Tortilla soup

Name: Tortilla soup
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 8 corn tortillas (6-inch); 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1.5 pounds bone-in chicken skin removed; 8 cups chicken broth; 1 large white onion; 4 medium cloves garlic, peeled; 1 ⅛ teaspoon salt; 10 sprigs cilantro, fresh; 2 medium tomatoes; ½ jalapeño chile; 1 chipotle chile en adobo, plus up to 1 tablespoon adobo sauce; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 lime, cut into wedges; 1 avocado, diced fine; 8 ounces cotija cheese, crumbled, or Monterey Jack cheese, diced fine; Fresh cilantro leaves; Minced jalapeño pepepr; Mexican crema or sour cream

7 steps

Cook:1h

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:47:14 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories491.3 kcal (25%)

Total Fat30.8 g (44%)

Carbs27.7 g (11%)

Sugars3.8 g (4%)

Protein27 g (54%)

Sodium2240.4 mg (112%)

Fiber3.4 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

Instructions

Tortilla strips

Step 1

Bring chicken, broth, 2 onion quarters, 2 garlic cloves, cilantro, and 1/2 tsp salt in dutch oven to boil in dutch oven. Reduce to low, simmer, covered, for 20 min.

chicken broth8 cups

white onion1

garlic4 cloves

salt1 ⅛ teaspoon

cilantro10 sprigs

Step 2

Heat oven 425, middle position. Cut tortillas into 1/2-inch-wide strips. Spread tortillas on baking sheet, drizzled with oil.

OvenPreheat

Step 3

Bake unit deep golden brown, 14 min, shaking pan to redistribute). Remove and season with salt.

Soup

Step 4

Puree tomatoes, 2 onion quarters, 2 garlic cloves, jalapeño, chipotle chile and adobo sauce.

white onion1

garlic4 cloves

tomatoes2

jalapeño chile0.5

chipotle chile en adobo1

Step 5

Transfer chicken to plate. Pour broth through mesh strainer. Shed chicken (when cooled)

Step 6

Heat dutch oven with oil. Add puree and 1/8 tsp salt, until darkened 10 min. Stir in strained broth, bring to boil, then reduce to low simmering for 15 min.

Step 7

Add adobo sauce to taste. Add shredded chicken to heat through.