Healthy Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipes

HEALTHY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Broil chicken 3-4 in. from the heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. , In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook onion until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, tomato paste, chilies and seasonings. Shred chicken with two forks; add to soup. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes., Meanwhile, place tortilla strips on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until crisp. Serve with soup.

HEALTHIER SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, onion, banana peppers, and garlic into slow cooker. Pour in water and chicken broth. Season with cumin, chili powder, salt, ground pepper, and bay leaf. Stir in corn and cilantro. Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours, or on High for 3 to 4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Lightly coat both sides of tortillas with cooking spray. Cut tortillas into strips, then spread on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle tortilla strips over soup.

HEALTHY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients, except the cheese, corn tortilla strips and avocados to your crock pot. Cook on low for 8 hours (or high for 3-4 hours).
• Take out the chicken, shred it, and add it back to the soup.
• Add cheese just before serving, and top each serving with your favorite toppings (we like corn tortilla strips and avocado).
• To make homemade corn tortilla strips, slice up corn tortillas with a pizza cutter. Flash Fry in hot oil or bake in the oven at 425 for 8-10 minutes turning halfway through. ENJOY!
• * For stove top: heat all ingredients 30-40 minutes.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan heat the vegetable oil. Add the onions and cook for 2 minutes. Once the onions have softened add the garlic and jalepenos and cook for another minute. Pour the chicken broth, tomatoes and beans into the pot and bring to a boil. Once at a boil lower heat to simmer and add your chicken breasts. Cook the chicken for 20 to 25 minutes. Once chicken is cooked remove from pot. When cool enough to handle shred it and set it aside. Add lime juice and fresh cilantro to the pot. In a serving bowl add a mound of shredded chicken. Ladle soup over chicken and top with a lime wedge, grilled tortilla strips, avocado slices and cheese.

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.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Cut 2 tortillas into strips; toss with 1/2 tsp. oil. Spread onto rimmed baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 min. or until crisp, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, finely chop remaining tortillas. Heat remaining oil in large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 min. Add chopped tortillas, broth, salsa and corn. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 15 min.
• Serve topped with cheese and tortilla strips.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP I

Steps:

• In a medium stock pot, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in oil until soft. Stir in chili powder, oregano, tomatoes, broth, and water. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in corn, hominy, chiles, beans, cilantro, and chicken. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Ladle soup into individual serving bowls, and top with crushed tortilla chips, avocado slices, cheese, and chopped green onion.

LIGHT CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat some of the water in the microwave until almost boiling. Add the bouillon and stir to dissolve.
• In a large pot, saute first four ingredients until tender.
• Add the remaining ingredients in the ingredients list up to and including the chicken (also include the bouillon water and the remaining water) .
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for about an hour.
• Add any additional vegetables that you want in the soup. (I usually add a couple of diced zucchinis.).
• Simmer until the vegetalbes are tender, about 30 more minutes.
• To serve: Make enough corn tortilla strips for the amount of servings that you are going to make. (I like a thick soup so I use two small corn tortillas per person).
• Slice the corn tortillas into thin strips and fry them in some vegetable oil until they are slightly crisp.
• Lightly sprinkle the tortilla strips with salt if desired.
• Layer the tortilla strips in bowls.
• Sprinkle with chopped avocado if desired.
• Ladle soup into bowl.
• Sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese and cilantro and serve immediately.