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chicken tortilla soup

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Chuck Massey
@Chuck_Massey
Benbrook, TX

A favorite around our house.

(1 rating)

Ingredients For chicken tortilla soup

  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1/2
    onion - diced
  • 4 or 5 clove
    garlic - chopped
  • 1
    pablano pepper - deseeded and diced
  • 1 1.2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground corriander
  • 1 to 1 1/2 Tbsp
    tomato paste
  • 6 c
    chicken stock
  • 1 or 2
    chicken breast
  • 1/4 bunch
    fresh cilantro
  • 1
    lime

How To Make chicken tortilla soup

  • 1
    Boil the chicken breast and set aside to cool. When cooled, shred the chicken into bite size pieces.
  • 2
    In a sauce pan, heat the olive oil on med-high. Add the onions, pepper garlic, salt, cumin and coriander for 5 minutes, stirring regularly. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute and stir. Add the chicken stock and bring to a light boil. When a light boil is achieved, lower to a simmer for 20 minutes stirring from time to time. Add the shredded chicken and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the cilantro and lime juice and stir well. remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
  • 3
    Some people like to add some crumbled tortilla chips to the soup when preparing to serve and well as shredded Monterey Jack cheese. Sliced avocado also goes well with it.
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