Lime Chicken Tortilla Soup
photo by Starrynews
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 3 large tomatoes, cored and seeded
- 1⁄2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
- 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped finely
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lime juice, fresh
- salt
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 tortillas
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 400 g chicken breasts, shredded
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- salt
- grated dry mexican cheese
directions
- Cut tortillas into chips size strips. Heat oil in skillet until very hot but NOT smoking. Quickly fry the strips in batches until they are crisp, 1-2 min per side. Drain on paper towels.
- Fry the chicken breast on a pan until done (i like to pour some lime juice over chicken 1 min before removing from pan - it adds a nice fresh flavour to the chicken). Shred chicken as finely as your time allows. The finer the more the chicken flavour will mix with the soup.
- Make the salsa (tomatoes, onions, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro, olive oil, lime salt).
- Put the salsa and chicken broth in a large sauce pan.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered for 15 minute.
- Puree the soup with hand mixer or in blender.
- Add lime and salt to taste.
- Place tortilla chips and chicken in bowls, pour soup and garnish with shredded mexican cheese or other dry cheese.
- Tip 1 - if you know that you will be making the salsa for the soup only, there will be no need to finely chop any ingredients as it will be blended anyway.
- Tip 2 - I add more garlic and make the soup quite spicy.
- Tip 3 - the tortilla chips can be omitted.
- Tip 4 - I have also used canned diced tomatoes, drained well, instead of fresh tomatoes with good results.
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Reviews
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I loved the basic flavor of this, but the consistency was a bit thinner than I would have liked. I probably needed larger tomatoes or more of them, just to create a bit more body. Next time I will poach the chicken ahead of time. Frying it took more time than I wanted, and the grease fire I created did not help (don't ask). The lime juice at the end adds a wonderful spriteliness, and making your own tortilla strips takes but a minute and they are so superior to anything packaged. I got three servings out of this, but we really like our soup.
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Gosh this is so lip smacking good! This was a wonderful dinner for a cold rainy night! I subbed in prepared salsa, but when I have more time I will make the salsa fresh because it sounds so yummy! I took the recommendation to use lime juice while pan frying the chicken! It is so good! Just a hint of lime! Served as directed with the addition of a smally dollop of sour cream. Oh yeah, I am enjoying this for lunch right now again! :) Thanks for posting! Made for 1-2-3 Hits December 2009!
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Great soup! I cheated and used a jar of chunky salsa and then simply added some fresh cilantro at the end of cooking to freshen up the flavors. Perfect!!! I also cheated and used tortilla chips from the bag. . .again, worked out well and allowed for a super fast meal. Topped mine with some fresh avocado. THANKS! Made for Photo tag.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Deantini
Canada