Colombian Chicken Soup

Colombian Chicken Soup
Colombian Chicken Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 395 calories, 37g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. If you have short-grain brown rice, yogurt, cilantro, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

1
In a small saucepan, cover the rice with the water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the rice is tender, 35 to 45 minutes.
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Remove from the heat and let stand for 10 minutes, then season with salt and fluff with a fork.
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Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine the chicken, scallions, garlic, corn, cumin and 1/2 cup of the cilantro with the chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Simmer the broth over moderately high heat until the chicken is cooked through, about 12 minutes.
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Transfer the chicken to a plate and let cool slightly. Pull the meat off the bones and shred.
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Strain the broth and return it to the saucepan. Return the corn to the broth and discard the remaining solids. Bring the broth to a boil.
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Add the potatoes and simmer over moderately high heat until nearly tender, about 8 minutes.
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Add the asparagus and simmer until the potatoes and asparagus are tender, about 5 minutes longer. Return the shredded chicken to the pot and season the soup with salt and pepper.
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Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with the avocado, yogurt, capers, brown rice and remaining 2 tablespoons of cilantro.
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Ready In1 h
Servings6
Health Score63
Dish TypesSoup
OccasionsFallWinter
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