Chicken Tortilla Soup

March 30, 2022 12:00 PM CDT
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Chicken Tortilla Soup

by Emily C.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
Description:
This one pot recipe is the perfect cold weather treat for the whole family.
Ingredients:
  • 1 tablespoon and 1/4 cup Olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 jalepeno, seeded and diced
  • 1 teaspoon Ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon Chili powder
  • 1lb chicken breasts
  • 20 oz crushed tomatoes
  • 32 oz chicken broth
  • 14 oz black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 14 oz corn, drained and rinsed
  • 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped and dived. Save 1/4 for garnish
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 8 corn tortillas
Steps:
  1. 1 Tortilla Strips: Preheat a pan with 1/4 cup oil over medium-high heat. Cut tortillas into thin strips and fry them in batches in the hot oil until crisp. Remove from the pan and allow them to drain on a paper towel. Repeat with remaining tortilla strips, adding more oil as needed then set aside.
  2. 2 Chicken Tortilla Soup: Preheat a pot with oil over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, garlic and chopped jalapeño and sauté until veggies soften.
  3. 3 Add whole chicken, corn, beans, chilli powder, cumin, crushed tomatoes, salt, ¼ cup of cilantro and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and let simmer for at least 25 minutes.
  4. 4 Remove chicken from the pot and shred it using 2 forks. Add shredded chicken back to the soup and simmer another 5 minutes then add lime juice.
  5. 5 Serve the soup with some tortilla strips, pieces of avocado, fresh cilantro and lime wedges.