Best Mexican Chicken Rice Soup Caldo Cantina Recipes

CALDO DE POLLO OR CHICKEN SOUP MEXICAN STYLE

Steps:

• In a large pot, place the water, chicken, salt, and garlic. Bring the ingredients to a boil, then reduce to medium heat and let simmer for 15 minutes. While the broth is simmering, skim the foam that forms on top of the water.
• In a separate pan, heat up the oil on medium heat, add rice and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 2-3 minutes. Be careful not to burn it.
• Add chopped onion and continue cooking until onion is translucent, for about 2 minutes.
• Add chopped tomato and cook for another 3 minutes.
• Add this mixture to the chicken pot.
• Stir in the carrots, celery, and potatoes to the soup and let come to a boil. Reduce heat. Allow it to simmer until vegetables cook through, about 20-30 minutes.
• Add tomato sauce, cilantro during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Check again for salt.
• Ladle soup into bowls including a piece of chicken for each serving, and serve with lime wedges and warm corn tortillas.
• Optional: Add slices of avocado to your soup.

MEXICAN CHICKEN RICE SOUP (CALDO CANTINA)

Steps:

• Put stock in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over med-high heat. Add rice, some salt and pepper; lower heat so that it just bubbles. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine vegetables with chicken, lime juice, cilantro and chiles (if using). Put in the bottom of one large bowl or 4 small ones.
• When the soup is ready, ladle it over the stuff in the bowls. Taste; adjust seasoning if necessary.

CALDO DE POLLO (MEXICAN CHICKEN SOUP)

Steps:

• Combine 6 cups chicken broth, water, chicken tenders, chicken bouillon cubes, olive oil, granulated garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 25 minutes. Gently shred chicken using 2 forks. Add onion to broth and simmer for about 5 more minutes.
• Bring 2 cups chicken broth, rice, and chili powder to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, about 25 minutes.
• Spoon rice into each serving bowl and pour soup over rice. Garnish with avocado slices and cilantro.

MEXICAN CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP (SOPA DE POLLO Y ARROZ)

Steps:

• Bring stock to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Add chicken legs; return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes, skimming away foam that forms on the surface. Add carrots, onion, celery, cilantro, garlic, and mint.
• Cover pot and cook until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes more. Remove chicken from the pot; discard skin and bones. Shred meat using 2 forks.
• Return chicken meat to the pot and season with salt and pepper. Add rice. Let chicken and rice warm up, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and pour soup into serving bowls. Top with avocado and serrano peppers and squeeze in lime juice.

MEXICAN CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE (CALDO DE POLLO CON ARROZ)

Steps:

• Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Place tomatoes in a pot with water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook until soft but not falling apart, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain and let cool briefly. Peel and place in a blender; add onion, chipotle peppers, garlic, and black pepper. Blend until smooth. Strain mixture, discarding solids, for the sauce.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add carrots and celery; saute until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Pour in blended tomato sauce. Add chicken broth and bouillon. Cook and stir until carrot and celery are soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Add peas and chicken breast; cook until heated through, about 3 minutes. Serve soup over a spoonful of rice; top with avocado slices and Monterey Jack cheese.

MEXICAN CHICKEN RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Add brown rice to a fine mesh strainer and run under cold water until the water runs clear. (This step is important for removing starches on the outside of the rice which will cause the rice to clump and stick together as it cooks).
• Heat oil in saucepan. Add onion, celery and cook for about 2 minutes, then stir in the brown rice with the onion and celery and cook another 3-4 minutes or until the rice starts to turn golden brown.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, onion powder, garlic powder and dried parsley.
• Pour in the chicken broth and stir. Bring pot to a boil then reduce heat to a low simmer.
• Place lid on pot and simmer rice for 20 minutes or until the liquid has absorbed.
• Remove pot from heat, and leave the lid on the pot and let the rice finish steaming in the pot for about 10 minutes before fluffing.
• Fluff rice using a fork and serve.
• Make Mexican Brown Rice (recipe above)
• Chop or shred chicken. Chop or shred your poached or store-bought rotisserie chicken and set aside.
• Heat oil in large saucepan or Dutch oven and saute the onion for 2 to 3 minutes, then add in the minced garlic and saute for another 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken, tomatoes and seasoning. Add in the torn pieces of chicken, chopped tomatoes, jalapeno slices and cumin with the onions and stir.
• Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Place lid on pot and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes. If you're adding 1/3 cup lime juice, you'll turn off the heat and stir in the lime juice
• Spoon 1/4 cup Spanish Brown Rice in each bowl, then ladle soup over rice.
• Garnish each bowl of chicken rice soup generously with avocado, chopped cilantro, and lime wedges.

CHICKEN MEXICAN SOUP ( FOR CANNING )

Steps:

• Boil chicken covered in water until done. When chicken has cooled you can shred it or cut into 1-inch cubes. Set aside.
• Prepare pressure canner. Heat jars and lids in simmering water until ready for use. ( do not boil ).
• In large pot add all ingredients except chicken. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer 3 minutes. Add chicken and boil lightly for 5 minutes.
• Ladle hot soup into hot jars leaving 1-inch headspace, remove air bubbles and wipe rim of jar. Center hot lid on jar. Apply band and adjust until fingertip tight. Place jars into pressure canner.
• Process quarts at 11 pounds pressure for 90 minutes or pints for 75 minutes ( adjust for altitude if needed ).
• Remove jars and cool. Check lids for seal after 24 hours. Lids should not flex up and down when center is pressed.
• THIS RECIPE YIELDS 7 QUARTS!

CALDO DE POLLO (MEXICAN CHICKEN SOUP)

Steps:

• Cut onions in large chunks and chop cilantro.
• put chicken in a very large pot. I cut the legs off of the thighs.
• Cover with water.
• Add bouillon cubes.
• Bring to a boil
• Add whole garlic cloves, onions, salt,and cilantro.
• Lower heat and simmer 1 hour and fifteen minutes.
• While chicken cooks peel and cut potatoes into large pieces.
• Cut zucchini and squash into 1.5 inch slices.
• Cut celery into 1 inch pieces.
• Quarter the cabbage.
• Cut corn into 3 inch pieces.
• Remove any fat at this point if you wish and you can take skins off chicken.
• Add potatoes and corn cook for 20 minutes.
• Add squash, zucchini,and celery cook 10 minutes.
• Add cabbage and cook for 15 more mins or until cabbage and squash are soft.