Chipotle Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chipotle Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chipotle Chicken Tortilla Soup is a gluten free and dairy free recipe with 12 servings. This recipe covers 62% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 67g of protein, 47g of fat, and a total of 2320 calories. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. Head to the store and pick up water, cumin seeds, beans, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the limes you could follow this main course with the Watermelon Granita as a dessert. It works best as a main course, and is done in approximately 75 hours.

Instructions

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Bring all stock ingredients to a boil with 2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in an 8-to 10-quart heavy pot, then skim foam.
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Reduce heat and gently simmer, uncovered, skimming foam occasionally, 2 3/4 hours.
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Transfer chicken to a cutting board, then pour stock through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl and discard solids. Reserve
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1 cup stock and return remainder to cleaned pot.
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Toast spices in a dry small skillet (not nonstick) over medium-low heat, shaking skillet occasionally, until fragrant and a shade darker, about 2 minutes.
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Transfer spices to a blender along with onion, garlic, chipotles with adobo sauce, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, and reserved stock.
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Blend until mixture is smooth and spices are ground, about 2 minutes (use caution when blending hot liquids).
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Add purée to stock in pot along with rice and sweet potatoes and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer, covered, until sweet potatoes and rice are tender, about 45 minutes.
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While soup simmers, discard skin and bones from chicken and cut or shred meat into bite-size pieces.
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Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°F with racks in upper and lower thirds. Stack tortillas and cut into 1/4-inch-thick strips, then toss with oil.
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Spread strips in 1 layer on 2 large baking sheets and season with salt.
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Bake, stirring frequently and switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until deep golden and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes.
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When rice and sweet potatoes are tender, add chicken and beans to soup and simmer, uncovered, until just heated through, about 5 minutes.
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Meanwhile, quarter avocados lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
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Season soup with salt and pepper, then serve with lime wedges, chopped cilantro, avocados, and tortilla strips.
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•Stock can be made 3 days ahead and chilled (covered once cool).
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Remove chicken from bones and chill separately. Reheat stock before proceeding with recipe.•Chipotle-spice purée can be made 1 day ahead and chilled.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In75 hrs
Servings12
Health Score89
Dish TypesSoup
OccasionsFallWinter
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