Chicken And Yam Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 onion
• 3 celery ribs
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 garlic clove
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 2 yams or 2 sweet potatoes
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1 (10 ounce) package baby lima beans
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 chop the onion, celery, and red pepper. mince the garlic. peel and yams and cut into 3/4-inch pieces. cut the chicken into small cubes.
• 2 heat the oil in a large soup pot. add the chicken and cook, stirring, over high heat 4-5 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
• 3 add onion, celery, red pepper and garlic. cook, stirring, 2-3 minutes.
• 4 stir in chicken broth, water, yams and thyme. heat to boiling, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• 5 add beans and cook 5 minutes longer. stir in salt and pepper.