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Sopa De Lima
Many years ago, I discovered this amazing Yucatan lime soup in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. I had to recreate it at home with paleo ingredients.
Prep Time
25
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
45
minutes
mins
Course:
and dairy free option, gluten free, grain free, low carb, paleo
Cuisine:
Mexican, soup, Yucatan
Servings:
4
Calories:
174
kcal
Author:
Stacey
Ingredients
4
Chicken breast halves.
¼
teaspoon
Chili Powder.
¼
teaspoon
Garlic Powder.
4
Cups
Organic Chicken Broth or homemade Chicken broth .
be sure to get the gluten free kind
2
in
Serrano Chile Peppers
Cut and scrape out all seeds & Chop small pieces (can use hotter peppers if your spicy).
4
Cloves
to 5 Garlic
peeled and minced.
2
Tomatoes
chopped
½
of an Onion
chopped * optional, not everybody likes onions.
1
tablespoon
Olive Oil
Juice of 2 Limes
½
teaspoon
Lime Zest * optional
2
tablespoon
fresh Cilantro
chopped
1
Avocado
peeled and chopped.
Dash Sea Salt* optional
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Preheat Oven to 400 F, and line or oil a baking dish.
Place chicken in dish and sprinkle with chili powder and garlic powder.
Bake Chicken for 20 minutes.
while chicken is baking, put a large stock pot on stove top.
Add Olive oil to stock pot, then saute : Minced Garlic, Serrano peppers, and Minced Onion, in stock pot for 3 minutes, or until veggies are softening.
Add Chopped Tomatoes to the stock pot and simmer for 2 minutes more.
Add Chicken broth and Lime juice to the stock pot and stir, put heat on low.
Remove chicken from oven when done, and cool just enough to chop into bite size pieces.
Add Chopped Chicken to stock pot, and stir.
Bring stock pot to a boil, then reduce heat to Low, and cover pot with lid.
Simmer for 20 Minutes.
Place some Chopped Avocado chunks into each individual serving bowl. * Do not throw avocado into cooking soup pot, it gets gross.
Pour Soup over avocado in serving bowls.
Garnish with Cilantro.
Can add Sea Salt to taste.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
Cup
|
Calories:
174
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
11
g
|
Protein:
7.1
g
|
Fat:
11.5
g
|
Fiber:
4
g
|
Sugar:
2.7
g