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Spicy Chicken Lime Soup

This spicy chicken lime soup is packed full of chicken, chorizo, black beans, tomatoes, and homemade roasted hatch green chiles. This soup is flavorful and perfect for summer.

Soups aren’t just for cold winter days!

This delicious spicy chicken and lime soup combine fresh summertime flavors of bright lime, spicy chiles, and smoky seasonings that will have you daydreaming about your next backyard fiesta.

And the best part is, that this spicy chicken and lime soup is ready in just 60 minutes. 

With the help of store-bought chicken stock and canned beans, it’s no muss, no fuss.

Packed full of flavor, it’s a crowd-pleaser for sure; and served with a side of my coconut lime frozen margaritas, it’s the perfect meal for a midsummer dinner party.

Trust me, this spicy chicken and lime soup will become your new summertime favorite dish!

Or, if you’re looking for something with a similar flavor but no tomatoes try my Chicken Avocado Cilantro Lime Soup.

Ingredients for spicy chicken and lime soup

Adjusting the spice

Not a fan of super spicy foods? Don’t worry! This spicy chicken and lime soup can be customized to your perfect level of spice. 

When using jalapeño peppers, all of the heat lives in the seeds and the ribs (the white parts that the seeds are attached to). 

To remove 90% of the spice from a jalapeño, simply remove all of the seeds and the ribs!

You’ll still be left with a delicious pepper with little to no spice.

Alternatively, if you really love spicy foods, keep all of the seeds and ribs intact. 

Using rotisserie chicken

This soup comes together in only 60 minutes, but you could make it even easier!

Instead of using raw, boneless skinless chicken breasts, you could easily swap them out for a pre-made rotisserie chicken. 

Plus, rotisserie chickens are widely available, cooked, and ready to eat, at most major grocery stores. 

Just remove the skin and the meat, dice it up, and add it to the soup!

Storage and leftovers

The best thing about soup is that they store beautifully!

This soup will keep stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

You can also freeze this spicy chicken and lime soup!

Using a vacuum-sealed container, or a freezer-safe airtight container, this soup can be kept frozen for up to 2 months. 

To reheat, simply put frozen soup in the refrigerator the night before, and heat it up on the stove in a pot, or in a microwave-safe container until heated thoroughly.  

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Spicy Chicken Lime Soup

Author: Brandy O’Neill – Nutmeg Nanny
This spicy chicken lime soup is packed full of chicken, chorizo, black beans, tomatoes, and homemade roasted hatch green chiles. This soup is flavorful and perfect for summer.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 jalapeño seeded and diced
  • 2 whole roasted hatch green chiles diced
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breast diced
  • 1/2 pound chorizo sausage chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 14 ounce can Mexican diced tomatoes
  • 1 15 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels
  • 1 32 ounce containers chicken stock, more if needed
  • 1 lime juiced
  • 1/2 cup diced cilantro

Instructions

  • In a large soup pot set over medium heat, add olive oil.
  • Once the oil is hot add onion and jalapeño.
  • Once the vegetables are soft, add diced hatch green chilies, chicken breast, and chopped chorizo sausage.
  • Cook until the chicken is no longer pink on the outside.
  • Add garlic, chili powder, and smoked paprika and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
  • Add in tomatoes, black beans, corn kernels, and chicken stock. Add more chicken stock if necessary to reach desired consistency.
  • Simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Stir in lime juice and the majority of the cilantro.
  • Let simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Serve soup in a large bowl sprinkled with remaining cilantro and an optional lime wedge.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 605mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g
Course Soup
Cuisine Tex Mex
Keyword chicken lime soup, chicken soup, mexican chicken soup, soup recipes, spicy chicken lime soup, tex mex soup, tomato lime soup
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