Chicken Tortilla Soup
1 cup chopped onion
2 cloves minced garlic
3 cups chicken broth
1 can Mexican diced tomatoes (14 1/2 oz.) -I used Hunt's petite diced tomatoes with mild green chiles...
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
1 1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed -I cut them up small...
2 Tbs. cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
1 Tbs. minced fresh cilantro -you can leave this out or use as topping...
Toppings:
Shredded Mexican blend cheese
Tortilla chips -for some reason in this soup I like the Tostitos flavored with lime...
minced fresh cilantro
diced avacado
fresh lime slices to squeeze into soup
In a large sauce pan, combine first six ingredients and bring to a boil. Add the chicken, reduce heat, cover and simmer 4-6 minutes till chicken is no longer pink. Combine cornstarch and water till smooth; gradually stir into soup. Bring to a boil, stirring till thick, about 1 minute. Enjoy with the toppings!!
Matthew enjoying the soup!
3 comments:
This looks awesome; I'm going to try it soon! Thanks.
yum! I have a similar recipe and make it all the time in the winter. My absolute favorite soup!
Feeling under the weather tonight (grrr!)...if I can get to the store tomorrow after work, think I will make this. Looks like good medicine!
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