Name: Cuban-Style Chicken Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, diced; 1 green bell pepper, diced; 1 3/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 Tablespoons minced garlic; 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste; 1 Tablespoon Sazón seasoning; 1 Tablespoon granulated garlic; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 14.5 ounce can diced fire-roasted tomatoes; 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 1 cup minced fresh cilantro; 2 carrots, peeled and sliced; 2 red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 yucca, peeled and cubed; 3 ears corn, each cut into 3 or 4 pieces, see note; 1 7-ounce package of fideo noodles, see note; 2 ripe plantains, peeled and cubed; Lime wedges for serving; Additional cilantro sprigs

Cuban-Style Chicken Soup

The vegetables and the seasonings in this Cuban-style chicken soup take you straight to the Caribbean. With yucca, plantains, corn, cilantro, plenty of garlic, and fine-textured fideo noodles, we like it with some crusty bread, and sometimes, a simple green salad.

1 hr 10 min total 30 min prep 40 min cook 10 491 cal

Instructions

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1 Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until it just begins to shimmer. Add onion and bell pepper, and cook, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes.
2 Add chicken and continue cooking about 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
3 Stir in garlic, salt, pepper, Sazón, granulated garlic, onion powder, cumin, and oregano, and cook about 2 minutes.
4 Add tomatoes with juice, chicken broth, and cilantro, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook, uncovered, about 10 minutes.
5 Add carrots, red potatoes, and yucca, and continue cooking until the vegetables are beginning to soften, about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
6 Stir in corn, fideo noodles, and plantains, and cook until noodles are tender, about 7 minutes more.
7 Ladle into bowls and serve with lime wedges and additional cilantro.