broth.Lime makes the perfect garnish, for squeezing in your bowl. (Times stated do not include the time for cooked chicken to cool.)"

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Ready In:: 1hr 40mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4

ingredients

4 whole chicken breasts
2 medium Spanish onions (chopped)
4 garlic cloves (minced)
2 chipotle chiles in adobo (drained and minced fine)
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
¹⁄₂ tablespoon salt
2 large avocados
2 tablespoons lime juice (lemon will work)
6 green onions (chopped fine)
2 tablespoons cilantro (chopped)
1 large lime (cut into wedges)

directions

Place the chicken, Spanish onions, garlic,and the chipotle in a large soup pot.
Sprinkle in the salt,and the garlic and onion powders.
Put in enough water to cover over all.(about 2 quarts).
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer.
Cook at a "fast simmer",( but not a "rolling" boil) for about 1 hour, or until chicken is thoroughly done.
Remove the chicken to cool.Keep the broth over low heat in the meantime.
Taste the broth and adjust the seasonings as desired (more salt, etc.).
Peel, pit and chop the avocados into small chunks.
Pour the lime juice over the avocado chunks and toss.
When chicken is cooled enough to handle, remove ALL bones, fat and gristle.
Tear all the chicken meat into bite size bits.
Arrange equal amounts of the chicken meat in 4 soup bowls.
Do the same over the chicken meat with the green onion, cilantro, and avocado.
Ladle the hot broth into each bowl,and serve with lime wedges.

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wow this is certainly a different twist on soup, I made this using chicken thighs instead of breast, this is time-consuming, I might made this a little differently to save some time the next time, thanks for sharing!...Kitten:)

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Berts Kitchen Witch

Recently moved to New Mexico from South-East Texas. What can I say, I LOVE to cook! My screen name came from my husband Bert. He calls me his Kitchen Witch, because he says that I "make magic" in the kitchen.Bert works in Emergency Medicine in a local E.R.(That's what brought us here to New Mexico.) He has worked Emergency for about 27 years now, and I call him my "working class hero".(In reference to the John Lennon song.) I have 5 awesome children, 2 step-sons, 2 sons, and a daughter, who because she is the youngest and the only girl, thinks she is a princess.(oh no, she's not spoiled!) I come from a long line of people, on both sides of the family, who were wonderful and creative cooks. I guess that explains my love of cooking and feeding people.I truly get a thrill out of serving food to people who enjoy it.I also love to read, and consume books and information ravenously.I absolutely adore a great mystery.I also would have a hard time surviving without music! I like most all music, from The Beatles, to old Blues(Robert Johnson rocks!) ,to Loreena McKennitt,and Phoebe Snow.I am currently a house wife, due to our recent move.Before that, I worked for several years with abused children in an RTC.(Residential Treatment Center.) My pet peeves are small-minded,prejudiced,mean people and wastefulness. Growing up, my Father taught us that to waste food was a sin when there are so many people in the world starving.I guess that one really stuck with me.I love to meet people with common interests,so Zmail me any time!<img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/FFF/Switzerland-FFF4.gif"> <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"> <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w270/dign4bones/cuckoo1.gif" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/200_PACpic.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/222/511934835_9dc466e9a4_o.gif"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Zaar%20World%20Tour%203/ZWT3-Participation.gif"><img src="http://www.satsleuth.com/cooking/RecipeSwap2.JPG" width=50%>

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