Hollys Tortilla Soup Recipes

GINA'S HOT AND SPICY TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy bottomed pot, heat the oil on medium-high heat. Saute the onions. Add bell pepper, jalapenos, salt and pepper. Cook until the onions become translucent. Add the cumin and stir until fragrant. Add the chicken broth, tomatoes, corn, and 1/4 cup of the cilantro. Add the diced chicken and cook through for about 10 minutes. Season with salt, to taste.
• Ladle soup into bowls and divide the crushed tortilla chips between the bowls. Top with sour cream, Monterey jack cheese, cilantro, sliced avocado, and lime wedges.

SUNNY'S EASY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• For the tortilla strips: Heat the oil in a medium Dutch oven over medium-high heat. When the oil begins to shimmer, add the tortilla strips and cook, stirring, until they are crispy, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle lightly with salt. Set aside.
• For the soup: In the same pot, add the cumin, paprika, jalapeños, onion and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until the veggies are soft and tender, about 8 minutes. Add the stock and diced tomatoes and green chiles. Bring to a simmer. Add the chicken and simmer until the chicken is warmed through.
• For serving: Serve in bowls with a pile of the fried tortilla strips and some yogurt and hot sauce, if desired, on the side.

THE WORLD'S BEST TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until brown and tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in 2 cans of chicken broth and canned tomatoes. Add fresh tomatoes.
• Mix Anaheim chile peppers, jalapeno pepper, cumin, chili powder, and pepper into the pot. Stir in chicken. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer soup until flavors combine, about 20 minutes.
• Ladle soup into serving bowls; twist 1 lime wedge into each bowl. Top with corn chips, sour cream, Cheddar cheese, avocado slices, and cilantro.

LUBY'S CAFETERIA BEEF TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Bring broth to a boil in a large pot.
• Crush tomatoes by hand and add with juice to broth.
• Add cumin, garlic, salt, pepper, corn, and American cheese.
• Bring to a boil again.
• Dissolve cornstarch in cup of cool water in small bowl.
• Add to boiling soup slowly while stirring constantly.
• Let simmer 10 minutes.
• While soup simmers, sauté ground beef in skillet with chopped onion.
• Drain off any grease.
• Turn soup off, and add cooked beef mixture.
• Serve with sour cream, shredded Cheddar cheese and tortilla chips.

HOLLY'S TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion, garlic and green chilies in oil in a large soup pot until onions are tender, about 5-10 minutes.
• Add tomtatoes,both types of broth seasonings, and Worcestershire sauce, and some salt & pepper to taste.
• Simmer 45 minutes-1 hour, covered.
• Holly's Step: Meanwhile, pop torn corn tortilla strips onto a baking sheet and let them toast lightly until crisp for a few minuts (at about 350F),watch carefully so they don't burn; let them cool slightly.
• My step: If I am using flour tortilla, I just cut them into strips with kitchen shears and skipthe toasting part, adding them to the soup as directed below.
• When soup is ready,test for seasonings and adjust as needed, then top with tortilla strips and let simmer 10 minutes (the tortillas will soften and turn into noodles/dumplings) -- if you prefer more broth, less noodle, use fewer tortillas, but we like how the tortilla dumplings thicken the soup and absorb all the yummy spices.
• Top each serving with a bit of shredded cheese, sour cream, and cilantro as desired.