Lime chicken soup

Recipes / Soups

Chicken soup is the ideal winter warmer.

Recipe «Lime chicken soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 4 cups water or chicken stock, 2 chicken breast fillets, 1 corn cob, husks and silks removed, 2 tsp olive oil, 1 green capsicum, seeded, finely chopped , 2 ripe tomatoes, finely chopped, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp dried oregano , 1 lime, thinly sliced, 2 tbsp lime juice, extra, 1 cup coriander leaves, 4 green onions, thinly sliced, 100g feta, crumbled.

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups water or chicken stock 
  • 2 chicken breast fillets 
  • 1 corn cob, husks and silks removed 
  • 2 tsp olive oil 
  • 1 green capsicum, seeded, finely chopped 
  • 2 ripe tomatoes, finely chopped 
  • 1 tsp ground cumin 
  • 1 tsp dried oregano 
  • 1 lime, thinly sliced 
  • 2 tbsp lime juice, extra 
  • 1 cup coriander leaves 
  • 4 green onions, thinly sliced 
  • 100g feta, crumbled 

Instructions

  1. Place water and chicken in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove from heat. Drain chicken, reserving cooking liquid. Coarsely shred the chicken and set aside.
  2. Use a sharp knife to cut kernels from the corn cob. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add corn and capsicum and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until capsicum is tender. Add tomato, cumin and oregano. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until tomato softens. Add chicken, stock, lime slices and juice; bring to a simmer. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
  3. Ladle the soup among serving bowls. Sprinkle with coriander, green onions and feta. Serve immediately.