I've had my Ninja blender for awhile now, and while it's made a ton of milkshakes and smoothies, I haven't truly put it to the test. Earlier this week, I picked up some avocados at Costco and noticed a recipe for avocado and corn soup on the bag. I had never considered avocado as a soup base before, so I decided to give it a go with a variation on one of my favorites, chicken tortilla soup and make Avocado and Chicken soup. What I was going for was a slightly creamier soup texture, without the cream.
Avocado and Chicken Soup
Ingredients
1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
2 - 3 teaspoon minced garlic
1 can diced green chilis
2 ripe avocados skin and pit removed
1 tablespoon lemon (or lime) juice - I think I'd prefer lime, but lemon was what I had in my kitchen tonight
¼ teaspoon green Tabasco sauce, plus more to taste
3 ½ cups water
1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
¼ teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
½ cup chopped onion
3 cups canned chicken broth or homemade stock
2 cooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into approximately 1 ½-by-¼-by-¼-inch strips (I bake mine, then slice it up)
optional toppings
tortilla strips
crumbled bacon
sour cream
Directions
In a your blender, combine the garlic, diced green chilis (with liquid), avocados, lime/lemon juice, green Tabasco, 1 ½ cups of the water, ½ teaspoon sea salt, and the pepper. Puree until smooth.
Heat 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil in your favorite soup pot over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and cook, stirring frequently, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and the remaining 2 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a simmer. Then add your cooked chicken into the pot. Add the avocado puree from the bledner. Heat through, about 2-3 minutes.
Serve the soup topped with tortilla strips, crumbled bacon and sour cream.
Tiffany (Fabulous Mom Blog)
This sounds wonderful. I like how you said "bacon of course". lol. Bacon makes everything better. I just bought a sac of avocados. Maybe I should make this.
Dede
Did you like the avocado as a soup? I love them but haven't considered it as a meal ingredient before, only as a topping.
Leila
Aside from guacamole, I have never had avocados, but I think I might give this a try. It looks and sounds delicious! (Now to convince the rest of the family to eat something green...)
Ashley S
This sounds amazingly delicious! I love that it is easy too 🙂
Danielle
Yum! And I'm totally jealous of your blender. Mine is not 1/2 as awesome.
Jen
Oh my gosh this sounds o yummy. I LOVE avocado. I bet this is delish!
Kathy Wilder
Sounds absolutely fabulous - will make it the first chance I get! If you have an Aldi's nearby, their avocados are 29 cents and very good!
TheMaven
Sadly no Aldi's near me!!
Jess A
I totally want a blender like that! Mine sucks... This recipe looks super yummy!
Cheryl Free
I've never had an avocado soup, but it sounds delicious -- especially with the addition of bacon!
BirthTouch.com (@KathyAMorelli)
Hi! This sounds delish! I make green smoothies with avocados all the time! But never a soup! Gotta try!
Amanda Sakovitz
Looks so good! avocado is my new thing!
katie
That looks outstanding! I pinned this and can't wait to try. Any ideas of how this might work in a regular (but good) blender??? Can't hurt to try!
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TheMaven
I think you could! It's not like blending celery or something stringy.
Kat Dinges
With bacon of COURSE!!! This looks and sounds so good!
Kim
This looks fabulous. I agree with you though, I think I would prefer lime as opposed to lemon juice, but you gotta go with what you have sometimes!
TheMaven
Yeah it was one of those crud I don't have lime juice but I want to make this soup. So I made do. I can't wait to try it with the lime.
KiaC.
Yum! I was looking for a snow-day recipe for me, and needed a good soup. Here it is, thanks so much. Great Recipe! Quick, easy, and I got the ingredients, what more can a gal ask for?
Thomas Murphy
This looks so good! thanks for the recipe.
Cindy B
I would never have thought to use Avocados this way thanks for the recipe.
courtney hennagir
Guess I know what the future holds for the avocados hanging out on my counter! I have never used them in soup before but I can't wait to try it!
Jennifer Hiles
I've never head of Avocodo soup before but it sounds fantastic. I would love to try this sometime. All of the optional toppings sound so yummy on this!
Shannon
Avocado + Bacon = perfection! Lots of good fat and protein, EVERYONE in our family likes both - delicious!
Mary Dailey
This looks wonderful Love the new twist of bacon in it!
Elena
sounds good! I am going to try this recipe
Priscilla S.
This looks so good! My family and I love avocados. I will definitely have to make this before the weather warms up.
nicole dz
i love putting tortilla strips and sour cream in my soup, this is a GREAT recipe. Easy to make and simple to follow. YUM!
Sandra VanHoey
Have never had a soup like this one before, good one to try to see how everyone likes this.
Kathy
This recipe sounds wonderful! I do appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy
shelly peterson
This sounds good. I've never had anything like this before, would love to try it.