Delightful Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipes

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• 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.
• Preheat a pot with oil over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, garlic and chopped jalapeño and sauté until veggies soften.
• 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.
• 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.
• Serve the soup with some tortilla strips, pieces of avocado, fresh cilantro and lime wedges.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Start by mixing together the cumin, 1 teaspoon of the chilli powder, the garlic powder and salt. Drizzle the chicken breasts with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Then sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the spice mixture. Set the rest of the spice mixture aside. Bake until the chicken is cooked all the way through, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove it from the oven. Cut the chicken into cubes and set aside.
• Next, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Throw in the onions, green and red bell peppers and garlic. Throw in a tablespoon of the spice mixture used to season the chicken. Add a little extra chilli powder (about 1/4 teaspoon) for heat. Stir to cook the vegetables until they begin to turn golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the cubed chicken and diced tomatoes, juice and all. Add the chicken broth, hot water and tomato paste. Stir to combine and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Add the drained black beans. Next, mix together the cornmeal with 1/2 cup water. Add the mixture to the pot, and then simmer the soup for 10 to 15 minutes. Give it a taste and add salt or seasonings as needed; be sure to not under salt it!
• Cut the tortillas into uniform 2- to 3-inch strips. Stir most of them into the soup just before serving. This is what makes tortilla soup tortilla soup! Turn off the heat and get ready to serve it up. Ladle the soup into a bowl, then add avocado, red onion, sour cream, cilantro and extra tortilla strips to the top. The more toppings on tortilla soup, the merrier.

DELIGHTFUL CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, add oil and when hot, add onion, jalapeno pepper, tomatoes, garlic, chipotle purée, oregano and cumin. Sauté the ingredients, stirring constantly, until very soft, about 8 to 10 minutes. If more oil is needed, add a little. Pour in 2 cups chicken broth and cook for 20 minutes.
• Transfer the mixture into the jar of a blender. Cover but remove the cap so the steam can escape and cover with a clean dish towel; process on low speed until very smooth. Return the mixture to the Dutch oven, increase the heat to high and pour in the remaining 4 cups of chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Add chicken halves, reduce heat to medium and simmer until done, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prep the flour tortillas by cutting in half. Take the two halves and cut in half again. Take a section and cut it into strips of about ½-inch wide.
• In a cast iron pan, add oil and bring the temperature to between 350ºF to 360ºF. Working in batches, add the strips in a single layer and flip them until golden brown, about 45 seconds. Transfer them to a plate lined with paper towels to remove any excess oil. Set aside while frying the remaining strips.
• Back to the soup....
• Remove the chicken and place in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment on; process on medium speed until shredded, about 30 to 45 seconds. Return the shredded chicken back to the Dutch oven, pour in lime juice and stir well. Bring it back to a gentle simmer and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
• To serve, ladle soup in bowls and garnish with ¼ cup Oaxaca cheese, a couple slices of avocado, a few strips of tortilla, a big dollop of crema and for the finishing touch, sprinkle on fresh chopped cilantro. Serves 4.

ABSOLUTE BEST CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP EVER

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Add onion, carrots and garlic. Cook until onion is tender, about 6 minutes.
• Increase heat to high and add broth, tomatoes, picante sauce, beans, corn and spices.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.
• Add chicken and cilantro. Cook until thoroughly heated.
• Ladle into soup bowls and top with tortilla chips, cubed avocados, and cheese.

THE BEST CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Throw everything except the garnishes in your crock pot and let it cook on high for 5-6 hours.
• Dress with garnishes and give it a squeeze of lime (a must:-) and you're good to go!
• Enjoy!
• If you are not using a crock pot, saute the garlic and onion in 2 tablespoons olive oil before adding the remaining ingredients.
• Simmer for at least an hour so that the flavors mix together.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a broiler with a rack 4 to 6 inches from the heat source. Line a sheet pan with foil and arrange the plum tomatoes on it, cut sides up. Add the onion, cherry tomatoes, jalapeños and garlic, distributing them evenly, then broil for 15 minutes, checking and rotating the pan every 5 minutes to ensure the vegetables char evenly. (You want the vegetables to be blackened in many spots, slumped and sizzling. Many of the cherry tomatoes will have burst.) Let the vegetables sit 1 or 2 minutes, until just cool enough to handle.
• Warm the vegetable oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high. Transfer the charred onion to a cutting board, roughly chop it, and add it to the pot, along with the salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, discard the garlic skins then chop the garlic, jalapeños and plum tomatoes. Lift two sides of the foil and tip the cherry tomatoes and any juices into a bowl; set aside for the salsa.
• Add the chopped garlic, jalapeño and plum tomatoes to the pot, and cook, stirring often, until slightly reduced and glossy, about 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste, cumin, oregano, onion powder and garlic powder, and cook, stirring constantly, until toasted and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the chicken thighs, carrots and broth, and scrape the bottom of the pot to loosen any browned bits.
• Increase the heat to high, cover the pot and let the soup come to a boil. Uncover the pot, reduce the heat to medium-high for a medium-brisk simmer, and cook, stirring once or twice, until the chicken and carrots are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, gently fold the avocado into the cherry tomatoes; add the juice of half the lime and season to taste with salt.
• With a slotted spoon or tongs, transfer the chicken to a bowl. Coarsely shred and break up the meat with a fork, then add it back into the pot. Squeeze in the juice of the remaining half lime, and add more salt if necessary.
• Serve the soup in bowls topped with crushed tortilla chips and spoonfuls of the tomato-avocado salsa. Pass hot sauce, queso fresco and/or cilantro at the table, if desired.