Soup of the Day... Chicken Soup with Latin Flavors

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Chicken Soup with Latin Flavors 

Found on delish

2 cloves garlic, chopped 

2 medium carrots, chopped 

2 medium stalks celery, chopped 

1 medium onion, chopped 

1/2 jalapeño chile with seeds, thinly sliced 

1 teaspoon ground cumin 

1 carton (32 ounces) chicken broth (4 cups) or home canned

1-1/2 cups water 

1 cup (from about 2 ears) fresh corn kernels 

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 

2 cups (1/2-inch pieces) skinless pre-cooked chicken meat 

1/2 cups loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped (can add when heating up soup, add 1/4 cup per pint) 

2 plum tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 

Serve with: 1 ripe medium avocado, cut into 1/2-inch pieces Lime wedges Tortilla chips 

Directions In 5- to 6-quart sauce pot add garlic, carrots, celery, onion, cumin, jalapeno, broth, and water and cook to boiling. Remove sauce pot from heat; stir in chopped tomatoes, corn kernels, lime juice, chicken pieces, and chopped cilantro into broth mixture in sauce pot.

Ladle soup into pint size jars to 1 inch headspace, put on lids, and process for 75 mins for pints and 90 mins for quarts at 10 lbs of pressure.

Tomorrow's Soup of the Day... Chicken Tortilla Soup