Soup Sunday- Lime Chicken Soup

Soup weather returned to Milwaukee this week. We hardly saw the sun the last two weeks. It's rained almost every day with temperatures in the 40's.  That is pretty typical spring weather here. It may not get warm until late in May. In the mean time that means a chance to try out another soup recipe. Hope you like this weeks additions.

Lime Chicken Soup

Lime Chicken Soup

4 chicken thighs, roasted and shredded

1 stalk diced green onions

1 cup diced celery

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic

3 cups tomato juice

3 cups chicken broth

1 can (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes in juice

1 can (4.5 ounces) diced green chilies

½ cup lime juice
1 cup frozen corn kernels

1 cup cooked rice

1 can chili beans drained and rinsed.
½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Sauté celery, onion and garlic in the olive oil. Cook for 3-5 minutes until soft.  Add the tomato juice, broth, tomatoes and green chilies.  Cook over low heat until just below a boil. Add the chicken, corn kernels, rice, and chili beans.  Cook until heated through. Add the cilantro.  Serve with chopped cilantro and lime wedges.

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Chris Wodke

Founder & Manager Team CMT

www.run4cmt.com

Chris is a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the Boston Marathon.  In 2012 she finished 2nd at Boston in the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs exploded.

She has appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open Division Champion.

In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent Team USA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015.  

 In 2014 she represented  the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas, Texas.

She travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.

She is the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a CMT affected athlete.

http://www.henschelhausbooks.com/catalog/memoir-biography/215-running-for-my-life-winning-for-cmt-9781595982827.html

You may visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6

Team CMT is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure for CMT. We have 160 members in 32 states. We also have members in Australia, Scotland, Canada, Vietnam, Turkey, Finland and Iran. If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org

CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS).  It is a disease of the nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.

Symptoms include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual dexterity.

Structural foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.

Poor tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold hands and feet.

Additional symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing loss.

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