Lime and chicken soup, crispy tortillas
A very flavorful Mexican soup: poached chicken with oregano, a lime-based broth with tomatoes, bell peppers, and grilled tortilla strips.
This tangy Mexican soup is made with a chicken broth seasoned with oregano and fresh lime. Crispy tortillas are added at the end.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time1 hr
- Resting20 min
- Total1 hr 40 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodnibbling
- Estimated cost$8.32 $2.08 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Low lactose
Ingredients
people
- $2.78
- $0.90
- $0.17
- $0.16
- $0.29
- $0.69
- $3.16
- $0.13
- $0.04
Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Cook the chicken with oregano, garlic, an onion, and salt. Once cooked, remove the meat, let it cool, and cut it into pieces. Carefully strain the broth.
- Heat the oil in a pan, then add the chopped onion and cook until softened. Add the diced tomatoes and chopped bell pepper.
- Briefly, bring everything back together, then pour in the filtered broth and the juice from half of the limes.
- Let the soup simmer for another ten minutes.
- Just before serving, add the remaining fresh limes, chopped, the pieces of chicken, and the tortillas, which have been cut into strips and lightly grilled.
The bill
Lime and chicken soup, crispy tortillas
- 1 cup of chicken broth, made from simmering$2.78
- 4 corn tortillas$0.90
- 1 tablespoon of oregano$0.17
- 3 cloves of Allium sativum (garlic)$0.16
- 2 onions$0.29
- 2 tomatoes, diced$0.69
- 1 bell pepper$3.16
- 2 tablespoons of maize oil paint$0.13
- 1 tablespoon of salt$0.04
Total$8.32
that's $2.08 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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