Easy Chicken Avocado Soup Recipe
Beat the wintertime blues with a bowl of this Easy Chicken Avocado Soup. Made with a comforting cilantro-lime chicken broth, juicy shredded chicken, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes, this soup is a fun and healthy alternative to classic chicken noodle soup.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion chopped
- 2 shallots chopped
- 4 stalks celery chopped
- 2 jalapenos seeded and diced
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 20 ounces grape or cherry tomatoes halved
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- salt + pepper to taste
- 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 chicken breasts cooked and shredded
- 3 zucchini halved lengthwise and chopped
- ½ cup green onion chopped
- ½ cup packed fresh cilantro chopped
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice
- 3 avocados peeled, cored and diced
- Additional chopped green onion, cilantro, cherry tomatoes, shredded cheese, sour cream to garnish
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onions and shallots and mix well to combine. Sauté for approximately 2-3 minutes, or until tender. Add the celery and jalapeño to the pot and stir to combine. Cook an additional 2-3 minutes, stirring often.
- Reduce heat to medium and add the garlic, ground cumin, salt, pepper, and cherry tomatoes. Stir well to combine. Cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring often.
- Increase heat to high. Add the low-sodium chicken broth to the pot and bring to a boil. Add the chicken breasts to the soup and covering completely with the broth. Cover the pot and reduce heat to low. Allow soup to simmer for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, remove the lid and carefully remove just chicken breasts from the pot onto a clean plate or cutting board. Once cool enough to handle, shred or chop the chicken breasts using two forks. Return the chicken back to the pot.
- At the same time add the zucchini, green onion, cilantro, and lime juice to the pot and stir to combine. Cover and simmer for approximately 5-7 minutes, or until zucchini just starts to soften.
- Remove from heat and season with additional salt, pepper, or lime juice, to taste.
- Serve each bowl with chopped avocado and sour cream, cheese, and additional cilantro or green onion, if desired. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 189mg | Potassium: 1558mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1160IU | Vitamin C: 64.4mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 2.8mg
