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Yucatan-Style Chicken, Lime, and Orzo Soup

Here's how you make Yucatan-Style Chicken, Lime, and Orzo Soup
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3/4 cup orzo (rice-shaped pasta)
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium white onion, thinly sliced
  • 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 2 jalapeño chiles, thinly sliced
  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika, smoked works well
  • 5 cups low-salt chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 (10 ounce) can Rotel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • Fresh cilantro sprigs
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cook orzo in pot of boiling salted water until just tender. Drain well.

  • Step 2: Heat oil in large skillet or dutch oven over medium heat. Season diced chicken with salt, pepper, onion powder and paprika. Add chicken to skillet and saute until it is starting to brown.

  • Step 3: Add onion, garlic, and jalapeno chiles. Sauté until onion begins to brown, about 4 minutes.

  • Step 4: Add broth, lime juice, and Rotel. Simmer approximately 5 minutes. Mix in orzo, then chopped cilantro. Season soup with salt and pepper (optional). Ladle soup into 4 bowls. Garnish with cilantro sprigs.

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