Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
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Chicken Tortilla Soup is the perfect, cold weather weeknight dinner. What’s even better? It comes together in one pot.
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 Jalapeno pepper seeded and diced
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 lb chicken breasts (2 medium)
- 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 32 oz chicken broth
- 14 oz can black beans drained and rinsed
- 14 oz can corn drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped, divided (reserve 1/4 of it for garnish)
- 1 lime juiced
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
Homemade Tortilla Strips
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 8 corn tortillas (6" tortillas)
Toppings
- 1 large avocado diced
- 1 lime cut into wedges, to serve
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Instructions
Tortilla Strips:
- Preheat a pan with 1/4 cup oil over medium-high heat. Cut tortillas into thin strips and fry them in batches in the hot oil until crisp. Remove from the pan and allow them to drain on a paper towel. Repeat with remaining tortilla strips, adding more oil as needed then set aside.
Chicken Tortilla Soup:
- Preheat a pot with oil over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, garlic and chopped jalapeño and sauté until veggies soften.
- Add whole chicken breasts, corn, beans, chilli powder, cumin, crushed tomatoes, salt, ¼ cup of cilantro and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and let simmer for at least 25 minutes.
- Remove chicken from the pot and shred it using 2 forks. Add shredded chicken back to the soup and simmer another 5 minutes then add lime juice.
- Serve the soup with some tortilla strips, pieces of avocado, fresh cilantro and lime wedges.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
511kcal
(26%)
Carbs
54g
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
48mg
(16%)
Sodium
1083mg
(45%)
Potassium
1386mg
(40%)
Fiber
13g
(52%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
589IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
31mg
(34%)
Calcium
131mg
(13%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 511 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 511kcal | 26% |
| Carbs | 54g | |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 48mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 1083mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 1386mg | 29% |
| Fiber | 13g | 52% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 589IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 31mg | 34% |
| Calcium | 131mg | 13% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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