Best 20 Chicken Lime Soup Recipes

AVOCADO SOUP WITH CHICKEN AND LIME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Arrange tortilla strips on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, garlic, and jalapenos in oil until lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in chicken, chicken broth, lime juice, tomato, salt and pepper. Gently simmer until chicken is no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Stir in avocado and cilantro and heat through, 3 to 5 minutes. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with tortilla strips to serve.

CHICKEN CURRY SOUP WITH COCONUT AND LIME

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth, coconut milk, curry powder and chili to simmer in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add chicken and simmer until chicken is just cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Mix in lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer soup to bowl. Sprinkle green onion and cilantro over. Spoon rice into each bowl. Ladle soup over. Serve, passing lime wedges separately.

COCONUT-LIME CHICKEN CURRY SOUP

Steps:

• Place the first 9 ingredients in a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker; stir in chicken. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until chicken is tender., Skim fat; stir in cooked rice. Cook, covered, on low 15-30 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle servings with cilantro.

TORTILLA SOUP WITH CHICKEN AND LIME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush 1 side of tortillas with oil; cut in half. Stack halves and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Spread strips on nonstick baking sheet. Bake until light golden, about 15 minutes. Cool on baking sheet.
• Combine broth, water, tomatoes, bay leaf, garlic, cumin and red pepper in saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Add chicken; simmer until just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Stir in green onions, cilantro and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with tortilla strips and serve.

SPICY CHICKEN-AND-LIME SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with 14 cups water; add chicken, onion, carrots, garlic, halved jalapeño, cilantro sprigs, and 1 tablespoon kosher salt and bring to a boil. Skim foam, reduce heat, and gently simmer until chicken is cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer all chicken pieces except backbone to a cutting board; continue simmering broth while you remove and discard skin and remove meat from bones. Cover meat and refrigerate; return bones to pot and simmer until broth is reduced by half, about 1 hour.
• Strain broth through a fine‐mesh sieve; discard solids (including bones). Skim fat; transfer broth to a clean pot. (You should have 8 cups; if you don't have enough, add water.)
• Heat 1 inch oil in a pot over medium‐high until it reaches 375 degrees on a thermometer. Add one‐third of tortilla strips and cook until golden and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper‐towel‐lined plate; season with salt. Repeat with remaining tortilla strips.
• Shred cooled chicken into 3 cups of bite‐size pieces (reserve remainder for another use). Add to broth along with sliced jalapeño, chopped cilantro, tomatoes, and lime juice. Heat through, about 2 minutes; season with salt. Serve topped with avocados, radishes, cotija, and fried tortilla strips.

SPICY AVOCADO SOUP WITH CHICKEN AND LIME

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, sautee onion and garlic in oil until translucent, about 4-5 minutes.
• Stir in chicken and brown, then add stock, lime juice, Ro-Tel (with juice), salt and pepper. Gently simmer until chicken is cooked, 3-5 minutes. Stir in avocado and cilantro and heat through, and adjust seasonings to taste.
• (If you wish to thicken the soup a bit, use an immersion blender or mash some of the avocado by hand. You can also add potato flakes if you want a thicker broth.).
• Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with a dollop of sour cream and cheddar cheese, a sprinkle of additional cilantro, with lime wedge and tortilla chips on the side. Enjoy!

COCONUT-LIME SOUP WITH CHICKEN AND RICE NOODLES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except noodles in a large pot. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 12 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate; when cool enough to handle, shred meat from bones and discard bones. Add meat to soup.
• Cook noodles according to package directions, then add to soup. Add more fish sauce, if desired, and serve with lime halves for squeezing.

CHICKEN SOUP WITH LIME AND AVOCADO

Steps:

• Bring the chicken stock to a simmer, add the onion, garlic and chile, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, and simmer for another five minutes. Taste and adjust salt, then stir in the chicken breast and chopped cilantro. Cover and let sit for five minutes. Add the lime juice.
• Divide the avocado between four soup bowls. Ladle in the soup, place a slice of lime on each bowl, and serve with crisp corn tortillas.

CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP WITH LIME AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Place chicken, broth, potatoes, carrots and coriander in large pot and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until chicken and vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes. Add hominy, green onions, cilantro and lime juice and simmer 5 minutes to blend flavors. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.

CHICKEN CURRY SOUP WITH COCONUT AND LIME

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth, coconut milk, curry powder and chili to a simmer in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add chicken and simmer until chicken is just cooked through, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
• Mix in lime juice.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide rice between 4 bowls.
• Ladle soup over rice.
• Sprinkle with green onions and cilantro.
• Pass lime wedges separately.
• Serve.

CHICKEN AVOCADO LIME SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot heat 1 Tbsp olive oil over medium heat.
• Once hot, add green onions and jalapenos and sauté until tender, about 2 minutes, adding garlic during last 30 seconds of sautéing.
• Add chicken broth, tomatoes, cumin, season with salt and pepper to taste and add chicken breasts. Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Then reduce heat to medium, cover with lid and allow to cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken has cooked through 10 - 15 minutes (cook time will vary based on thickness of chicken breasts).
• Reduce burner to warm heat, remove chicken from pan and let rest on a cutting board 5 minutes, then shred chicken and return to soup.
• Stir in cilantro and lime juice.
• Add avocados to soup just before serving (if you don't plan on serving the soup right away, I would recommend adding the avocados to each bowl individually, about 1/2 an avocado per serving).
• Serve with tortilla chips, cheese and sour cream if desired.

MEAN CHEF'S YUCATAN-STYLE CHICKEN, LIME, AND ORZO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook orzo in pot of boiling salted water until just tender.
• Drain well.
• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion, garlic, and chiles.
• Sauté until onion begins to brown, about 4 minutes.
• Add chicken; sauté 1 minute.
• Add broth, lime juice, and tomato.
• Simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes.
• Mix in orzo, then chopped cilantro.
• Season soup with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into 4 bowls.
• Garnish with cilantro sprigs.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP WITH LIME

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine tortilla strips, 1 teaspoon oil and salt. Seal bag and shake to coat. Arrange tortilla strips on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until crisp, stirring once. Remove to paper towels to cool., In a large saucepan, saute chicken in remaining oil until no longer pink and lightly browned. Add onion; cook and stir until onion is tender. Add broth and potatoes. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the corn, chilies, cilantro and pepper. Cook until heated through. Stir in lime juice. Garnish with tortilla strips.

LIME SOUP WITH TORTILLA STRIPS AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat 1 cup oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, add tortilla strips; fry until golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer to paper towels; drain.
• Mix broth and next 4 ingredients in large saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes. Add lime juice; season with salt and pepper. (Tortilla strips and soup can be made 1 day ahead. Store strips airtight at room temperature. Cover soup and chill; rewarm before continuing.)
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet; sauté 3 minutes. Add tomato, bell pepper and onion. Sauté until chicken is cooked through, about 2 minutes longer.
• Place 1 lime slice in each of 6 bowls. Ladle soup over. Mound tortilla strips and chicken mixture in center of each.

LIME CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Cut tortillas into chips size strips. Heat oil in skillet until very hot but NOT smoking. Quickly fry the strips in batches until they are crisp, 1-2 min per side. Drain on paper towels.
• Fry the chicken breast on a pan until done (i like to pour some lime juice over chicken 1 min before removing from pan - it adds a nice fresh flavour to the chicken). Shred chicken as finely as your time allows. The finer the more the chicken flavour will mix with the soup.
• Make the salsa (tomatoes, onions, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro, olive oil, lime salt).
• Put the salsa and chicken broth in a large sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered for 15 minute.
• Puree the soup with hand mixer or in blender.
• Add lime and salt to taste.
• Place tortilla chips and chicken in bowls, pour soup and garnish with shredded mexican cheese or other dry cheese.
• Tip 1 - if you know that you will be making the salsa for the soup only, there will be no need to finely chop any ingredients as it will be blended anyway.
• Tip 2 - I add more garlic and make the soup quite spicy.
• Tip 3 - the tortilla chips can be omitted.
• Tip 4 - I have also used canned diced tomatoes, drained well, instead of fresh tomatoes with good results.

GLUTEN-FREE COCONUT-LIME CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Soak rice noodles according to package instructions; drain.
• In a large pot, bring broth and ginger to a boil over high. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer 10 minutes.
• Add coconut milk to broth and return to a simmer. Add chicken and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Stir in lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, jalapeno, and 1/2 cup cilantro; cook 1 minute. Stir in noodles and serve immediately, topped with 1/4 cup cilantro.

CHICKEN, RICE AND MUSHROOM SOUP WITH LIME

Steps:

• Bring chicken stock to simmer over medium heat. Stir in rice and chicken shreds. Season to taste with salt and pepper and bring back to the simmer. Add sliced mushrooms and simmer 3 minutes. Add scallions and simmer 1 minute. Whisk together egg yolk and lime juice in small bowl. Ladle some hot soup into bowl containing egg yolk mixture while whisking constantly. Stir this tempered egg mixture into pot and simmer 1 more minute until soup thickens. Serve immediately.
• Put chicken stock in small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Season with salt & pepper to taste. Stir in corn and onion and cook 1 minute. Stir in chicken shreds and bring back to boil. Add lime juice and remove from heat. Divide avocado, tomato and cilantro between 2 soup bowls. Ladle stock over, dividing solids equally. Garnish with tortilla chips and enjoy.

THAI PEANUT CHICKEN SOUP WITH FRESH LIME AND CILAN

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a bowl toss the chicken breast with a little canola oil, salt and pepper. Place the chicken in an oven proof pan and cook in the oven for 18 minutes. In a large heavy bottom soup pot, over medium high heat add the oil, onion, celery, garlic and ginger. Add Kosher Salt and pepper and sauté till the vegetables are translucent. Add the curry paste and cook for three to four minutes. Add the coconut milk, chicken stock, water chess nuts and the peanut butter. Stir to dissolve the peanut butter and bring to a boil, reduce the heat and to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Add the diced chicken, taste and reseason with salt and pepper. Add the fish sauce and cilantro. Garnish with lime wedges.

CHICKEN, CORN, AND LIME SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté until onion is tender, about 8 minutes. Add broth, tomatoes with juices, corn, chilies and cumin and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until corn is tender and flavors blend, about 7 minutes. Add chicken and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Stir in 4 tablespoons cilantro and lime juice. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons cilantro.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP WITH LIME

Steps:

• In a large stock pot place the chicken and sprinkle with garlic salt. Add the water until its about 4 inches above the chicken. Wash the lime then cut it in half and add it to the pot. Bring water to a boil and continue until the chicken is cooked throughly. About 1-1 1/2 hours.
• Remove the chicken and let it cool. Remove the limes and skim the broth to remove fat. Shred the chicken after it has cooled off and set aside.
• To the broth add the chicken bouillon and let it simmer for a couple of minutes.
• Now add in your canned tomatoes and all your spices. I like to add in about 8 shakes of hot sauce (I use Cholula) Bring to a boil and add in the the zucchini and carrots and the shredded chicken.
• When the vegetables are done cooking your soup is done!
• Garnishes:.
• crumbled tortilla chips.
• shredded cheddar or montrey jack cheese.
• cilantro.
• sour cream.
• hot sauce like Cholula, Tapatio or tabsco.
• lime wedges.