Mexican Chicken Soup

This Mexican Chicken soup recipe is without a doubt my Mother's favorite. She will want the complete pot of chicken made into chicken soup. No enchiladas, tacos and etc. just soup. If you clicked in on this page you can go to Mexican chicken recipe and cook a pot of chicken. With complete step by step instruction.

This will give you the makings for a dozen recipes. Including our Mexican chicken soup recipe. All with a different look and taste. Or go with the shorter version below.

Ingredients for Mexican Chicken soup:
*Chicken boneless breasts or your choice.
* 1 teaspoon Cumin
* 3 tablespoons Chili powder
* 2 Garlic cloves or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1 medium Onion
* 2 medium Bell peppers
* 2 teaspoon oregano
* 3 tablespoons cooking oil your choice
* 1 Canned whole tomatoes or chopped
* 1/2 cup of rice or 1 1/2 cup of cooked rice
* Salt to taste
* 1/4 cup chopped Fresh Cilantro (optional)

Instructions for Chicken Soup Recipe:
In four quart pan add chicken breasts. Salt, cover with water, bring to boil, loosely cover. Cook over medium low heat for 1 hour, drain saving broth. Set chicken aside to cool.

When cooled, take and cut in strips 1/4 by 1 inch would be great. In same pot add oil, sauté` onion, bell peppers, sliced then quarter. Cooking over low heat till lightly sautéed. Add chicken, cooking 3 or 4 more minutes.

In blender add can tomatoes, chili powder, garlic, cumin, oregano. Pour mixture in pan along with rice and broth. Bring to boil, cover and simmer over medium heat about 15 or 20 minutes, salt to taste. Add Cilantro just before serving.

Mexican connect is more of a travel site than recipes, but they do have a good mexican soup recipe.
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/indsoups.html#soups

1st Traveler's Choice Internet Cookbook is one of my favorite sites for recipes.
http://www.virtualcities.com/ons/recipe.htm

You also will find 30 or 40 soup recipeshttp://www.virtualcities.com/ons/0rec/01soup.htm

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