Chicken Lime Vegetable Soup

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From martha green's cooking things on our local public radio.

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Steps

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Melt butter and oil in soup pot and saut onions , celery and carrots over medium heat for about 10 minutes.

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Add mushrooms and continue cooking about 3-5 minutes.

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Add water , chicken and chicken base.

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Bring to low boil and cook until chicken is tender.

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Remove chicken from pot and let cool until you can handle.

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Reserve liquid.

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Remove and discard skin and bones.

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Dice or shred chicken.

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Reheat liquid and add chicken , tomatoes , tomato paste , spinach , pepper , worcestershire sauce , lime juice and parsley.

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Ladle into bowls and top with crispy tortilla strips.

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Ingredients

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butter, canola oil, white onions, celery, carrots, mushroom, water, chicken breasts, chicken base, roma tomatoes, tomato paste, fresh spinach, fresh ground pepper, worcestershire sauce, fresh lime juice, fresh parsley