Authentic Cuban Chicken Soup
Cuban chicken soup is a comforting and hearty dish with tender chicken, a medley of vegetables, and aromatic spices simmered in a flavorful broth. It's a soul-warming Cuban classic known for being rich and nourishing.
Servings: 6 Servings
Ingredients
- 2.5 lb bone-in chicken thighs bone in and skin on
- 1 tablespoon cuban seasoning or sazon goya
- 2 cups chopped yellow potatoes
- 1 cup roughly chopped carrots
- ½ large onion chopped
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons sofrito
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup frozen corn
- ½ lemon juiced
- 4 oz half length angel hair pasta
Garnish
- cilantro
Instructions
- Place the chicken, cuban seasoning, potatoes, carrots, onion, garlic, sofrito, bay leaf and chicken broth in a large pot or dutch oven.
- Stir the ingredients together and cover. Place on the stove over medium high heat and bring the soup to a heavy boil.
- Once the soup is boiling reduce the heat to medium low and simmer covered for 45 minutes.
- After 45 minutes, uncover the soup and remove the cooked chicken. Place chicken on a cutting board or plate. Skim the surface of the soup of any excess fat.
- Using two forks separate the bone and skin from the chicken and shred the chicken.
- Add frozen corn and lemon juice to the pot and bring to a boil uncovered.
- Once the soup is boiling add the angel hair pasta and cook uncovered for 6 minutes. Once done, remove from heat, garnish with fresh cilantro and serve immediately.