Chipotle Lime Chicken Soup
Smoky and spicy with tangy hints of citrus and creamy bites of avocado, this recipe for Chipotle Lime Chicken Soup hits all the marks! Gluten free and keto friendly.
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We absolutely love soups around here! Check out this soup-er tasty Potato Stew for another flavorful recipe idea.
One of my favorite ways to add flavor to my cooking is by adding a little heat. Chipotle is nice because instead of setting your mouth ablaze, it simply adds smokiness with just the slightest touch of fire.
The key is combining a little creaminess to the picture and that comes in the form of avocado.
Boom!
CHIPOTLE LIME CHICKEN SOUP
The main component in this soup is obviously the chipotle.
I usually buy the tin of chipotle in adobo sauce. I don’t use it all but the rest that I don’t use in this soup I will transfer to a little air-tight container, glass container.
Later in the week, I might make this chipotle chicken salad or this healthier seven-layer dip.
HOW TO MAKE CHIPOTLE LIME CHICKEN SOUP – STEP BY STEP
I use whatever veggies I have in my crisper for soups.
Things like leftover half peppers and celery on its last legs make for a delicious broth.
Sautéing your veggies with the chipotle peppers allows them to soak up all the smoky goodness.
To make this soup even easier, just toss the chicken breasts into the soup whole to cook. The chicken will poach in the liquid and will absorb the essence of your veggies and the chipotle peppers.
It also makes your chicken tender and juicy.
Yum!
When the soup is ready the chicken can be simply shredded with a couple of forks and stirred back in.
If you have some cooked grains like brown rice or quinoa throw those in too!
Finish it off with a squeeze of fresh lime and it. is. on!
I may have added more hot sauce because I’m crazy like that. I actually got a bit too wild and added so much extra hot sauce that beads of sweat kind of broke out on my forehead!
Avocado to the rescue. It added just the right amount of creaminess to balance my overzealous hot sauce action. If you have some avocado, toss it in!
I enjoy this soup the next day warmed up with some cooked brown rice. It is a great lunch.
I love cooking once/eating twice meals, don’t you? 🙂
MORE GLUTEN FREE SOUP RECIPES:
Coconut Curry Chicken Vegetable Soup
Instant Pot Turkey Sausage Soup
*Originally posted May 22, 2014. Updated February 8, 2020*
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Chipotle Lime Soup with Shredded Chicken – Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ medium onion chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 chicken breasts
- 6 cups broth
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- ½ tbsp cumin
- ½ lime juiced
- ¼ cup fresh parsley or cilantro chopped
- 1 medium avocado chopped
Instructions
- Heat the oil over medium heat then add the onion, celery and red pepper. Sauté the veggies until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and chipotle peppers
- Add the remaining ingredients, except the avocado, lime and parsley. Bring to a boil
- Reduce the heat and simmer for an hour
- Remove the chicken from the pot and shred it with two forks. Return the chicken to the pot and stir in the lime juice and cilantro or parsley
- Top each bowl with the fresh chopped avocado
Can you freeze the leftovers? I make soup in big batches and then freeze for quick lunches at work. Excited to try this one but thinking I’m for the first batch there won’t be left overs to freeze.. 😀
Yes, it can be frozen! This recipe can also be doubled if you wanted. Don’t freeze the avocado though – add that fresh when you reheat the soup.
What kind of onion would you use for this? Can I use sweet onion?
For sure! Sweet onion would be perfect balance for the chipotle.
That’s look so good
Did I miss something in the recipe about the red pepper? Does this mean red bell pepper? Thanks!
Hey Tara! Yes, the recipe called for 1 pepper, chopped. I updated it to say bell pepper. You can choose whatever colour: red, green, yellow, orange. Thanks for pointing that out! Have a great weekend 🙂
Sounds so delicious and fresh!
Thanks Jennifer! It is a crowd pleaser for sure. 🙂
I just can’t get enough soup right now! (I think I missed it a lot over the summer, haha). This one really caught my eye because chipotle in abodo is a pantry staple at our house and we like heat in our food. I can’t wait to try this. Thanks for sharing, Sharon
Aw, man, you gotta make this soup! I made it for our dinner tonight, didn’t add the salt, and hubby DIDN’T SALT IT EITHER. He’s a salt freak, salt on everything (well, except for chocolate or ice cream), and I never saw him reach for the shaker once! This soup has so much flavor, it sent me on a search for other chipotle recipes. I found two and will be making them both. The soup smells heavenly while cooking, so go ahead, stink up the neighborhood and enjoy. The neighbors will be asking for the recipe.
Agreed! This soup is a favourite around here also. Hopefully the whole neighbourhood didn’t show up at your door. 😉 Thanks Becky!
Sharon, what kind of broth do I put in? I’m assuming chicken ?
Hey Teresa! Chicken or vegetable broth would both work great. 🙂
I’d love to try this recipe, but the adobo sauce has gluten. It’s gotten me before! Try dried chilies instead.
Yikes! I had no idea. Sneaky buggers. 😉 Chilis it is. Thanks Heather!
the brand Embasa Chipotles is labelled Gluten Free!!
Thanks Lindsay! 🙂
I’ve made this a few times now – so easy & delish!! My husband and I have very different tastes so it’s hard to cook things we both like and this soup is a definite favorite!
Thanks Allison! I appreciate the nice comment. It’s always an extra sweet compliment with the fellas like something healthy! 🙂 Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
This soup tastes amazing!! I made it last week and have another pot on the stove. Simple ingredients, packed with flavor, and a bit of heat. If it is a little too hot, you can use sour cream with your avocado to tame the heat. Love, love this soup!!!
Thanks Linda! You’re a dollface. 🙂 I love this soup too. Great idea about adding in a little more creaminess if the heat is too much. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Mexican style chicken soups are amongst the yummiest things out there! But I’ve never tried one with chipotle – adding it to my must-try list!
It’s so good! Chipotle is my favourite way to add heat. I hope you love it. Have a great week Karen! 🙂
mmmm hot & spicy soup, I’m in! I’ve honestly never tired chipolte peppers before, I really need to get out there any buy some because I am a huge fan of heat. In the summer & in my mouth! lolz!
I wonder if I could find them to put in my garden…that right there would be true love.
Can I say I’m super jealous you have a garden??? I guess I just did! 🙂 Lucky you!! I dream of my own garden one day …
Karen, you may already have them in your garden, you just don’t know it! Chipotle peppers are simply (hickory or oak) smoked Jalepeno peppers, and then dried.
This recipe looks great Sharon, i’m definitely bookmarking and making this soon!
Thanks Mike! Have a great weekend! 🙂
Chipotles are jalapenos that have been smoked. So, if you have a smoker, grow your own!
We smoke our jalapeños in big batches. (I always plant too many🙂) and make homemade adobo and freeze in silicone try’s (2 tbsp) so easy to pop one or two out and use in recipes! And so much better than purchased!