SAVORY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Categories:	Chicken, Mexican, Chicken Soups, Bean Soups, Vegetable Soup
Keyword:	tortilla
Serves:	8
Prep Time:	1 Hr
Cook Time:	2 Hr

Ingredients

	1 package pictsweet frozen authentic mexican veggies (corn, black beans, onions, tomatoes and peppers)
	1 packet old el paso taco seasoning***
	1/4 cup bajia brand cumin****
	1 packet packet old el paso seasoned black beans in sauce (these are almost like refried beans and give the soup texture)***
	two boxes of salted chicken broth
	1 jar tositos brand medium salsa***
	one whole chicken
	sour cream
	tortilla strips
	grated cheddar or white american
SAVORY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

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cheryl clark

Lightly Salted

Flowery Branch, GA (pop. 5,679)

shoileygal

Member Since Aug 2011

cheryl's Notes:

this is as close as I could get to my favorite soup served by Chili's Restaurant.

Directions

Stew the whole chicken in a large stock pot in one box of the broth and the packet of taco seasoning. When it is starting to fall of the bone, drain chicken into a collander reserving the broth in a second pot. After the chicken cools, pull out all the bones and skin. Set aside.

In a pan, sautee frozen veggies in olive oil.

In your second pot, add the veggies, the packet of black beans, 1/2 jar of the salsa, the cumin and the chicken and the second box of chicken broth. Let simmer for about an hour.

Serve in large bowls with a large dollop of sour cream, grated cheese and then garnish with crushed tortilla chips or tortilla strips.

As a variation, you can add a cup steamed yellow rice in the soup to add more texture.

*** do not substitute brands or it won't be as good. :-)