Name: Quick and Easy Tortilla Soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: 4 chicken breast; 14.5 oz chicken broth; 4 oz green chiles; 10 oz tomatoes; 1 onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp lime juice; 2 tbsp cilantro; ½ tsp ground cayenne pepper; ½ tsp ground cumin; 4 flour tortillas; 1 tbsp olive oil

Quick and Easy Tortilla Soup Recipe

How To Make Quick Tortilla Soup

Flour tortillas add not only texture but an extra starchiness to this quick and easy tortilla soup. Made with tomatoes, herbs, and spices, try this soup now.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 55 minutes

Total: 1 hour 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4chicken breast,boneless halves, cooked and shredded
14.5ozchicken broth
4ozgreen chiles,diced
10oztomatoes,with green chile peppers, diced
1onion,chopped
2clovesgarlic,minced
1tbsplime juice,fresh
2tbspcilantro,chopped fresh
½tspground cayenne pepper
½tspground cumin
4flour tortillas
1tbspolive oil

Instructions

Combine the chicken broth, green chilies, tomatoes with green chilies, onion, and garlic in a soup pot.
Add the shredded chicken. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 to 35 minutes.
Add the lime juice, cilantro, cayenne, and cumin. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes longer.
Cut the tortillas into ½ x 2-inch strips. Fry in hot olive oil in skillet until golden brown; drain on paper towels.
Ladle the soup into bowls. Garnish with shredded Monterey Jack cheese and the tortilla strips.