Chicken Tortilla Soup (Gaye's Version) Recipe

Ingredients

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• 2 skinless boneless chicken breast halves (frozen is fine) shopping list
• 1 cup chopped onion shopping list
• 3 garlic cloves, pressed or minced shopping list
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped shopping list
• 1 small jalapeno, seeds removed, finely minced shopping list
• 2 teaspoons chili powder shopping list
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes shopping list
• 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper shopping list
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin shopping list
• 2 cups frozen corn kernels shopping list
• 1 - 14 1/2 oz can Mexican style stewed tomatoes shopping list
• 2 - 14 1/2 oz cans low-sodium chicken broth shopping list
• 1 - 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed shopping list
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro shopping list
• 1/2 of a ripe avocado, diced shopping list
• 3 oz queso fresco cheese, crumbled shopping list
• packaged crispy tortilla strips, broken tortilla chips, or cut up tortillas, crisped in the oven or in a fry pan shopping list
• 8 lime wedges or approximate equivalent bottled lime juice shopping list