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Cuban Chicken Soup (Sopa de Pollo Cubano)

Cuban chicken soup, or sopa de pollo, is a traditional Cuban soup made with chicken, vegetables, noodles, and spices. Serve with some rustic bread to sop up the broth for an authentic, comforting meal.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Soups & Stews
Cuisine: Latin
Servings: 8
Calories: 458kcal
Author: Kelly Bloom
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 8 Chicken thighs boneless, skinless
  • 4 oz Tomato sauce
  • 1 envelope Sazon Goya Peach colored box preferred
  • 1 tablespoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 3 large carrots diced
  • 2 stalks celery diced
  • 2 medium potatoes chunked in 1" pieces
  • 2 ears fresh corn cut in 1" rounds
  • 5 cups chicken broth
  • 5 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon Oregano dried, or 1 sprig fresh
  • 2 tablespoon Lemon juice or Lime
  • 8 oz Fideo pasta or 8 oz Angel Hair pasta, broken
  • Cilantro for garnish - optional
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Cut up all the vegetables. Put the olive oil at the bottom of your soup pot. Add all the chopped vegetable, except for the potatoes and the slices of corn. Add the garlic. Cook for three minutes. Add the oregano, pepper, chicken broth, and water.
    ¼ teaspoon Pepper, 2 cloves garlic, 1 medium onion, 3 large carrots, 2 stalks celery, 5 cups chicken broth, 5 cups water, 1 teaspoon Oregano, 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • Empty the contents of one Sazon Goya seasoning packet into the soup pot. Add the tomato sauce, salt, and cubed chicken. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
    4 oz Tomato sauce, 1 envelope Sazon Goya, 1 tablespoon Salt, 8 Chicken thighs
  • After the chicken has cooked completely, add the Fideo noodles.
    8 oz Fideo pasta
  • After the pasta has cooked and is tender, add the 1" thick rounds of fresh corn and potatoes. Put the top on the pot and simmer for 20 minutes or until the corn is tender.
    2 medium potatoes, 2 ears fresh corn
  • Just before serving add the lemon or lime juice and stir. Serve with chopped fresh cilantro as garnish (optional).
    2 tablespoon Lemon juice, Cilantro

Notes

  • You can use chicken meat from a rotisserie chicken (about half the chicken, cut into chunks), or 2 cans of Swanson canned chicken breast.
  • You can substitute the fresh corn rounds with 2 cups of frozen corn or 1 can of canned corn.

Nutrition

Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 1694mg | Potassium: 695mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 4795IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 2mg