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A delicious bowl of Chicken Tortilla Soup topped with crispy tortilla strips, avocado, cilantro, and lime.
Alyssa

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup with tender chicken and homemade crispy tortilla strips is the perfect, cold-weather weeknight dinner. What’s even better? It comes together in one pot.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Main Dish, Soup
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 539

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tbsp light olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion (chopped)
  • 4 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1-2 jalapeno peppers (seeded and diced)
  • 32 oz chicken broth
  • 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 lb chicken breasts (or leftover rotisserie chicken)
  • 15 oz can corn (drained and rinsed)
  • 15 oz can black beans (drained and rinsed)
  • 1.5 tsp chilli powder
  • 1.5 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
  • 1/3 cup cilantro (chopped, plus more to garnish)
  • 1.5 Tbsp lime juice (from 1 lime, or to taste)
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 8 pieces corn tortillas (6" tortillas)
  • 1 large avocado (diced)
  • 1 piece lime (cut into wedges, to serve)

Method
 

  1. 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. Preheat a pot or dutch oven with olive oil over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, garlic, and chopped jalapeño and sauté until veggies soften. Add chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, chicken breasts, corn, beans, chili powder, cumin, salt. Bring to a boil and let simmer for about 20 minutes or until chicken is just cooked through and easy to shred.
  3. Remove chicken from the pot and shred it using 2 forks. Add shredded chicken back to the soup and simmer another 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro and lime juice.
  4. Serve the soup garnished with some tortilla strips, diced avocado, fresh cilantro and lime wedges, or use your favorite toppings.

Notes

This chicken tortilla soup is hearty and perfect for cold weather. Customize toppings to your liking!