Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Chicken Tortilla Soup

This is one my  favorites. It's easy, delish and low in calories. I make it without adding the tortilla chips, but Mike will add them to his bowl. Super easy and so warm for winter lunch. Soup...yum.
  • 1 pound shredded, cooked chicken (I use about 4 boneless chix breasts)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, mashed or diced
  • 1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn
  • 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
  • 7 corn tortillas
  • vegetable oil

Directions

  1. Place chicken, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, onion, green chiles, and garlic into a slow cooker. Pour in water and chicken broth, and season with cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir in corn and cilantro. Cover, and cook on Low setting for 6 to 8 hours or on High setting for 3 to 4 hours.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  3. Lightly brush both sides of tortillas with oil. Cut tortillas into strips, then spread on a baking sheet.
  4. Bake in preheated oven until crisp, about 10 to 15 minutes. To serve, sprinkle tortilla strips over soup.
 This is from allrecipes.com

1 comment:

  1. Ok, so judging by the title of this here blog, you'd think I'd have realized it was a crockpot recipe. But I purchased all the ingredients and never read through the directions... until 4 p.m. and we eat at 6:30. So this CAN be stove-top friendly. I sauteed the onion, garlic and chiles in a soup pot. Then added the rest. Brought it to a boil and then simmered for an hour. Used Rotel instead of regular tomatoes. Yummers!

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