Healthy Mexican chicken soup

If you love a quick, healthy, tasty soup then this Mexican chicken soup will become your best friend. Full of spices and loaded up with vegetables, legumes and lean chicken breast, you’ll feel better just looking at it.

Ingredients

  • 6 cups stock

    (1.5L)

  • 3-4 large garlic cloves

    finely sliced or minced

  • 2 stalks celery

    finely sliced

  • 1 tsp cumin

  • 1 tsp paprika

  • 500g skinless chicken breasts

    sliced thinly

  • ⅔ cup red kidney beans

    (140g), drained and rinsed

  • 1 corn

    kernels removed

  • 1 large carrot

    grated

  • 1 small red capsicum

    finely sliced

  • 1 small avocado

    sliced

  • ¼ cup coriander leaves

    chopped

Equipment

  • 1 large saucepan
  • 1 sharp knife
  • 1 board

Instructions

  1. In a large saucepan add stock, garlic, celery, cumin and paprika.
  2. Bring to a simmer and add chicken breast, kidney beans and corn kernels.
  3. Bring back to a simmer for 1-2 minutes before adding carrot and capsicum.
  4. Simmer for a minute to soften vegetables.
  5. Serve in big bowls topped with avocado and coriander leaves.

Notes

Tip
To remove kernels from corn cobs, hold cobs firmly in a vertical position on a board and slice down as close to the cob as you can get with a sharp knife. The kernels will come straight off.
Variation
If you’re chilli eaters, feel free to add chilli powder or chopped chillies at the beginning to flavour the soup base.

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