Chicken Tortilla Soup

Name: Chicken Tortilla Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 1-2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (depending on size); ½ teaspoon minced garlic; ¼ teaspoon ground cumin; 2 cups chicken broth (one 14.5oz can works well); 1 cup frozen corn kernels; 1 cup chopped onion (about ½ a medium onion); ½ teaspoon chili powder; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 cup chunky salsa; Corn tortilla chips (3-4 chips/person), crushed; ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese; Sour Cream

4 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

Updated at: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 01:24:33 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories210.2 kcal (11%)

Total Fat8.5 g (12%)

Carbs17.5 g (7%)

Sugars5.8 g (6%)

Protein17.8 g (36%)

Sodium970.7 mg (49%)

Fiber2.8 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1skinless boneless chicken breasts

depending on size

½ teaspoonminced garlic

¼ teaspoonground cumin

2 cupschicken broth

one can works well

1 cupfrozen corn kernels

1 cuponion

chopped

½ teaspoonchili powder

1 tablespoonlemon juice

1 cupchunky salsa

3tortilla chips

Corn, crushed

½ cupshredded cheddar cheese

sour cream

Instructions

Step 1

In a large pot, boil the chicken until cooked completely (white all the way through). Drain and shred.

Pot

Strainer

Fork

skinless boneless chicken breasts1

Step 2

In a second pot, add the broth, corn, onion, chili powder, lemon juice, salsa, garlic and cumin. Mix well on medium heat. Then reduce heat to low and simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes (we won’t have time to do this in class).

Pot