Cinco De Mayo Tortilla Soup
From pleclare 14 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Don't wait till May 5th to make this tasty soup. It deserves to be enjoyed all year.
Ingredients
- 6 6" corn tortillas shopping list
- 1/4 c vegetable oil shopping list
- 1 small onion,chopped shopping list
- 2 cloves garlic,chopped shopping list
- 1-2 small jalapeno peppers,seeded and minced shopping list
- 4 c chicken stock shopping list
- 1 14.5 oz. can fire-roasted tomatoes(or reg. tomatoes plus 1/2 tsp chili powder) shopping list
- 1/2 tsp seasoned salt shopping list
- 2 c shredded,cooked chicken (meat of 1 large breast) shopping list
- 1 ripe avocado,cut in bite size pieces shopping list
- 1/2 c shredded Monteray Jack cheese shopping list
- 1-4 Tbs chopped cilantro shopping list
- 1 lime,cut in 6 wedges. shopping list
How to make it
- Heat tortillas in low oven to dry them out.about 5 mins.
- Don't over-crisp or you wont be able to cut them. Remove from oven and cut in 1/4" wide strips. Heat oil in a wok or deep frying pan over med-high heat . Add tortilla strips in small batches and cook till light brown and crisp,flipping frequently. Drain on paper towels. Blot the strips to remove as much oil as possible.
- In the same frying pan(do not discard cooking oil) cook onions 2 mins,stirring constantly. Add garlic and peppers and continue to cook for 3 mins. Stir in the chicken stock,tomatoes and seasoned salt. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook 15 mins.
- Add the chicken and heat for another 5-10 mins. Ladle the soup into 6 bowls. Top with avocado,cheese,tortilla strips and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges and your favorite hot sauce.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
Sounds good and spicy and soul-comforting. As you said, for anytime. Thanks for the post. Gave you a 5. Lorraine
lbrooks26
in Cedar Knolls loved it
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Sounds really good Pat.
kimmer
in Dunedin loved it
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Olé!! ^5
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in Flint loved it
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