Skip to main content

Chicken, Corn, and Lime Soup

3.9

(39)

If you aren't counting calories, add some crushed baked corn tortillas to this soup just before serving.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
3 garlic cloves, minced
5 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
1 14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice
2 cups frozen corn kernels (about 10 ounces)
4 teaspoons minced seeded serrano chilies or jalapeño chilies
1 1/4 teaspoons ground cumin
3 skinless boneless chicken thighs, fat trimmed, meat thinly sliced
6 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    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.

    Step 2

    Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons cilantro.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving: calories
161; total fat
5 g; saturated fat
1 g; cholesterol
21 mg
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit
Read More
Like airy lemon chiffon cake and a Cadbury egg–inspired tart.
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
Like coconut lentil soup and chicken stroganoff.
A warmly spiced Ashkenazi charoset, perfect for your Passover seder—or spooned over yogurt the next morning.
Keep this easy frittata recipe on hand for quick breakfasts, impressive brunches, and fridge clean-out meals.
Put that half-full tub to use with recipes that go beyond the Italian American classics.
This one-pot dinner cooks chicken thighs directly on top of a bed of flavorful cilantro rice studded with black beans for a complete dinner.
Use this classic lemon curd on scones, in yogurt, or between layers of meringue.