Chicken And Yam Soup

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 onion
• 3 celery ribs
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 garlic clove
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 2 yams or 2 sweet potatoes
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1 (10 ounce) package baby lima beans
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

1. Chop the onion, celery, and red pepper. Mince the garlic. Peel and yams and cut into 3/4-inch pieces. Cut the chicken into small cubes.
2. Heat the oil in a large soup pot. Add the chicken and cook, stirring, over high heat 4-5 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
3. Add onion, celery, red pepper and garlic. Cook, stirring, 2-3 minutes.
4. Stir in chicken broth, water, yams and thyme. Heat to boiling, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
5. Add beans and cook 5 minutes longer. Stir in salt and pepper.

oil, chicken breasts, onion, celery, red bell pepper, garlic, chicken broth, water, yams, thyme, baby lima beans, salt, pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-and-yam-soup-323260 (may not work)