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Caldo de Pollo | Chicken Soup

A light vegetable soup that's full of flavor and fresh ingredients.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Quart Chicken Stock
  • 1/2 Quart Water
  • 1 Whole Chicken salted
  • 2 TBS grapeseed oil
  • 2 Carrots Chopped
  • 3 Celery Stalks Chopped
  • 1 Chayote Squash Chopped
  • 2 Red Potatoes Chopped
  • 1 Leek Chopped
  • 1 Cup Rice Cooked
  • 1 Bunch Cilantro Minced
  • 2 Avocados Sliced
  • Fresh Tortillas
  • 2 Limes Quartered

Instructions
 

  • Begin by heating up your chicken broth and water and bringing to a boil. Once it is at a slow boil, add chopped up vegetables. Cook on Medium-Low heat until chayote squash and potatoes are soft. If needed, salt and season to taste.
  • Heat oil over Medium High heat on a large pan. Once oil is hot, place the whole salted chicken on pan and brown on each side for 5 minutes. Heat Oven to 500 degrees and finish cooking chicken in the oven until a thermometer placed through the thickest part of the chicken breast reads at least 165 degrees.
  • Serve Caldo with a piece of chicken, a scoop of rice, fresh tortillas, avocado, cilantro and lime. Eat, repeat and enjoy!