CALDO DE POLLO | Mexican Chicken Soup Recipe | How to Make Chicken Caldo

Today I woke up feeling a bit under the weather and decided to make a pot of caldo de pollo or Mexican style chicken soup. This is my go to soup that helps me feel better when I am sick. I am raiding my refrigerator for ingredients and making the best of quarantine cooking. #Stayhome and cook #withme.
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INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 lbs chicken drumsticks
3 1/2 to 3 3/4 quarts water
2 dried bay leaves
1 small onion
6 to 7 cloves garlic
small head of cabbage (chopped)
2 medium potatoes (chopped in large chunks)
1 large Mexican squash (chopped in large chunks)
1 chayote squash
2 medium carrots
1 celery stick
2 green onions
bunch of fresh cilantro (I used parsley)
1/3 cup tomato puree (or tomato sauce)
1 Tbsp chicken bouillon powder
salt and pepper to taste
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[@elephantloves105]

I googled how to make Mexican soup for my husband he's Latino and I am African American. And your video popped up. I am so excited and ready! I hope I do you proud.

[@alecsander4565]

How was it?

[@Reeldeal818]

???

[@mrsjrenae4738]

​@alecsander4565 I made it and it was amazinggggg

[@ToxicKadea]

I sincerely hope you guys are still together.

[@MrTexaszx2]

I think the most important thing I learned in this video beside making caldo. Is that even though something isn't good looking on the outside doesn't mean the inside isn't beautiful also. Never judge a squash by its cover

[@venessa130]

The first video I ever saw from you was the Barbacoa in the crock pot! When I saw the package say "HEB" I was like "ohhh yeah! She's a fellow Texan" and have been watching ever since. I'm originally from Brownsville Texas and worked at HEB for 7 years before moving to MD with my husband. All Your recipes remind me of my own grandmas. I miss her cooking. She doesn't cook much anymore since she's 95. This Caldo de Pollo looks amazing and can't wait to try it on my own. I'm 38 and YUP! Grandma taught me how to roll up my little corn tortilla, add salt and lime to the soup and dip and eat. Man! That's how we do it! And yup! A little arrozito into the bowl first and then soup on top. I hope you feel better soon. I also like mushy cabbage! But my chayote has to be not too mushy. 😂 Thanks for all your delicious recipes! We made the horchata one last week and it was to die for.

[@gilbertinfante657]

Brownsville Texas !! Me too

[@tabbykitty68]

Hi there..yup...this looks de..lish..I live close to your hometown 😊

[@venessa130]

Gilbert Infante Brownsville represent!

[@pandorafox3944]

I love that you are showing us the real deal. The not perfect veggies. This looks like my grandmother's caldo. And yes. Mushy cabbage rules! I hope you feel better Love. Love to you and your family. Please stay safe and healthy ❣️ We really need that cook book! 😘

Thank you! Feeling better today. 😁

[@elisahernandez2438]

I have watched this video four times during different months. I finally built up the courage to try and make caldo de pollo. I am Mexican American with parents who grew up in ranchos where if they wanted caldo de pollo they had to go kill a chicken and get all the fresh home grown ingredients etc. I was always so intimidated to even try to make caldo. But your video and your approach to making it gave me the courage to try it. I’m proud to say I made my first caldo de pollo today and it was delicious! Thanks for this video!

[@athenab2802]

I love your videos so much! I grew up in a foster home and always got the question “you’re Mexican why don’t you speak Spanish” & it’s always a challenge, looking like something, being something, but not totally there. Your videos helped me reach into my inner Latina and build my confidence, thank you so much! I hope you feel better :)

Yeah I speak Spanglish sometimes and I think it triggers people. Slowly but surely I will get to conversational Spanish. In the meantime I am still learning. 😊

[@jaimetorrez5432]

Slurs

[@Doone226]

I love how you show how to make do with what you have. Now is not the time to be shopping for the perfect ingredients. Thank you.

[@aprilcastellon7087]

This has to be one of my all time fave cooking demo’s. You took what was in the fridge, made it work. Even showing the realness that food that’s not perfect can & should be used. So many going hungry and I know I’m guilty of waste. I love also how you don’t care how everyone else may think of how you like your mushy cabbage. All the things in your demo I do and it made me feel good! Keep on being real. The recipe is great.

[@ivetteugalde3575]

Caldo de pollo is the Mexican remedy when you’re sick! I love caldo de pollo and mushy cabbage! I add potatoes as well! I hope you feel better! Much love from Brownsville,TX 🥰🥰

[@venessa130]

I was born and raised in Brownsville

[@maribelmeza4494]

Hi Ivette Ugalde and Venessa Hinojosa! I’m a fellow Brownsvillian. Graduated in 1988 from Pace, Vikings. I live in Dan Antonio and go back to visit my family, periodically. I love this channel! She’s got great recipes.

[@thisishalloween8586]

Love from McAllen

[@Alexorwhateverr]

Harlingen here!!!

[@kique821]

Love your videos as a male who grew with strong Latin women who made these meals, im grateful for your videos, finally can cook these great meals of my youth, since I didn't get to learn from them. 😊

[@alien6495]

Whenever I want to learn how to make something this is where I come. Thanks for the refresher course.

[@bonitawauls6274]

You are real and honest and I like you as a person. Sincerely. I am going to try your recipe. I sneaked in a chayote into soup and mexican squash also and my husband loved it. I didn't tell him what he ate until I showed them to him at my Latino store. He accepted it! Secret, sneak in new things, tell them later. Even Venison. I love mushy cabbage, too. Use it in my vegetable soup. Here is PA yesterday we had horrendous winds which blew all allergens right through my mask so, I, too, have a runny nose and feel bad, too. So, let the chicken soup do the healing!! Feel better soon. I have to go out for more allergy med tomorrow. Love you.

Thank you! Yes I suffer from allergies and slacked off on my meds. I feel a bit better today thankfully. 😊

[@caribbean_brown_spice]

Feel better, Mama! ❤️ We appreciate you taking the time out of your day to put out a video for us even though you're not feeling well! Take care of yourself! I know your delicious caldo is sure to help you get back to your healthy self! Blessings!

[@gonzalomanriquez4956]

I like to add jalapeños to mine. My wife isn’t a fan of it but I’ll eat it all day. My dad used to make the best. He used to make it with fish too because we lived in Florida and fish was everywhere

[@Mary-jz9vr]

You don’t need to apologize for not feeling well. If you don’t video, I’m sure we will all be here when you can. Love the soup.

Thank you. 🙏🙂

[@marysuncin4302]

Bless your heart, I hope you get to feeling better soon. You are an amazing woman having to prepare the soup while under the weather. Thank you for sharing your recipe.

[@marysuncin4302]

How are you? Hope you are feeling better?

[@ninacarranza349]

I feel like every Hispanic house has those bowls! Best size for soupas and menudo 👍

[@julieta4756]

Thank you so much for this video! I always come back to it when I decide I want caldo and it always comes out delicious.

[@wilheminaboone1107]

Outstanding video! Woman always Pull Up! I am an African American and I enjoy homemade Mexico foods, as well rich soups throughout the Caribbean. God's Grace is All over you! Clapping from Norfolk, VA!🤗

[@peachy_michy333]

I have bowls like that tooo Pacific islander here, ty so much for the recipe. Love seeing other cultures versions on chicken soup. My latino hubby is feeling a bit sickly so i wanna bring him home with a recipe like this.

[@MarauderXXX]

Making this right now at 3AM for everyone to grub out on tomorrow. Thank you so much for all of these fantastic recipes. Been following you for a few years now and owe much of my abilities and confidence to these videos when it comes to cooking. It's you, Chef John, Babish, and Joshua W (in that order) that I owe to finally being good in the kitchen. Well wishes and God bless. Cheers!

[@vanessaescalera5132]

I’m a year late but thank you for a easy steps to this I’m a newly mom/ wife and always trying to find the best youtubers with the easiest recipes :) ❤️

[@2nd_snideelf144]

Thank you for this. Recently retired old guy who needs comfort food from my days as a kid and my Mom made this. Just never watched how she made it. Thank you.

[@melissamartinez1444]

I love how simple it is!!! Thank you showing that there is no perfect cooking i love how you work with what you got!!!! Thank you!!

[@PatrikMatheson]

I love this cooking channel. I come here a few times a week to learn more, thank you!

[@neopeace7773]

Thank you for sharing your recipe. I luv this soup. In my opinion it has a medicinal quality. I went to a Mexican market and deli in East Palo Alto Ca on the day that I felt like I was at the beginning o f a cold. I bought the same chicken soup you made. When I got home I at the soup. drank some oj, took a nap and woke up feeling normal and symptom free. So to save having to drive so far to get the Mexican style chicken soup, I decided to try to find the recipe. Yours seem an exact duplicate. Gracias for sharing your wonderful recipe.

[@lameishagivens2101]

Taste amazing just made it for my family we’re all suffering from Covid right now so hopefully it makes us feel better

[@ThatSillyWriter]

I’m making this soup right now. I just added the last of the vegetables 🥕 so, I wait 20 mins to finish cooking the vegetables. The house smells so delicious already. Thank you so much for this video:)

[@nativprincess1]

Yum!! Pantry soup!! That’s what we call this kind of soup

[@lorenenath6002]

I hope you are feeling better soon! I love cabbage in my soup too!

[@Kay-jc3ub]

I'm in Austin, the grass is VERY HIGH today for allergies. I HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. Love your channel.

Same here. I should know better but I slacked off on my daily allergy meds. I feel a bit better today. 😁

[@Kay-jc3ub]

Simply Mamá Cooks glad to hear you're better. Allergies are crazy right now, in my opinion/experience. Thank you for your videos, I enjoy them.

[@moonbeam5647]

I love your non stressful approach to cooking...this was awesome 🌻Thank You 🌻

[@outofworkbum2324]

Great video that's the way to clean out the fridge and use veggies from the garden that need to be eaten , thanks for sharing

[@elic8041]

Love how simple the recipes is. Woke up feeling horrible and just have pieces of vegetables here and there. Thank you so much 😊

[@marthaphelps8788]

Wow I was literally thinking about this soup, wanted to call my my mom but it was late so I started searching and found this. Thank you for sharing ❤❤🥰🥰

[@fabulouspinkmk10]

Young Lady, I am very happy with the work and growth of your channel, but what I am really thankful for, is that you have not changed. We can come back again and again to the girl we first met when you started. She just became more savvy😊👍

[@camille3126]

Espero que te sientas mejor!! Tu voz es suave y calmada. Adoro ver tus vídeos y con la calma que los narras. Esa voz... Bendiciones!

Muchisimas gracias! Bendiciones. 🙏😊

[@darlenehoover6577]

I'm dealing with my usual spring allergies right now. And the pollen count isnt helping. Lots of sneezing and itchy nose sensations. Soup looks great though, and would help with the ichies. I think you've given me some inspiration to make some soup today for supper tonight. Hope you get well. 🙂

[@angelicabell8506]

Made this today with what I had and it’s a WINNER!

[@mommyharris1111]

You are a great home cook. I love cleaning out my veggie bin for soup too. The best broth I ever made was a bin clean out soup with turnip, parsnips, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, dill, bay, chicken, pasta, and seasoning. I added some fresh collard greens from my garden at the end. I’m a huge fan of making something out of anything you have. Wouldn’t you agree that cooking is a form of art?

[@charquez3667]

Love your Guidance and all of your Videos! I've lost my mom and grandma and they were the main cooks in the family. With your help I'm cooking my heart out! Merry Christmas. Making this in the morning! 🥰

[@TheFearlessGirl108]

I made a caldo de pollo, following your video, and WOW it was one of the tastiest, most flavorful soups I've made! Although I made a few variations, I added cumin & paprika and LOADS of garlic, It was a hit with the family! Thank You for this video!!

[@ginas.6656]

Love soup and this one tops the pollo! I love soft cabbage and it really makes the broth; i also have my fav soup bowl.

[@lyndamichler407]

Oh my gosh that soup looks fantastic. I am new to you channel and have enjoyed watching you. It is nice to put a face to the voice. I pray that you will feel better soon. Thank you for helping me past my time while staying in.

[@lovernotfighter]

I cook it the same way and I watched my Mama make it. I also like Caldo de res or Cocido. The rice and tortillas is a necessity. I personally like to put Salsa Picante in mine. Your soup looks delicious. Thank You for sharing.

[@joeartega1712]

Love it. Soup always makes you feel good

[@manuelasheehan9019]

I just made the caldo de Pollo. Delicioso.

[@SolCrown80]

My favorite part of having a gas stove is heating tortillas directly on the burner. I've never done the lime and salt trick with them, though! Definitely gonna try this!

[@user-of9pc9nr6t]

Love your "real" approach, we all like different things so add want you have and what you want. I don't use recipes and this is my first time watching a recipe. I add white rice to the caldo or macaroni shells. Yes, there's no one way to do it...just go with it. Blessings.

[@Db_Supa_Dupa]

Woke up sick and went straight to recipe’s for Caldo de pollo 🍲 thank you 🤧🤒

[@dacrib5350]

I watched the Stars Soup video yesterday and my sick wife and baby ate it all up! Love how simple yet flavorful these recipes are. I added a couple of Turkish bay leaves while the broth boiled up without seasoning and the whole kitchen already smelled good. Once I added the other aromatics I couldn't wait to try the final result. 😅 anyway, love your videos, your calm voice and manner make them easy to follow along with while doing prep or cleaning.

[@nics5581]

Yes to mushy cabbage! That’s how my great-grandma did it and that’s how I love it!

[@labellayeya5]

I wanted to make my grandma a fresh bowl and soup and this is the first recipe that popped up. The soup came out amazing thank you for showing step by step and everything you put in to flavor the soup 🥰

[@DianeC.]

Hi A . !!! This is a good recipe today. The soup looks really good to me. Good for when your not feeling well. Hope you feel better. Have a nice evening.

[@jmarcos1008]

Best soup I've ever made. Thank you so much 😊

[@theguerrerofamily9699]

I’ve made this twice already .. with similar ingredients. My husband loved it. Thank you!

[@debraelmore8492]

I sent my daughter in Texas a screenshot of your chicken caldo recipe and video to make a couple of nights ago. She loved it! I'm making this chicken caldo recipe right now.😊

[@mariechulis]

Aw . Everything you did up to the warming up of the tortillas felt like home. Get better soon! Thanks for sharing .

[@sharinmythoughts2510]

Exactly the way my grandmother used to make chicken soup, or caldo de Pollo... I'm half Spanish and half white and where food is concerned I had the best of both worlds!! Thanks for the tip on the tortilla, it looks delicious 💖👍🔥🔥🔥

[@4575bubbl]

Loved this video. Definitely trying this this weekend!

[@nileekawela8159]

I love chicken soup 🍲 enjoy your cooking thanks for sharing 🥰

[@juanitacarrillo-fernandez1175]

I miss my mothers caldo de pollo and de res . I may try again to make the caldo de pollo I also miss her menudo 😋

[@wesleyq4630]

I love a good caldo any time of the day. Hope you feel better.

[@reyyyanez806]

Thank you for your recipe my friend I appreciate it very much 🙏! God Bless you always and family be safe Amen 🙏!

[@lupechacon-florez7520]

Believe it or not there is evidence that chicken soup actually does work for when you’re sick. your Caldo is delicious I am making it right now. BTW I made your baby back ribs last night for the first time ever and they came out absolutely perfect, perfect. Greetings from NYC.

[@jemrawc]

So happy I’ve found you and your channel! Absolutely love this video. It’s exactly what I was looking for. Although a year later, I also woke up feeling like crap today. But as a mom of three littles who can’t go to a grocery store and has to make do with whatever is found in the cupboards and fridge…Soup it is! But how to make it out of random odds and ends? As I still need to make a good dinner for my family you could have no idea how much I appreciate this absolutely perfect video! If this is you on a bad day, I can’t even imagine the wonders you create when feeling your best! ❤️ from Shannon in Canada 🇨🇦

[@DavidLopez-uy1iw]

I love that comal you used to heat up your tortillas!😂

[@angelagutknecht3700]

I always appreciate your frugality and that you use ingredients that aren’t always perfect ❤️

[@tonyat1655]

I grew up with those bowls but the ring was brown instead of blue. 😆 Feel better!

[@michaelfranco8701]

Thank you so much for the recipe on my way to the store👍🏻

[@bonitawauls6274]

Never tried lime and salt on tortilla but will try. Thank you for being our hermana every day.

[@TLALOC8496]

Straight up Mexican Abuelita's caldo 💯👵❤❤❤

[@jacquelynward511]

Hope you feel better soon as this is not a good time to feel sick with the coronavirus. I'm going to pray for you because it never hurts to pray and to want you to feel better soon. We all love you and get some good rest today.

[@dianeflores610]

Take care! Great video just like my mom used to make. Thanks for sharing your recipes and I loved heating up corn tortillas like that when I was young it was an awesome time in my life. You bring back such good comfort food memories 🙂

[@marthacrawley4650]

Thank you so much 🤗 been looking for ur recipe yummm 😋 hope u get to feel better🥰❤️🙏 God bless you.

[@WendyDarlingMUA]

You really make me miss home (Galveston) because they just don't know good food here (Mississippi) lol... thank you for bringing a bit of home to me out here in the middle of the country! Hope you feel better soon!

[@barbienjay]

My dad used to make caldo like that minus the tomato purée but he wud and raw white rice in the soup and garbanzo beans it was soo good

[@darktruth8013]

Oh yummy! Chicken soup 🍲 always makes me feel better. And your absolutely right! There’s no one way to make it. And, I had a bowl just like yours. Hope you get to feeling better real soon . 🙏🏻❤️💐

[@crafthappymawmaw7359]

I love this I’m so hungry for soup now. And I am so going to have a salt and lime tortilla shell. Mmmmm.

[@brendamora1109]

Aww hope you feel better soon and definitely un caldo de pollo it’s recommended thank you so much for ur recipe.

[@f.acostaa9429]

I am so sure this hearty soup will pick you right up!💕 I actually picked up a few things for caldo de pollo also.

[@almadixon-cider31]

My Homies Mom Made Soup Just Like This! The Good Ol' Days!

[@debwoowoo]

Hope you feel better. Thank you for this!! I love mushy cabbage too. You’re the best!! Many blessings!!♥️

[@SaloniesSimpleKitchen]

I can tell this is very delicious, great combination of ingredients.

[@baconwelldoneok]

I just want to say thank you so much for this amazing delicious recipe I made it two nights in a row Easter and today

[@johntsan742]

Mmm...comfort food, will cook it tonight and bring it to work tomorrow. Thanks for sharing.

[@lvandling9794]

Hope you feel better real soon. Thank you for so many good ideas. Rest, fluids and stay home!

[@2024Monkeys]

At 9:09 Nice video to show how to make soup ?

[@sallyalonzo5055]

Love all you recipes. Feel better.

[@mariavaldes1024]

I love that you're using what you have. I also have some veggies that are about to go bad that I needed to use, I thought about making caldo de pollo and found this video. Thank you for sharing!

[@relativerust]

Wishing you health lady! Thanks for the recipe!

[@sabrinagenao8202]

I know I'm late but since my dad and me got covid I haven't been able to taste anything . This soup is the 1st thing I've tasted this past month . And it was sooo simple thank you 😊

Wow! I am so happy to read you are recovering. 🙏🙌

[@debbiegsyarnylove8424]

That looks yummy too, thanks for sharing!

[@BGPollux]

Just the kind of recipe I need to welcome 2021; wholesome, nostalgic, grateful (i'd say delicious, too but I can't taste or smell right now ... 😬😬😬). Thanks for the recipe! Feliz año!

[@BediliaVasquez]

Trip out I just made your other chicken soup and I’m chilling than I get a notification I’m like really. Cool. I just had some chicken legs and thought I’m gonna make some soup. Thanks for sharing

[@thatssolimah6883]

I eat this when I’m sick loveeee it❤️❤️

[@dankbeans1520]

Real deal when I saw you light up that tortilla. 😋 gotta have that 👍🏽 lime and salt. I like a little tapatio in the soup.

[@elbagarcia6163]

omg!! Seriously i felt like that today,i had a weak stomach ,I ate maruchan con limon y valentina.Santo remedio The caldo looks delicious. I love your videos.

[@myagarza4977]

Life Saver!! Thanks for the vid 🙏🏻 definitely trying for dinner tonight 😊

[@franciscomidence4261]

Well done! Usually I have rice with it too.