Chicken Tortilla Soup
Tradition says that Halloween calls for feel-good cuisine like traditional chili and homemade breadsticks. This season, we’re gonna try mixing it up with a creamy tortilla soup … and tortilla chips. And salsa, too, with a side of avocado.
Here’s a rich-and-creamy favorite recipe with traces of no-nonsense ingredients like half-and-half and butter, as well as fresh ones like salsa and cilantro. And like we said, avocado and a side of limes make good garnishes and tasty toppers.
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Here’s a glance at what’s inside.
Ingredients:
3 cloves minced garlic
1 onion, chopped
3 T. butter
2 T. flour
3 (14 oz.) cans chicken broth
4 c. half-and-half
1 (10.75 oz.) can Cream of Chicken soup
1 c. salsa
1 (15 oz.) can creamed corn
6 boneless chicken breasts
2 t. ground cumin
1 (1.1 oz.) pack fajita seasoning
3 T. chopped fresh cilantro
Tortilla chips
Monterey Jack cheese
Directions:
Saute garlic, onion and butter for 15 minutes. Then add flour and cook 1 minute. Add broth and half-and-half, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to low. (Don’t overcook or it will separate.) Add soup, salsa, corn, cooked diced chicken, cumin, fajita seasoning and 2 T. cilantro. Serves eight. Garnish with remaining cilantro and cheese.
October 29th, 2007 at 10:54 am
Perfect timing!
October 29th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
Or if you’re feeling super lazy, try Bear Creek’s tortilla soup and add a can of corn, some grilled chicken, and a little extra cumin. So tasty!
October 29th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
anything with garlic sounds super yummy.
October 29th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Oh yum. I’m going to definitely try this out.
October 29th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
it sounds good. it needs to cool down a little bit more down south before i can break out the soups. but i will definitely try this one.
October 29th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
YUM. Avocado + limes=crazy delicious.
October 30th, 2007 at 6:28 am
this looks amazing.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:10 am
YEs, I can’t wait to make this soup!
October 30th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
I made this recipe last night and it was AMAZING!! Thank you SO SO SO much for sharing it with me!
October 31st, 2007 at 10:42 am
I made this last night and it was really good. Towards the end of the cooking I added a can of black beans (drained and rinsed) to the soup. I think it was a good addition.
November 7th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
I made this soup over the weekend and absolutely loved it! Perfect receipe for that perfect fall night!
November 7th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
This looks so yummy! I’m making for dinner tomorrow night…I’ll will report back :)