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Cilantro-Lime Soup (with Chicken!)

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Cilantro-Lime Soup [with chicken]
Bon Appetit August 1995

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 skinless boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
5 cups chicken stock or canned broth
1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
1 cup chopped, seeded tomatoes
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro sprigs, tied together with kitchen string
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
Sour cream

  Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add chili powder; stir
1 minute. Add chicken; stir 2 minutes. Add broth, corn, tomatoes and 1/2 bunch cilantro sprigs to saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer
until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Discard cilantro sprigs.  (Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill. Bring to simmer before continuing.)
Add chopped cilantro and lime juice to soup. Season with salt and pepper.  Garnish with sour cream.
 

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