Hope's Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
By
Hope Vaillancourt
@MissHopie87
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I found this recipe one evening when I was rummaging through the cupboards for something to eat and grabbed a can of Rosarita refried beans and noticed a delicious-sounding recipe on the back. I whipped this up within an hour and added even more stuff to it. My family & I were hooked with the first bite. Even some of my sisters who swore they would never try it, ended up trying it and they ABSOLUTELY love it too! I have added quite a FEW things to make this soup even BETTER! Perfect on a cold evening. Enjoy!!! Serves 16 people at 3 cups per serving. (weight watchers 9 points per serving)
Ingredients
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4 qtwater
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4 lbchicken, uncooked, boneless & skinless
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1/3 cchicken bouillon
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1 pkg(5.6 ounces) spanish rice
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1 can(s)(30 ounces) tomato sauce
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2 Tbspchili powder
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1 Tbspground cumin
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2 Tbspbasil, dried
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1 tspcilantro, dried
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2 Tbspgarlic powder
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2 Tbsponion powder
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1/8 csugar
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2 can(s)diced tomatoes & green chilies
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2 can(s)(30 ounces) refried beans
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1 1/4 cwhole kernel corn
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·*** monterey jack cheese, cheddar cheese or fiesta blend cheese, shredded, for topping
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·***crushed tortilla chips
How to Make Hope's Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Add water to a large stockpot and place on burner and heat at medium-high heat.
- 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.
- Once water has come to a boil, add the chicken bouillon and stir to dissolve.
- Once chicken has fully cooked, add package of spanish rice and cook according to package (for heat instructions and time, usually about 7 minutes).
- 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.
- 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.
- Once refried beans are evenly mixed with the broth, add corn last for an additional 5 minutes or until corn is heated.
- 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
