Chicken and Lime Soup

A quick and easy chicken and lime soup that uses up leftover or rotisserie chicken.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 sticks celery (chopped)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 2 (10 fluid ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can corn
• 1 (18.3 fluid ounce) can stewed or diced tomatoes (I buy an Italian herbs one)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 cup leftover or rotisserie chicken (shredded into bite-size pieces)
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 handful fresh cilantro (chopped)
• Salt and pepper (to taste)
• Sour cream (optional)
• Fresh avocado slices (optional)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Add olive oil to pan and heat on medium. Chop onion and celery and add to pan.
2. 2After about 5 minutes, once onion and celery have had a chance to soften a bit, add chicken broth, corn, tomatoes, garlic, chicken, and lime juice.
3. 3Increase heat to medium-high and just before soup comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for about five minutes.
4. 4While soup is simmering, chop cilantro. Add cilantro to soup and continue simmering for an additional five minutes.
5. 5Add salt and pepper. Serve immediately with a dollop of sour cream and avocado slices if desired.