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Tortilla soup garnished with colby jack cheese and sour cream in a red soup bowl on a rattan place mat

Tortilla Soup

Sheila
This chicken soup has a Mexican spin on it, serve over crushed up tortilla chips and top with cheese. It's comforting and your family will surely come running to the table!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Crock pot: on low 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours 20 minutes
Course easy dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Servings 8 servings
Calories 372 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil or olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 whole red bell pepper cored, seeded and diced
  • 1 whole green pepper cored, seeded, and diced
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 48 ounces great norther beans
  • 10 ounce can rotel original diced tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp salt more to your taste
  • 1/2 tsp ground oregano
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • Garnish: tortilla chips, grated cheese, sour cream, diced avocado, cilantro

Instructions
 

  • In a large soup pot or Dutch oven, heat oil. Add onion, celery, and peppers, saute until soft, about 5 minutes.ft about 5 minutes.
  • Add chicken, chicken stock, beans, Rotel tomatoes, and spices. The chicken can be from a rotisserie chicken, or you can cook 1.5 pounds of chicken breast and shred it. I like to cook several pounds of chicken meat in my crock pot or instant pot and shred it, then measure out 3 cups and put them in a zip-loc freezer bag. Label and date, then freeze for quick, easy dinner assembly.
  • Bring soup to a low boil, turn stove tempurature and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Serve: Crush tortilla chips or Doritos in the bottom of a bowl. Ladle soup over the chips, topping with toppings of your choice. Enjoy!

Crock pot:

  • Place 1.5 pounds of uncooked chicken breasts in a crock pot, add 1 cup of broth, and cook on high for 2 hours. Remove the lid and shred the chicken with forks. Turn the heat to low, add the remaining ingredients, and allow to cook for an additional hour.
  • Serve: Crush tortilla chips or Doritos in the bottom of a bowl. Ladle soup over the chips, topping with toppings of your choice. Enjoy!

Notes

** nutritional facts do not include garnishes**

Nutrition

Serving: 2cupsCalories: 372kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 31gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 489mgPotassium: 978mgFiber: 13gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 331IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 138mgIron: 5mg
Keyword chicken, easy meal, soup
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