Chicken Tortilla Soup
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken Tortilla Soup a try. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 17g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 324 calories. This recipe serves 6. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. Head to the store and pick up chicken broth, salt & pepper, chicken, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour tortillas you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Sugar Crisps as a dessert.
Instructions
If you tortillas are fairly fresh and moist, you want them a little dried out. So, to dry them out a little, put them on a baking sheet and put them in a 200°F oven at for about 10 mins. (if your tortillas are older and more dried out, you can skip that step).
Cut tortillas in half, then cut halves into 1/4-inch strips. In 3-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Fry strips in oil, about a handful at a time, until they light brown and crisp.
Remove with tongs from oil; drain on paper towel.
Sprinkle with salt (optional). Set aside. In a medium stock pot, over medium-high heat, combine tomatoes, broth, beans and chilies, bring to a boil.
Add corn, reduce heat and simmer about 5 minutes.
Add chicken and heat through. To serve; ladle soup into bowls. Top with cheese, tortilla strips and cilantro.