Shrimp And Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipes

SHRIMP AND CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix salt and pepper in a small bowl and set aside.
• Brush corn tortillas with cooking oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper mixture.
• Cut into strips and place on a cooking sheet.
• Bake for 5-8 minutes until crisp.
• Set aside for soup topping.
• In a large sauce pan saute onion and cumin seed until onion is tender.
• Add chicken broth, tomatoes,cilantro and lime juice.
• Bring to a boil and simmer for 8-10 minutes.
• Stir in chicken and shrimp and cook until shrimp turn pink@ 3-4 minutes.
• Stir occasionally while shrimp are cooking.
• Ladle into soup bowls and top with avocado, cheese, and crisp tortilla strips.

10-MINUTE SHRIMP AND TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven or toaster oven to 450 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss tortilla with 1 teaspoon oil; season with salt. Bake until golden brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium. Add onion and garlic; season with salt. Cook until onion softens, about 3 minutes. Add chipotle and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add broth and bring to a boil. Add corn and cook until tender, 1 minute. Add shrimp and cook until opaque throughout, 1 minute. Serve soup with tortilla strips and desired toppings.

SHRIMP TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Mix the cumin, chili pepper, garlic powder and salt together in a small bowl. Sprinkle half the mixture over the shrimp in a large bowl along with 1/4 cup of the tequila and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Toss to coat the shrimp well. Cover and refrigerate until ready to grill. Reserve the remaining spice mix.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions and peppers and cook for a few minutes until they begin to soften. Add the garlic and the remaining spice mix and cook for another minute. Add the stock, black beans, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste and 4 cups water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes.
• Mix the cornmeal or masa with a small amount of water in a bowl. Pour into the soup, then simmer for an additional 30 minutes. Check the seasonings, adding more chili powder if it needs more spice and more salt if needed. Turn off the heat, add the remaining 1/4 cup tequila and let rest for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.
• Meanwhile, grill the shrimp: Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat and coat with cooking spray or brush with oil. Shake off any excess marinade and grill the shrimp until cooked through, about 2 minutes per side.
• Five minutes before serving, gently stir the tortilla strips into the soup.
• Ladle the soup into bowls. Top each bowl with 3 shrimp and some avocado, red onion, sour cream, cilantro leaves and lime wedges.

CHICKEN FAJITA TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet with extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, over medium-high heat. Add chicken, begin to brown 4 minutes, add coriander, thyme, salt and pepper, to taste, onions, bell pepper and jalapeno, season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add tomatoes and stock, heat through.
• While the soup is working, lightly crush some tortilla chips and divide among 4 bowls. You need a couple of handfuls per bowl. Top the chips with a little cheese. Toss the avocado with lime juice. Top the chips with ladles of soup. Garnish soup with avocado, scallions and cilantro or parsley.

SHRIMP 'N' CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onions and mushrooms in oil. Add the garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the shrimp, rosemary and lemon-pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Stir in the broth, chicken, ramen noodles and contents of seasoning packet if desired. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until noodles are tender. Garnish with bacon if desired.

SHRIMP TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 425°.
• Spread tortilla strips on rimmed baking sheet and toss with 1 tablespoon oil.
• Bake until strips are deep golden brown and crisp, 12-14 minutes, tossing strips halfway through baking.
• Season with salt to taste and transfer to paper towel-lined plate.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in Dutch oven over med-high heat until shimmering.
• Add onion and cook until soft, about 4 minutes.
• Add garlic and chipotle and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add broth, hominy, and tomatoes and bring to simmer.
• Decrease heat to low, cover, and simmer until flavors meld, about 15 minutes.
• Working in batches, process soup in blender until smooth, 1-2 minutes.
• Transfer pureed soup to clean pot and bring to simmer.
• Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until opaque in center, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in cilantro and lime juice and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle soup into individual bowls and top with tortilla strips.
• Serve, passing lime wedges separately.

SMOKY SHRIMP, HOMINY AND TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Spread corn tortilla strips in single layer on paper towel. Let tortilla strips stand at room temperature overnight to dry.
• Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add chopped onion, chopped carrot, chopped celery, minced garlic and dried oregano. Sauté until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Add chicken broth, golden hominy, crushed tomatoes and chipotle chilies; bring to simmer. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Soup can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cool slightly. Refrigerate soup uncovered until cold, then cover soup and refrigerate.)
• Bring soup to simmer over medium heat. Add shrimp and cook until opaque in center, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Stir in chopped fresh cilantro. Divide soup among 10 soup bowls. Top soup with dried tortilla strips, dividing equally. Serve soup, passing lime wedges separately.
• *Chipotle chilies canned in a spicy tomato sauce, sometimes called adobo, are available at Latin American markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets

SPICY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy, about 5 minutes. Drain on a paper towel, reserving 1 tablespoon grease in the skillet. Add onion and garlic to the skillet; cook and stir until onion are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Combine chicken broth and chicken breasts in a large pot; bring to a boil. Cook until chicken breasts are no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. Remove chicken breasts from broth; cool until easily handled.
• Stir bacon, onion, garlic, diced tomatoes and green chile peppers, and tomato sauce into the chicken broth. Add corn, chipotle peppers, salt, pepper, cumin, and cilantro.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place tortilla strips on a baking sheet.
• Tear chicken breasts into small strips; add to the broth mixture. Cook and stir until soup flavors combine, about 20 minutes.
• Bake tortilla strips in the preheated oven until slightly crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Ladle soup into serving bowls. Top with sour cream; garnish with tortilla strips and Cheddar cheese.

SPICY SHRIMP TORTILLA SOUP WITH ZUCCHINI NOODLES

Steps:

• Cut zucchini in half, then make a cut lengthwise on both sides about 1/4-inch deep. Cut into small noodles using a spiralizer.
• Combine tomatoes, broth, chili powder, red pepper flakes, oregano, and black pepper in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring soup to a simmer, reduce heat, and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add shrimp and desired amount of zucchini. Simmer until shrimp is pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Ladle into soup bowls.