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Deb's Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Lazy Chicken Tortilla Soup

"Great flavor. I made lot expecting leftovers...no leftovers. Very easy to make. I'll make this for company." - Dhaman

Yield: 4 Ready in 30 minutes

Cuisine: MexicanMain Ingredient: Chicken

(5, 3) 67% would make again (reviews)

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Deb's Chicken Tortilla Soup
I added some Panenella cheese and fried black chiles, very very very good, this is not my recipe, just my photo,CCheryl photo by CCheryl Give a medal for this photo
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Servings          
Original recipe makes 4
4 corn tortillas
1/2 cuponion; chopped
3 cupsskinless chicken; chopped
1 clovegarlic; pressed
1/4 tspchili powder
1/4 tspground cumin
2 canschicken broth
1 candiced tomatoes; undrained
4 canchopped green chilies; undrained
1/4 cupfresh cilantro; snipped
1/2 cupcheese; shredded (optional)
4 thick sliceslime; (optional)

Deb's Chicken Tortilla Soup Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400F. Cut tortillas into 1/2 inch strips. Bake 7-8 minutes or until crisp.

2. In a large pot, saute onion and chicken over medium heat, until onions are tender.

Stir in garlic, chili powder, cumin and cook for 2 minutes.

Stir in broth, diced tomatoes, cilantro and chilies.

Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 - 20 minutes.

3. Divide tortilla strips among 4 bowls. Spoon soup over tortillas. Top with grated cheese and garnish each bowl with lime slice to squeeze juice into soup, if desired.

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  • Calories Per Serving: 732
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    Deb's Chicken Tortilla Soup Reviews

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    5 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 13 hours, 32 minutes ago
    Great flavor. I made lot expecting leftovers...no leftovers. Very easy to make. I'll make this for company.
    3 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 1 days, 7 hours, 27 minutes ago
    [I posted this recipe.]
    4 years, 6 months, 2 weeks, 13 hours, 15 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. Lime
    2. garlic
    3. Mexican
    4. Soup
    5. tortillas
    6. Chicken
    7. Winter
    8. Savory

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