Jane Fox's Famous Tortilla Soup

Name: Jane Fox's Famous Tortilla Soup
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 ripe avocados; 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 397 grams diced tomatoes with green chiles or 1 can diced tomatoes mixed with one 4-ounce can chopped green chiles; 946 milliliters chicken stock; 2 Tbsps mild to medium-heat chili powder, such as ancho or a blend (a couple of scant palmfuls); 1 Handful fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped; 3 Tbsps corn oil; 12 corn tortillas; 2 fresh bay leaves; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 Tbsp ground cumin (about a palmful); 2 larges jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped, for serving; 4 servings Kosher salt; 2 limes; 1 large onion, chopped; 4 servings Queso fresco, crumbled, for serving; 1 small red onion, finely chopped, for serving; 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 4 servings Sour cream, for serving

If you have around 50 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Jane Fox's Famous Tortilla Soup might be an excellent gluten free recipe to try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 781 calories, 20g of protein, and 36g of fat each. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up chicken breasts, bay leaves, canned tomatoes, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a rather cheap main course for Winter. Nearly Famous Chicken Tortilla Soup, Avocado, Corn, Tomato and Tortilla Soup, and Chicken Tortilla Soup with Fire Roasted Tomatoes are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Slice 6 of the tortillas into 1-inch strips, and then arrange them on a baking sheet in a single layer and spray with cooking spray.

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Bake until deeply golden, season with salt and reserve.

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Heat the corn oil in a soup pot or large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Chop the remaining 6 tortillas into 1 to 1 1/2-inch squares, and then stir into the pot 1 minute.

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Add the chili powder, cumin, garlic, bay leaves, onions and cilantro, sprinkle with some salt and pepper and stir to toast the spices. Cook until the onions are translucent, 12 to 15 minutes.

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Pour in the stock with the tomatoes and chiles and bring to a boil.

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Add the chicken, reduce the heat a bit and simmer to cook through, 15 minutes.

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Remove the chicken, slice or chop the breasts, and then return to the soup.

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Remove the bay leaves before serving.

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To serve, dice the avocados and cut the limes into wedges.

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Place some avocado at the bottom of each soup bowl and douse with a healthy squeeze of lime juice before filling the bowls with soup. At the table, top the soup with the baked tortilla strips, jalapenos, red onions, queso fresco and sour cream.

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