Legendary healthy chicken soup

Healthy chicken soup

Ingredients:

  • 2 quarts chicken stock, preferably homemade. Make sure its hardy (or salt it up later)
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 serrano, diced
  • 1 (14-ounce can) whole tomatos, drained
  • 2 cup shredded cooked chicken breast. Approx 2-3 breasts
  • Cilantro
  • 1 Lime
  • 1 avocado
  • Sourdough or other nice bread like olive bread
  • Creme fraiche

Process:

  1. Season three chicken breast with classic garlic salt overnight (or not and do in real time)
  2. And the next day….par boil chicken to a bit underdone
  3. Hand shred the chicken and set aside
  4. Saute onion, garlic and Serrano. First do the onion and Serrano and then the garlic for the last 60 seconds (so it doesn’t burn). 
  5. Concurrently bring the chicken stock to a simmer
  6. Add the onion, garlic and chile, and simmer 15 minutes.
  7. Add the tomatoes, and simmer for another five+ minutes. Taste and adjust salt (if needed) 
  8. Serving
    1. In up to 4 small bowls put a small handful of shredded chicken
    2. Ladle in a helping of broth
    3. Top each bowl with half an avocado (sliced restaurant style )
    4. Place a dollop of creme fraiche on top of the avocado
    5. Sprinkle diced cilantro and a squeeze of lime in bowl 
  9. Add a slice of toasted sourdough

done.

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