hope's creamy chicken tortilla soup

How To Make hope's creamy chicken tortilla soup

• 1

  Add water to a large stockpot and place on burner and heat at medium-high heat.
• 2

  As the water heats, cut chicken into thin slices (its easiest to do this when the chicken is still partially frozen). Drop raw, sliced chicken into water.
• 3

  Once water has come to a boil, add the chicken bouillon and stir to dissolve.
• 4

  Once chicken has fully cooked, add package of spanish rice and cook according to package (for heat instructions and time, usually about 7 minutes).
• 5

  Once rice is cooked, turn heat back up to medium high heat and add can of tomato sauce, all of the spices, sugar and cans of tomatoes & green chilies to pot of soup. Mix well.
• 6

  Bring to a soft boil and add can of refried beans, one can at a time and mix well to dissolve beans into broth to form a creamy consistency.
• 7

  Once refried beans are evenly mixed with the broth, add corn last for an additional 5 minutes or until corn is heated.
• 8

  Serve in bowls and sprinkle with shredded cheese and top with generous amounts of crushed tortilla chips! Enjoy and try to keep from going back for seconds :p
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