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Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

Chicken Tortilla Soup is the perfect, cold weather weeknight dinner. What’s even better? It comes together in one pot.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 511 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

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

Instructions

Tortilla Strips:
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  1. 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:
  1. Preheat a pot with oil over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, garlic and chopped jalapeño and sauté until veggies soften.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Serve the soup with some tortilla strips, pieces of avocado, fresh cilantro and lime wedges.

Nutrition Information

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

% 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.