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Quick Mexican Chicken, Chickpea And Avocado Soup

Courses: Soup
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

8 cups 1896mlCanned low-sodium chicken stock
1 lb 454g / 16ozSkinless chicken breasts - bones in or out
1 cup 237mlDrained canned chickpeas
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt - or to taste
1   Avocado - peeled and diced
  Cilantro leaves - to garnish
  Lime wedges
  Tortilla chips
1   Canned chipotle chile - (to 2) - mashed

Recipe Instructions

Place stock in a soup pot and add chicken breasts, chickpeas and salt. Simmer until chicken breasts are cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove chicken and shred the meat, discarding bones if necessary.

To serve, divide the chicken shreds and the diced avocado among six serving bowls. Add liquid and chickpeas from the soup pot. Garnish with cilantro leaves. Pass around lime wedges, tortilla chips and mashed chipotle chile paste for diners to add to taste.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
Lynn Thomas on the http://www.prodigy.net Food BB

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