Recipe

Chicken Tortilla Soup
Submitted by Jennifer Mishue on Oct 13, 2024

Chicken Tortilla Soup is the perfect, cold weather weeknight dinner. What’s even better? It comes together in one pot.

Servings:
6

Complexity:   
Easy

Total Time:
Prep Time: 15 minutes mins Cook Time: 30 minutes mins Total Time: 45 minutes mins

Ingredients:
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalapeno pepper , seeded and diced
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp chilli powder
1 lb chicken breasts, (2 medium)
20 oz can crushed tomatoes
32 oz chicken broth
14 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
14 oz can corn, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped, divided (reserve 1/4 of it for garnish)
1 lime, juiced
1 tsp salt, or to taste

Directions:
Preheat a pot with oil over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, garlic and chopped jalapeño and sauté until veggies soften.

Add whole chicken breasts, corn, beans, chilli powder, cumin, crushed tomatoes, salt, ¼ cup of cilantro and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and let simmer for at least 25 minutes.

Remove chicken from the pot and shred it using 2 forks. Add shredded chicken back to the soup and simmer another 5 minutes then add lime juice.

Serve the soup with some tortilla strips, pieces of avocado, fresh cilantro and lime wedges.