The Best Chicken Tortilla Soup

Name: The Best Chicken Tortilla Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 (46 ounce) can chicken broth; 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes; 3 cups cooked chicken, shredded (I use rotisserie from the deli); 2 anaheim chilies, diced; 1 jalapeno pepper, diced; 1/2 cup diced onion; 3 -4 large tomatoes, diced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons minced cilantro; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 2 teaspoons cumin; 2 teaspoons pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce (I use the chipotle flavor); 1/2 teaspoon chipotle pepper (optional); 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese; 1 avocado, chopped; 1/4 cup cilantro, pulled from stem; 1 lime, cut into wedges; 2 cups crushed tortilla chips

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"I'm in love with this soup!! A very good friend of mine made this for me recently and I fell in love. I'm very picky about my Tortilla Soup and this by far the best ever. She makes hers in the crock pot and I have to agree, that it's easy and tastes just wonderful!! Whatever you do, DO NOT skip the garnishes! They are the icing on the cake! UPDATE April 2010: Obviously I've made this so many times I never even look at the recipe anymore! But I wanted to add some variations that I play around with that are great. Like many reviewers black beans and corn are great additions. Sometimes I add them to the leftovers (if there are any :-) so that is feels like something new the next day! I have also made it several times with shredded pork which turns it into a pork carnitas type of soup. If you like it on the spicy and smoke side buy a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce and mince up one or two and add it. And lastly, a little swizzle of half and half or heavy cream just minutes before serving makes it a creamy tortilla soup that is wonderful and it is also a good way to tone down the heat if it got away from you......"

INGREDIENTS

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1 (46 ounce) can chicken broth

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1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce

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1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes

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3 cups cooked chicken, shredded (I use rotisserie from the deli)

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2 anaheim chilies, diced

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1 jalapeno pepper, diced

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1/2 cup diced onion

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3 -4 large tomatoes, diced

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2 garlic cloves, minced

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2 tablespoons minced cilantro

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1 tablespoon chili powder

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2 teaspoons cumin

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2 teaspoons pepper

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1 teaspoon salt

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2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce (I use the chipotle flavor)

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1/2 teaspoon chipotle pepper (optional)

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1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

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1 avocado, chopped

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1/4 cup cilantro, pulled from stem

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1 lime, cut into wedges

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2 cups crushed tortilla chips

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