This fantastic, scrumptious soup feeds 4-6 people and fills them!

Delicious! My sister made this and it was excellent! I then made it for a company party and it was gone faster than anything!

Very good recipe.... instead of using water to boil chicken use a 50/50 mix of beef and chicken broth.... also leave the zucchini out (it gets mushy) and use your own mix of sesoning... but it is a very good recipe just some ideas! my family loves it!

If I was in a hurry could I replace the chicken with a rotissery chicken?

It's a very good traditional recipe! I use the tomato bouillon to save time instead of adding tomatoes and chicken broth...tastes good. Mexican squash (zucchini) is always placed last so it won' become so mushy...so leave it in :)!

In order for the vegetables not to become smushy you have to add to boiling liquid a little before its ready. My abuelita shared her secrets with me years ago.... Add some Knorr Suiza... That is a typical Mexican seasoning used for almost everything...

Excellent, I adjusted a few things for example I added fresh roma tomatoes and instead of zuchini I used diced celery, same delicious end result, thanks Shannon.

4 stars only because it's missing the 2 inch pieces of corn on the cob that we cook in our Tex-Mex caldo. Also, you may want to sprinkle a little shredded monterey jack cheese on top when you serve it.

1 star on your attempt for ruining a traditional dish

Mike, how about posting your authenic recipe for caldo de pollo, because that's what I was looking for. Or maybe you can post that authenic recipe you were talking about. I would love to see it!!

I boil chicken, garlic head, whole onion, 2-3 laurel leaves. Remove fat on top of broth! n' add Knorr, 1/2 cup rice just to give it flavor otherwise its more rice than soup. Cut the veggies in big pieces 'n you won't have a problem. Cover while cooking! Remove garlic when ready! Be careful with the salt especially if you do decide to use Knorr. I only use 1/2 tsp. and add as needed (another easy way is blending 1/2 onion 3 garlic pieces 1 tbsp. Knorr tomato optional). Add this to boiling chicken then add the rice then veggies adjust.

Awesome recipe. I make this every 2 days!!! Very nutritional

As per the vegetables timing is the answer of course. I add the zucchini right before the cilantro. Rotisserie can be used Ive tried the jalapeno flavored and its swell. Just drop in with cilantro. Long live la raza humana! Y que viva la comida Tex-Mex!

An excellent recipe; regarding the rice, make some Mexican rice on the side. After you pour your caldo in the bowl, then you add some heaping tablespoons of rice over the caldo!!

Delicious recipe..I forgot to buy zucchini but I liked it fine without it. My husband was not sure about it so he got a small bowl, then he went back and got a large bowl. I will cook this again.

The calabaza getting squishy is what makes it good, best part of the caldo.