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Chicken Tortilla Soup
Ingredients:
12 corn tortillas, 6 sliced lengthwise into 1-inch-wide strips and 6 cut into 1 1/2 inch squares
Cooking spray
Salt and pepper
1/4 olive oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped
2 - 3 cloves garlic, chopped
A handful cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped.
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin (about a palmful)
6 cups chicken stock
1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chiles
2 rotisserie chicken breasts, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded or diced
2 avocados
2 limes, cut into wedges
1 small red onion, finely chopped
2 large jalapeno chile peppers, seeded and chopped
Crumbled queso fresco and sour cream, for topping
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375°. Arrange the tortilla strips on a baking sheet in a single layer; spray with cooking spray. Bake until deep golden, about 15 minutes. Season with salt.
2. Meanwhile, in a soup pot or dutch oven, heat 3 tbsp. oil over medium heat. Add the tortilla squares and cook, stirring, until browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Add the remaining 1 tbsp. oil, the yellow onion, garlic, cilantro, bay leaves, chili powder and cumin; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the spices are toasted and the onion is softened, 7 to 8 minutes.
4. Add the stock and tomatoes and bring to a boil. Add the chicken and lower the heat to a simmer until ready to serve. Remove bay leaves if you can find them.
5. Peel, seed and dice the avocados. Place some at the bottom of each soup bowl and douse with a healthy squeeze of lime juice. Pour the soup into the bowls. At the table, top with the red onion, baked tortilla strips, jalapenos, queso fresco and sour cream. Serve with the remaining lime wedges.
Ingredients:
12 corn tortillas, 6 sliced lengthwise into 1-inch-wide strips and 6 cut into 1 1/2 inch squares
Cooking spray
Salt and pepper
1/4 olive oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped
2 - 3 cloves garlic, chopped
A handful cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped.
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin (about a palmful)
6 cups chicken stock
1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chiles
2 rotisserie chicken breasts, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded or diced
2 avocados
2 limes, cut into wedges
1 small red onion, finely chopped
2 large jalapeno chile peppers, seeded and chopped
Crumbled queso fresco and sour cream, for topping
2. Meanwhile, in a soup pot or dutch oven, heat 3 tbsp. oil over medium heat. Add the tortilla squares and cook, stirring, until browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Add the remaining 1 tbsp. oil, the yellow onion, garlic, cilantro, bay leaves, chili powder and cumin; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the spices are toasted and the onion is softened, 7 to 8 minutes.
4. Add the stock and tomatoes and bring to a boil. Add the chicken and lower the heat to a simmer until ready to serve. Remove bay leaves if you can find them.
5. Peel, seed and dice the avocados. Place some at the bottom of each soup bowl and douse with a healthy squeeze of lime juice. Pour the soup into the bowls. At the table, top with the red onion, baked tortilla strips, jalapenos, queso fresco and sour cream. Serve with the remaining lime wedges.
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