Chicken or turkey tortilla soup
User Reviews
4.8
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
45 mins
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Servings
8 servings
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Course
Soup
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Cuisine
South American, Tex-Mex
Chicken or turkey tortilla soup
Description
The Chicken or Turkey Tortilla Soup recipe starts by lightly sautéing a combination of white onions, green onions, cilantro, diced jalapeños, and crushed garlic in cooking oil, seasoning with paprika, oregano, cayenne, sugar, salt, and pepper. This base creates a fragrant and slightly spicy foundation. Adding peeled, diced Roma tomatoes followed by turkey or chicken stock and tomato juice builds the soup's body and richness. Shredded cooked turkey or chicken adds protein and texture, allowing the ingredients to meld during a gentle simmer.
The addition of fresh lime juice just before serving brightens the flavors and balances the spices. Toppings such as Monterey Jack cheese, crispy tortilla chips, ripe avocado, cilantro, and green onions add varied textures and creamy, fresh accents that enhance each spoonful. This soup can be served as a hearty starter or a light main course on cooler days.
Ingredients
- 2 tbs neutral cooking oil light olive oil, peanut or sunflower oil, generic cooking oil
- 1 ½ cup white onion diced, or yellow onion
- 1 green onion finely chopped, bunch
- 1 cilantro finely chopped, bunch
- 2 jalapeños seeds removed (or not if you want the wild stuff version), diced
- 4 garlic crushed, cloves
- 1 tbs paprika
- 1 tsp oregano dried
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper double for wild stuff version
- 1 tsp sugar
- 6 Roma tomato peeled and diced, about 2 cups
- 2 cups turkey stock or chicken stock
- 2 cups tomato juice
- 4 cups turkey shredded cooked or chicken
- lime about 1/4 to ½ cup- adjust to taste or just serve with lime on the side, juice from 1 to 2 limes
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Garnishes:
- Monterey jack cheese tortilla chips, avocado, cilantro, green onions and lime slices, grated or queso fresco
Instructions
- Heat the oil in large pot, add the onions, green onions, cilantro, jalapeños, crushed garlic, paprika, cayenne pepper, oregano, sugar, salt and pepper. Mix well and cook on low heat for about 10 minutes.
- Add the diced tomatoes and cook for another 10 minutes.
- Add the turkey or chicken stock, tomato juice and shredded turkey. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the lime juice and remove from the heat.
- Serve garnished with the grated cheese, tortilla chips, avocado, cilantro, green onions and lime slices.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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