Chicken Tortilla Soup Similar To Houstons Recipes

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP (SIMILAR TO HOUSTON'S)

Steps:

• Saute carrots, celery, onions, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in oil until tender.
• Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Stir in the tomatoes, Ro-tel tomatoes, taco seasoning, and chicken.
• Cut soft tortillas into small pieces and add to the broth mixture (My suggestion is to start with 6-8 tortillas and add more if you would like thicker soup).
• Let boil for 20 minutes or until tortillas are incorparated into the soup.
• Stir occasionally to keep the soup from sticking as it thickens.
• Reduce heat and add 6 oz cheese.
• Simmer for additional 10 minutes.
• Add milk and simmer for another 10 minutes.
• Serve with shredded cheese and corn tortilla chips on top.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP I

Steps:

• In a medium stock pot, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in oil until soft. Stir in chili powder, oregano, tomatoes, broth, and water. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in corn, hominy, chiles, beans, cilantro, and chicken. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Ladle soup into individual serving bowls, and top with crushed tortilla chips, avocado slices, cheese, and chopped green onion.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Start by mixing together the cumin, 1 teaspoon of the chilli powder, the garlic powder and salt. Drizzle the chicken breasts with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Then sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the spice mixture. Set the rest of the spice mixture aside. Bake until the chicken is cooked all the way through, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove it from the oven. Cut the chicken into cubes and set aside.
• Next, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Throw in the onions, green and red bell peppers and garlic. Throw in a tablespoon of the spice mixture used to season the chicken. Add a little extra chilli powder (about 1/4 teaspoon) for heat. Stir to cook the vegetables until they begin to turn golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the cubed chicken and diced tomatoes, juice and all. Add the chicken broth, hot water and tomato paste. Stir to combine and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Add the drained black beans. Next, mix together the cornmeal with 1/2 cup water. Add the mixture to the pot, and then simmer the soup for 10 to 15 minutes. Give it a taste and add salt or seasonings as needed; be sure to not under salt it!
• Cut the tortillas into uniform 2- to 3-inch strips. Stir most of them into the soup just before serving. This is what makes tortilla soup tortilla soup! Turn off the heat and get ready to serve it up. Ladle the soup into a bowl, then add avocado, red onion, sour cream, cilantro and extra tortilla strips to the top. The more toppings on tortilla soup, the merrier.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Chicken and Broth: Toast corn tortillas in a 350 degrees F oven until crisp and lightly browned.
• Cool slightly, and break into large pieces.
• Combine chicken breasts, tortilla pieces, and remaining ingredients in a large kettle over medium heat, and stir to combine.
• Bring to a full boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer gently for 45 minutes, skimming the surface as needed and stirring several times.
• Remove the chicken breasts from the kettle, and cool until you can skin them and pull the meat from the bones.
• Set the meat aside, and return the skin and bones to the kettle, return to a vigorous simmer, and cook for another 20 minutes.
• Reserve and shred or coarsely chop 1-1/2 cups (12 oz) of the chicken, reserving the rest for another use.
• Strain the broth into a bowl, discarding the bones, skin, and vegetables.
• Set the broth aside for 5-10 minutes to allow fat to rise to top, and skim off as much as you can.
• Place broth in freezer for 30 minutes, and skim off the solidified fat.
• Refrigerate chicken and broth separately until you are ready to finish making the soup just before serving.
• Before serving the soup, you need to make a serious choice.
• Do you want a lot more flavor and better texture, or do you want less fat?
• If you opt for flavor, fry the tortilla strips until crisp, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• If you want low-fat, bake them until crisp, but they will get soggy within seconds of being dropped into the soup.
• Your choice!
• Soup and Garnish: To serve the soup, bring broth to a boil, add chicken, and simmer until chicken is heated through.
• Divide the cilantro, avocado, chopped green onions, and half of the tortilla strips between four large bowls.
• Strain shredded chicken from broth, and divide between bowls.
• Fill each bowl with broth, and sprinkle with a few more tortilla strips.
• Serve immediately, with remaining tortilla strips and lime wedges for garnish.
• Tell your guests to squeeze a little lime juice into the soup before eating to add an extra layer of flavor.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP II

Steps:

• Saute carrots, onions, celery in corn oil, garlic, salt and pepper until tender.
• Add chicken broth and bring to boil.
• Add tomatoes, Rotel, taco seasoning, and chicken.
• Cut Tortillas into small pieces and add to broth mixture.
• Let boil for 45 minutes or until tortillas are thoroughly incorporated into soup stirring occasionally to keep from sticking.
• Reduce heat and add 8 oz. cheese. Simmer for additional 10 minutes.
• Add milk and simmer for additional 10 minutes.
• If thicker soup is desired, add more diced tortillas and let incorporate into soup.
• Garnish with shredded cheese and broken tortilla chips.
• Substitutions: 1 cup Masa Harina (Masa Flour) for 1 10 ct. package of corn tortillas.
• Mix masa with 1 cup cold water, then add masa flour mix into soup. If thicker soup is desired, add more masa/water mix.
• If you don't want to use the seasoning packet, substitute 1/2 teaspoons cumin + 1 tsp, chili powder.
• You can also use grilled chicken fajita meat for poached diced chicken.
• NOTE: If you use FLOUR tortillas, as some people have, you WILL end up with a "TORTILLA MESS", this recipe is for CORN tortillas. Don't go blaming me and giving me a bad review because you used the wrong stuff.