Southwestern Chicken-and-Rice Soup With Tortilla Strips

Southwestern Chicken-and-Rice Soup With Tortilla Strips
Southwestern Chicken-and-Rice Soup With Tortilla Strips might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 15g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 268 calories. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. If you have avocado, juice of lime, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the avocado you could follow this main course with the chocolate avocado mousse | quick dark chocolate avocado mousse as a dessert.

Instructions

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Saut chopped onion, carrot, and bell pepper in hot oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat 7 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
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CarrotCarrot
OnionOnion
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Add minced garlic, and saut 1 minute.
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Minced GarlicMinced Garlic
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Stir in chicken and next 5 ingredients. Stir in chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in cilantro and lime juice.
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Chicken BrothChicken Broth
Lime JuiceLime Juice
CilantroCilantro
Whole ChickenWhole Chicken
RiceRice
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Serve with chopped avocado and Tortilla Strips.
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AvocadoAvocado
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*3/4 cup brown rice may be substituted for white rice. Prepare recipe as directed, increasing simmer time to 45 minutes or until rice is tender.
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Brown RiceBrown Rice
RiceRice
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Cut 6 (6-inch) corn tortillas into strips, and place on a baking sheet coated with vegetable cooking spray. Spray cooking spray over tops of strips.
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Bake at 400 for 10 to 15 minutes or until crisp, stirring occasionally. Prep: 5 min.,
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Bake: 15 min.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 3 m.
Servings6
Health Score23
Dish TypesSoup
OccasionsFallWinter
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