Mexican Chicken Soup with Sweet Potatoes and Avocado

This easy Mexican-inspired chicken soup is loaded with shredded chicken, tender sweet potatoes, cherry tomatoes, avocado, lime, and fresh cilantro. Using a rotisserie chicken makes it especially convenient for a comforting weeknight dinner.

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• Why You'll Love This Chicken Soup
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• How to Make Mexican Chicken Soup
• How to Make Broth from a Rotisserie Chicken
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The combination of savory chicken broth, creamy avocado, subtly sweet potatoes, and bright lime juice gives every bowl plenty of flavor without requiring a long list of ingredients. You can use prepared chicken broth for a quick meal or make homemade broth with the leftover rotisserie chicken carcass.

Why You'll Love This Chicken Soup

This soup is:

• Easy to make with rotisserie chicken
• Filled with chicken and vegetables
• Naturally gluten-free
• Ready in about 40 minutes when using prepared broth
• Easy to adapt for Paleo or Whole30 diets

For a Paleo- or Whole30-compatible version, use ghee instead of butter and check that your chicken and broth contain no added sugar or other noncompliant ingredients.

Ingredients

Rotisserie chicken

A store-bought rotisserie chicken makes this soup quick and convenient. Remove and shred the meat before beginning. You can also use leftover roasted, baked, or poached chicken.

Check the ingredient label when preparing this recipe for a specific diet, since some rotisserie chickens contain sugar, starches, or other added ingredients.

Chicken broth

Prepared chicken broth or stock works perfectly when you want to get dinner on the table quickly. You can also use the rotisserie chicken carcass to make homemade broth.

Sweet potato

Sweet potato adds natural sweetness, color, and a satisfying texture to the soup. Cut it into small, evenly sized cubes so that it cooks quickly and evenly.

Cherry tomatoes

Halved cherry tomatoes add freshness and a subtle tangy-sweet flavor. Grape tomatoes may be used instead.

Avocado

Fresh avocado makes the finished soup rich and creamy. Add it immediately before serving rather than cooking it in the broth.

Onion and garlic

Sautéed onion and garlic create the savory flavor base for the soup.

Lime juice

Fresh lime juice brightens the chicken broth and balances the richness of the avocado and ghee.

Cilantro

Fresh cilantro adds color and a fresh herbal flavor. It may be omitted if you do not enjoy cilantro.

How to Make Mexican Chicken Soup

Instructions

First, remove the meat from the rotisserie chicken and shred or chop it into bite-sized pieces. Set the chicken aside.

Heat the butter or ghee in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the sliced onion and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until it begins to soften.

Add the minced garlic and cook for approximately 30 seconds, stirring frequently so it does not burn.

Pour in the chicken broth and add the cubed sweet potato. Bring the broth to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the sweet potato is nearly fork-tender.

Add the shredded chicken and halved cherry tomatoes. Continue simmering for approximately 5 minutes, or until the chicken is heated through and the sweet potato is tender.

Stir in the fresh lime juice. Taste the soup and season it with salt and black pepper as needed.

Ladle the soup into bowls and top each serving with diced or sliced avocado and fresh cilantro.

How to Make Broth from a Rotisserie Chicken

After removing most of the meat, place the chicken carcass in a large pot. Add enough water to cover it.

You may also add onion, celery, carrots, garlic, bay leaves, or peppercorns for additional flavor.

Bring the water to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently for approximately 90 minutes. Strain the broth and discard the bones and cooked vegetables.

Measure four cups of broth for this soup. Refrigerate or freeze any extra broth for another recipe.

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