Ok. So I'm backtracking quite a bit. I actually made this recipe almost a month ago, but then life happened (as it does all too often) and I got busy, and took a mini vacation. So I'm just now getting around to getting it posted. This is not the first time I have made this recipe, but it had been probably two years since the last time I made it. Since Omaha was having a little bit of a cold spell at the time, I figured it was a great time to make a nice warm, cozy soup. This is a great recipe if you have a family, or crowd of people to feed. Since it was again just Eric and me, we lived off the left overs for a couple days (which were equally delicious).
Chicken Tortilla Soup:
Recipe from Taste of Home's "Celebrations Cookbook"; Recipe submitted by Laura Johnson
- 1 Large onion chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 can (4 oz) chopped green chilies
- 1 jalapeno pepper; seeded and chopped
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce
- 1 can (14-1/2 oz) diced tomatoes with garlic and onion, undrained
- 3 cans (5 oz each) white chicken, drained
- 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
- 2 tsp lime juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Tortilla chips
- Shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar Cheese
1). In a large saucepan, saute onion in oil; add the chilies, garlic, jalapeno and cumin. Stir in the broth, tomato sauce and tomatoes. Bring to a boil.
2). Reduce heat; stir in chicken. Simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes. Add the cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper. Serve topped with chips and cheese. (image to the right is before adding the toppings).
Really fast, really simple, really delicious!
Now for the changes I made. I did not use canned chicken, I used a left over pepper lime chicken breast that I had made the day before (I'll have to post that recipe another time, cause it's wonderful!). Actually, I have never made this with canned chicken, so I can't speak to how good this recipe would be with canned chicken. Also, since you know I like things spicy, I used two jalapenos unseeded. Then the only other thing I did that was a little different was add some cheese to the soup and let it melt in. I'm guessing I used about a cup of sharp cheddar and melted it down into the soup before serving. Then for my topping cheese, I found a wonderful new shredded cheese at Bakers. It was a cheddar and Monterey jack mix seasoned with habenero. Turned out that cheese was like heaven on top of that soup.
I don't know if it was the pepper lime chicken that I used, or the special spicy cheese, but this was the best this recipe has every tasted. It's so good with the chips and cheese on top. Everything gets all nice and melted down, and then it's like having nachos on top of the soup. Really delicious. This recipe makes a HUGE pot of soup, so we did eat it for a couple days. Really, I could have eaten it for a couple more. It tasted really amazing. I'd recommend making this if you have a family, or lots of friends to feed. Or if you just want to make something that will give you left overs for days. Good stuff!
So there you go. Finally got this recipe up. I actually wrote out this whole post about 2 weeks ago, but then due to an Internet issue, I lost the post... it was very annoying. I still need to get one more post up, then I'll be back on track. Hopefully you'll hang in there with me.
I don't know if it was the pepper lime chicken that I used, or the special spicy cheese, but this was the best this recipe has every tasted. It's so good with the chips and cheese on top. Everything gets all nice and melted down, and then it's like having nachos on top of the soup. Really delicious. This recipe makes a HUGE pot of soup, so we did eat it for a couple days. Really, I could have eaten it for a couple more. It tasted really amazing. I'd recommend making this if you have a family, or lots of friends to feed. Or if you just want to make something that will give you left overs for days. Good stuff!
So there you go. Finally got this recipe up. I actually wrote out this whole post about 2 weeks ago, but then due to an Internet issue, I lost the post... it was very annoying. I still need to get one more post up, then I'll be back on track. Hopefully you'll hang in there with me.
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