chicken soup with lime and avocado

Ingredients For chicken soup with lime and avocado

• 2 qt

  chicken stock (or 1 quart stock and 1 quart water)
• 1 md

  onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove

  garlic, minced
• 1 lg

  carrot, thinly sliced
• 1 stalk

  celery, chopped
• 1 lg

  serrano chile or jalapeno pepper, minced (and seeded, if desired)
• 14 oz

  can diced tomatoes, drained (or about 1 pound fresh tomatoes, diced)
• 1 c

  cooked chicken breast, shredded finely
• 1 tsp

  ground cumin
• 1/4 c

  chopped cilantro
• 1 to 2 Tbsp

  freshly squeezed lime juice (plus thin slices lime, for garnish)
• 1 lg

  avocado, cut into small dices or thinly sliced
• crispy corn tortilla chips, for garnish
• 1/2 c

  sour cream, for garnish