Healthy Chicken Lime & Avocado Soup

Our Healthy Chicken Lime & Avocado Soup Recipe is:

Crockpot friendly

Kid-friendly

Paleo-friendly

Keto-friendly

Freezer Meal friendly

Budget-friendly

You can easily adapt this recipe to just about any diet. Not only is it easy to make, it’s easy on the wallet too. This budget-friendly recipe should cost only you $10 or less to make!

Ingredients:

Chicken Breasts

Chicken Broth

Olive Oil

Onion

Jalapeno

Garlic

Fiesta Seasoning

Smoked Paprika

Cumin

Salt & Pepper

Lime

Roma Tomatoes

Avocado

Cilantro

Instructions:

Spray crockpot with cooking spray and add chicken breasts. Note: add ½ cup of water if using fresh chicken, frozen chicken will not need the extra water. This is my FAVORITE crockpot to use when I want to cook meats to add to a meal.

Then add salt, pepper, and fiesta seasoning. Cook on low for 3-5 hours or high for 2-4 hours. Once chicken is no longer pink, shred chicken apart in the crockpot using a fork or spoon.

Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a large pot on medium heat. Then add onion and jalapeno to pot and cook for 3-4 minutes until tender.

Add in minced garlic, salt & pepper, cumin, smoked paprika, and fiesta seasoning. Continue to cook for 1 minute.

Add chicken broth and shredded chicken to the pot, cover with lid, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes.

Remove from heat and add fresh lime to soup. Top each serving with avocado, tomatoes, cilantro, and any additional desired toppings.

Recipe Variations:

This really is not a spicy soup even with the addition of the jalapeno. However, if you prefer a milder soup, feel free to omit this ingredient!

Use chicken thighs or a rotisserie chicken instead of chicken breasts.

Bone broth can be used instead of chicken broth for those on the Keto or Paleo diet.

Green onions also work well instead of a white onion.

If you don’t have any minced garlic on hand, garlic powder will work just fine as well.

I use any type of “Fiesta” seasoning that has a Mexican flair with lime. If you don’t have any on hand, just add a ½ tsp more of cumin, salt, pepper, and smoked paprika.

Additional toppings that pair well with this soup: tortilla chips or strips, Colby jack cheese, sour cream, cilantro. We usually make cheese quesadillas as a side to this soup as well.

Healthy Chicken Lime & Avocado Soup Crockpot Version:

Instead of only preparing just chicken in the crockpot, you can do the whole recipe in the crockpot if you wish!

Spray crockpot with cooking spray and add chicken breasts, chicken broth, jalapeno, onion, and all spices. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4-6 hours.

When ready to serve, shred apart chicken in the crockpot using a spoon or fork. Add in lime juice. Top each serving with avocado, tomatoes, cilantro, and any additional desired toppings.

Healthy Chicken Lime & Avocado Soup Freezer Version:

Prepare the soup as instructed. However, the recipe will taste best if you only freeze the soup-base (shredded chicken, broth, jalapeno, onion). When ready to serve, add lime, cilantro, tomato, and avocado.

We hope you’ve been inspired to make our Healthy Chicken Lime & Avocado Soup. Please let us know in the comments if you tried it and how it went!

Healthy Chicken Lime & Avocado Soup