Tortilla Soup

Name: Tortilla Soup
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 medium bell pepper, chopped; 946 milliliters chicken broth (or vegetable broth); 1 chipotle pepper, chopped (dried, reconstituted with warm water); 1 teaspoon cilantro, chopped; 2 cooked chicken breasts, chopped; 2 teaspoons cumin; 6 smalls flour tortillas (or corn); 1 Tbsp garlic, minced; 2 mediums jalapeno peppers, chopped (seed if you dont want heat); 1 Tbsp lime juice; 2 Tbsps milk (or cream); 1 Tbsp oil; 118 milliliters onion, chopped; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 Tbsp red chili powder, ground; 1 teaspoon salt (to taste); 1 Tbsp sour cream; 3 mediums tomatoes, diced; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Tortilla Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 34g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 412 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Autumn. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up oil, lime juice, chipotle pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lime juice you could follow this main course with the Lime Angel Food Cake with Lime Glaze and Pistachios as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large soup pot.

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Add onion and cook until softened.

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Add garlic, cook 30 seconds.

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Add all chopped peppers cook until soft.

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Add cumin, oregano, red chili pepper, tomatoes.

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Add stock.Bring mixture to a simmer and cook 10 minutes.Puree the soup in blender.

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Add pureed soup back to soup pot.

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Add chopped chicken to mixture.Simmer this for 10 minutes.

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Add milk, and stir until heated through.Stir in the lime juice.Taste for seasoning, add salt as needed.

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Cut tortillas into 1/4 inch strips and fry them in 1 tablespoons of oil.To serve, ladle soup into 4 soup bowls.Top with tortilla strips, sour cream and cilantro.

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