Mimi's Mexican Chicken Soup

Recipe Ingredients

1 tablespoon	15ml	Vegetable or olive oil
1		Onion - chopped
2		Garlic cloves - - finely chopped
1		Red bell pepper - diced (large)
1		Homemade chicken broth
1/3 cup	78ml	Fresh lime juice or
1/4 cup	59ml	Lemon juice
1		Boneless chicken breast - - cooked and shredded
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Cooked rice
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Tomatoes - chopped
1/2 cup	8g / 0.3oz	Fresh cilantro - chopped
		Salt and pepper - to taste
		Garnish
		Fresh cilantro - chopped

Recipe Instructions

In large saucepan, heat oil and saute onion, garlic and bell pepper until softened and fragrant - several minutes. Add the chicken broth; bring to a boil.

Add the fresh lime or lemon juice, chicken and rice and bring back to a boil. Add tomatoes and cilantro, then turn off heat immediately. Taste and add salt and pepper if desired.

Serve immediately with cilantro sprinkled over top as a garnish to each bowl.

From 1991 "Shepherd's Garden Seeds" catalog.

Source:
The Portland Oregonian

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