Chicken Tortilla Soup

Name: Chicken Tortilla Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp light olive oil; 1 large yellow onion (chopped); 4 garlic cloves (minced); 1-2 jalapeno peppers (seeded and diced); 32 oz chicken broth; 28 oz can crushed tomatoes; 1 lb chicken breasts ((2 medium), or leftover rotisserie chicken*); 15 oz can corn (drained and rinsed); 15 oz can black beans (drained and rinsed); 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder; 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp salt (or to taste); 1/3 cup cilantro (chopped, plus more to garnish); 1 1/2 Tbsp lime juice (from 1 lime, or to taste); 1/4 cup olive oil; 8 corn tortillas ((6" tortillas)); 1 large avocado (diced); 1 lime (cut into wedges, to serve)

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:30min

Chicken Tortilla Soup with tender chicken and homemade crispy tortilla strips is the perfect, cold-weather weeknight dinner. What’s even better? It comes together in one pot.

Updated at: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:03:02 GMT