Chicken Lime and Black Bean Soup
A comforting, fatigue-fighting soup featuring shredded chicken, black beans, and diced avocado. Fresh lime juice adds a bright, zesty finish while naturally boosting iron absorption.
The perimenopause lens
A cautious perimenopause lens
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Perimenopause symptoms and relief · Office on Women’s HealthLow energy
Check how the whole meal lands
Food is one part of energy. Notice meal timing, sleep and symptoms together rather than assigning the result to one nutrient.
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Digestive comfort
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Fiber, portion size and ingredients land differently for everyone. Increase unfamiliar foods gradually and notice comfort.
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Fatigue
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Notice energy alongside sleep, meals and symptoms across several days. Ongoing fatigue deserves a clinical conversation.
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Brain fog
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Sleep, stress, meals and symptoms overlap. Seeing them together is more useful than crediting one ingredient.
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Before you start
Your 35-minute game plan
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Equipment
Large pot
Time saver
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. The flavors deepen and get even better over time.
Do these three things first
- 1Prep black beans (rinsed), medium avocado (diced)
- 2Set out all ingredients before cooking
- 3Measure the pantry ingredients before heating the pan
Ingredients
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Ingredients
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Next: Heat the olive oil in a large…
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Heat the olive oil in a large…
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the chicken breasts and sear until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side.
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Pour in the chicken broth
Pour in the chicken broth, diced tomatoes with their juices, and the rinsed black beans. Stir in a generous pinch of salt, black pepper, ground cumin, and garlic powder.
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Bring the soup to a gentle boil
Bring the soup to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover, and let it simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the chicken is completely cooked through and tender.
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Remove the chicken from the pot and…
Remove the chicken from the pot and transfer it to a cutting board. Shred the meat using two forks, then return the shredded chicken to the simmering broth.
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Remove the pot from the heat and…
Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the fresh lime juice.
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Ladle the hot soup into bowls and…
Ladle the hot soup into bowls and top each serving with the diced avocado just before eating.
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The nutrition underneath
Why this bowl holds together
To maximize iron absorption
To maximize iron absorption, do not skip the lime juice; the vitamin C is essential for helping your body utilize the non-heme iron from the black beans.
Using bone broth instead of standard…
Using bone broth instead of standard chicken broth is an effortless way to bump up the protein and gut-supporting collagen content.
Store leftovers in an airtight container…
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. The flavors deepen and get even better over time.
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