The Best Chicken Tortilla Soup

The Best Chicken Tortilla Soup

Main | 🇲🇽 | by Karen


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Easy to make and an absolute crowd-pleaser.

Steps

  1. In a large stock pot, heat the oil over medium-high. Add onions, 1/3 cup cilantro, and garlic. Saute 3 minutes.
  2. Stir in chicken broth, tomatoes, whole raw chicken breasts, all the spices, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Push the chicken breasts to the bottom of the pot. Bring to a boil.
  3. Add the carrots. Return to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook another 10-12 minutes.

Notes

  • from Sommer Collier

Ingredients

  • 2 T olive oil
  • 1 small onion, peeled and chopped
  • 0.66 c fresh chopped cilantro, divided
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4+ c chicken broth
  • 14.5 ounce diced “fire roasted” tomatoes (canned)
  • 2 whole skinless chicken breasts
  • 0.75 T ground cumin
  • 0.5 T chili powder
  • 0.25 t cayenne pepper
  • 1-2 bay leaves
  • 2 carrots, thinly sliced
  • 1.5 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese
  • 1-2 avocados, diced
  • 10 oz bag of tortilla chips