Lime Cilantro Chicken Soup

Lime Cilantro Chicken Soup

1 lb Boneless chicken cut into bite sized pieces

1/2 lb baby carrots sliced

3 stalks celery sliced

1 medium onion chopped

1 clove of garlic

4 slices of bacon

1 lime

4 cans of chicken stock

water

rice

handful of cilantro

sliced avocado for garnish

Slice bacon and cook for about 2 minutes in large stock pot. Add onions, carrots, celery, and garlic, cook until onions are translucent. Add chicken, stock and enough water to fill pot about 3/4 full. Zest lime into pot. Cook until vegetables are soft. Add juice of 1/2 lime. Add 2 cups of rice. Continue to cook until rice is done. Chop cilantro and add to pot when rice is done. Add sliced avocado as a garnish if desired.