Tortilla Soup
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With my box of avocados from the California Avocado Commission I wanted to make Tortilla Soup. This colorful and flavorful Mexican soup is super easy to make and can even be done in a slow-cooker. With shredded chicken, veggies and beans it makes a light and healthy meal. Serve the soup with a variety of garnish options such as cubed avocados.
Tortilla soup is known for the fried tortilla strips {totopos} on top. If you don’t want to mess with frying them you can simply add some tortilla strips to the soup and let them simmer for a few minutes so that they soften. You can also serve the soup with tortilla chips or corn tortillas.
Tortilla Soup |
- 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 Fresno red peppers or 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 tsp cumin, to taste
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup corn
- 1 Tbsp lime juice
- 2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded, optional
- Garnishes
- Fried tortilla strips
- Light sour cream
- Shredded cheese
- Avocado, cubed
- Diced onion
- Cilantro
- Place the chicken breasts in a pot of water and bring them to a boil.
- Let them cook for 15-20 minutes until they are done.
- Remove the chicken from the water and let them cool for about 5 minutes.
- Shred the chicken with a fork.
- Use the broth in the tortilla soup or save it for another use.
- Lightly coat a pan with canola oil and heat over medium-high heat.
- Cook the onion, garlic, peppers and cumin for five minutes or until the veggies are tender.
- Add the tomatoes and the chicken broth and bring the soup to a simmer.
- Then add the beans, corn and shredded chicken.
- Let the soup simmer for 10-15 minutes, seasoning it to taste.
- Coat a small pan with peanut oil and heat over high heat.
- Fry the tortilla strips until they are golden on each side.
- Remove them from the oil and let them drip on a paper towel.
- Season them with salt.
*Lucky for my family, I received a box of California Avocados from the California Avocado Commission as part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program.
Tags: avocado, California Avocado Commission, chicken, soup
Fri, Jun 10, 2011
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