Cuban Soup: Chicken Soup with Attitude
Chicken Soup is a basic that is simple but just great if you make it at home. I have various versions from super plain to loaded with extra stuff. When I have very little time my soup, “sopa” tends to based on a left over chicken dish. This is one of my favorites and it’s a hearty “I need some nourishment version” with a lot of flavor. It’s good enough for friends for a relaxed dinner with fried bananas on the side!
Ingredients:
- 2 Cups Leftover Chicken diced (baked, suateed, whatever you have handy. or you can brown chicken with salt, pepper & garlic powder)
- 1 Tbsp salt (add more to taste)
- 3 Tbsp Olive oil
- 1tsp Oregano
- 2 tsp Cumin
- 2tsp Paprika
- 2tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 onion chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 4 cups Chicken broth (I use Organic One from Pacific because of the taste and lack of MSG)
- 4 Cups water
- 10 pieces of Yuca
- 1 Avocado (optional)
- Chopped Cilantro as much as you like
- 1 Lime
Directions:
- Brown onions and add spices
- Add Chicken and cook till chicken looks crispy
- Add chicken broth and water
- Add Yuca
- Cook About 45 mins
- Serve soup
- Chop Avocado and Cilantro and sprinkle on top
- Squirt so lime and your done
I made this at part of my weekly cooking club group #sabrososaturday, hosted by @mslatina over on her blog. I hope you enjoy! How do you make chicken soup?
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I love chicken soup! The boys and I even eat it in the summer, with the air conditioning on of course LOL
I normally use fresh chicken because my sons rarely leave left over chicken but I think I will start cooking extra to incorporate it into your recipe AND to make my life easier!
Gracias Julie por este sabroso pollo cubano!
Que rico. There is nothing like a sopita de pollo to make everything right in the world!
This recipe will be great to keep handy, for the upcoming cold weather. I especially like how there’s avocado included!
This soup looks amaaaazzziiiing! I have a request, could you post your quick and easy arroz con pollo that we made that day with the sofrito and wine in the blender? It was so yummy and I can’t seem to replicate it. I love your site!