Hearty Chicken Tortilla Soup

Hearty Chicken Tortilla Soup

  Ready in : 45 mins

Hearty Chicken Tortilla Soup might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. For $3.33 per serving, this recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 24g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 422 calories. This recipe serves 8. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. Head to the store and pick up garlic cloves, arbol chili powder, onion, and a few other things to make it today. 1 person were glad they tried this recipe. It is perfect for Autumn. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 67%, this dish is pretty good.

  1. gluten free gluten free

Diets

  1. GLUTEN FREE

Ingredients
carrot

carrot

1 large

celery stalk

celery stalk

1 large

onion

onion

1 small

garlic cloves

garlic cloves

4

jalapeno pepper

jalapeno pepper

1

guajillo chile powder

guajillo chile powder

1 tablespoon

arbol chili powder

arbol chili powder

1 tablespoon

cumin

cumin

1 teaspoon

oregano

oregano

1 teaspoon

cilantro

cilantro

1 teaspoon

black beans

black beans

15 ounces

corn

corn

1.5 cups

zucchini

zucchini

1 cup

squash

squash

1 cup

canned tomatoes

canned tomatoes

28 ounces

chicken broth

chicken broth

2 quarts

chicken breasts

chicken breasts

2 large

juice of lime

juice of lime

1

tortilla strips

tortilla strips

8 servings

avocado

avocado

8 servings

mild feta cheese

mild feta cheese

8 servings

crême fraiche

crême fraiche

8 servings

lime wedges

lime wedges

8 servings

toppings

toppings

1 serving

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    In a large dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat add 1 tablespoon of oil and saute the onions, carrots, and celery about 6 to 8 minutes or until just tender.

    carrot

    carrot

    celery

    celery

    onion

    onion

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    dutch oven
    dutch oven

  2. 2
    Add jalapeno garlic and saute another 2 to 3 minutes.

    jalapeno pepper

    jalapeno pepper

    garlic

    garlic

  3. 3
    At this point add the chili powders and cook (toast) them over the heat for a minute or two.

    chili pepper

    chili pepper

    sandwich bread

    sandwich bread

  4. 4
    Add tomatoes and break up with wooden spoon.

    tomato

    tomato

    wooden spoon
    wooden spoon

  5. 5
    Then add zucchini, yellow squash, corn, and black beans.

    yellow squash

    yellow squash

    black beans

    black beans

    zucchini

    zucchini

    corn

    corn

  6. 6
    Next add the cumin, oregano, and cilantro along with the chicken broth, chicken, and lime juice.

    chicken broth

    chicken broth

    lime juice

    lime juice

    cilantro

    cilantro

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

    oregano

    oregano

    cumin

    cumin

  7. 7
    Bring up to a boil.

  8. 8
    Reduce heat to simmer and cover.

  9. 9
    Cook for 45 minutes to an hour.

  10. 10
    While soup is simmering cut 4 small tortillas into strips.

    tortilla

    tortilla

  11. 11
    Heat small skillet with oil over medium to medium-high heat and fry tortilla strips until lightly golden brown.

    tortilla strips

    tortilla strips

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    frying pan
    frying pan

  12. 12
    Drain on paper towels.

    paper towels
    paper towels

  13. 13
    Serve soup with desired toppings.

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