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Healthy Tortilla Soup

It’s yummy and filling! Serve with a nice colorful salad. Garlic, cumin, and cilantro are metabolism boosting herbs and spices! Add them to your food as much as possible! 

Servings 3

Ingredients

  • 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth or fat-free chicken broth
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into small chunks (about 8 ounces)
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 can 4-ounce chopped green chilies
  • 1 ripe avocado diced and divided into three portions
  • 3 servings baked tortilla chips about 1-ounce each
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1- ounce shredded jack cheese optional

Instructions

  1. Cut up chicken into small chunks and place in a skillet with a small amount of the broth and the garlic. Add the chili powder and cumin and cook until the chicken is done.
  2. Heat the rest of the broth in a large saucepan, and add the tomatoes and lime juice.
  3. When the broth boils, lower heat. Add the chicken mixture and chilies and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Spoon into bowls. To each bowl add tortilla chips, avocado, cheese, and cilantro. Serve hot.
Dee McCaffrey, DCN, MS
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Dee McCaffrey is an organic chemist turned nutritionist and weight loss expert. She is an internationally acclaimed author who lost 100 pounds and has kept the weight off for over three decades. Dee frequently conducts nutrition lectures and cooking classes at venues throughout the United States. She has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows throughout the U.S. including National Public Radio (WNPR), The Doctors, Better TV, The List, and The Dr. Steve Show. Dee and her husband Michael McCaffrey are the founders of Processed-Free America, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing a global awareness of the effect processed foods have on our health, and the healing properties of natural whole foods. In addition to her published books, Dee has developed an award-winning nutrition curriculum for children, and a certification program for adults to who want to teach the Processed-Free lifestyle to people in their communities. Dee holds a doctoral degree in Human Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health, and is an adjunct faculty member at several colleges. She a professional member of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP), The American Nutrition Association (ANA) and the American Association of Nutritional Consultants (AANC). She lives in Tempe, Arizona with her husband and two cats.