Chicken Tortilla Soup

Urbie

I always feel so healthy when I make this! It is wonderful. Enjoy!

Chicken Tortilla Soup

1 lg. onion chopped 1 lg. can chopped Tomatoes
2 lg. cloves chopped garlic 1 tsp. cumin
1 red bell pepper ¼ tsp. crushed red/cayenne pepper
1 green bell pepper 8 Cups chicken broth
4 jalapeño peppers Cooked chicken meat from one chicken
3 Tbs. chopped cilantro 1-2 tsp. fresh lime juice
Fresh/frozen corn – optional

Cook and de-bone one whole (cut up fryer) chicken and set aside meat.
Use chicken broth for recipe. De-seed all peppers and chop bell peppers
in medium sized chunks and jalapeño peppers in small pieces. Sautee onions and jalapeño peppers in oil. When soft, add the rest of the vegetables and chicken broth. Add seasoning and simmer until vegetables are soft. Add chicken (and corn – optional) and cook until the chicken is hot. To serve, put soup in bowl and top with broken tortilla chips and shredded Mexican cheese.

katoMato

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
I had sent my husband out to get some of the Boston Market's Tortilla Soup because it was the ONLY thing that tasted normal and felt so good going down...homemade is ALWAYS better, so I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY TASTE BUDS!

Zzap

Sounds awsome. I'll have to try it.