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Our Best Tortilla Soup Recipe Will Warm You Right Up
What is tortilla soup? It’s a flavorful Mexican chicken soup traditionally made with tomatoes, garlic, onions, and chilies. While our version may not qualify as the most authentic tortilla soup recipe ever, we know for sure it’s the most weeknight friendly, and this soup delivers. We’ve also made a great Vegetarian Tortilla Soup if you need a meat-free version. While we’re talking about tortillas, we’d like to point you towards our Homemade Tortillas and Homemade Tortilla Chips, that always love a batch of Perfect Guacamole.
Ingredients For This Quick And Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Seasoning: bay leaves, cumin, chili powder, kosher salt, freshly cracked black pepper
Pantry: Chicken Stock, canned creamed corn, fire-roasted diced tomatoes, canned enchilada sauce, canned green chilies
Fresh: small yellow onion, medium zucchini, garlic cloves
From the grocery deli: rotisserie chicken
How to Make Chicken Tortilla Soup
Remove all the meat from the chicken (and don’t forget to save the bones for stock!)
With your trusty kitchen knife, chop the onion, garlic and zucchini.
Toss everything into a big pot along with the canned tomatoes, chilies and spices.
Put your feet up and snack on Tortilla Chips while the soup simmers. (optional, but recommended).
Serve with all your favorite toppings and a good squeeze of fresh lime juice.
How to Store Leftover Soup + Tips
Soup leftovers often get better with time, and this soup is no exception. Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for 3-4 days or in the freezer for up to three months. Just make sure they have cooled completely before storing!
Chicken is easier to pull off the bones and shred when it’s warm. We like to purchase rotisserie chicken from the store and pick off all the meat before storing it in the refrigerator—that way it’s ready to go whenever we want to use it.
If you’d like to use Poached Chicken instead of a rotisserie, that will work too.
Our recipe calls for canned enchilada sauce, but you can also make our homemade enchilada sauce if you have a little extra time.
Toppings make this soup extra delicious, and we recommend having tortilla strips, chopped fresh cilantro, sour cream, shredded cheddar or pepper Jack cheese, diced avocado, and a squeeze of fresh lime juice on hand.
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