By Simply Recipes
Mexican Chicken Lime Soup (Sopa de Lima)
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Prep:10minCook:1h 15min
Easy and delicious Mexican chicken soup! With tomato, habanero, tortilla strips, and lime. Specialty of the Yucatan!
Updated at: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:29:11 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
36
Low
Glycemic Load
16
Moderate
Nutrition per serving
Calories803.4 kcal (40%)
Total Fat53.7 g (77%)
Carbs44.3 g (17%)
Sugars10.2 g (11%)
Protein36.3 g (73%)
Sodium1056.3 mg (53%)
Fiber5 g (18%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
6 servings
1 cupsextra virgin olive oil
peanut oil, canola oil, or corn oil
6corn tortillas
1 ¼ cupwhite onion
chopped
3cloves garlic
minced
1habanero chili
seeded and minced
¼ teaspoonground cinnamon
ground cloves
1 poundtomatoes
cored, peeled, and chopped, or 1 cup of canned crushed tomatoes
2 quartschicken stock
homemade is best
1 teaspoondried oregano
preferably Mexican oregano if you have it
1 teaspoonsalt
more to taste
1.5 poundsskinless boneless chicken thighs
or breasts if you prefer, we like the stronger taste of thighs, trimmed of excess fat, and cut in half crosswise
⅓ cuplime juice
from 2 to 4 limes, depending on the size
1 bunchcilantro
roughly chopped, stems included, for garnish
2avocados
pitted, peeled, and roughly chopped for garnish
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