Chicken Tortilla Soup?

[Wawannabe]

It's my favorite but I've never made it.
Going to make it this weekend.

Any fabulous recipes, tips, or additions to share?? Will start with an organic rotisserie chicken.

I love the creaminess the avacado brings! Yum! 👅

[fierywoman]

1. THis sounds like the one I used to have for lunch near my house in Mexico City:

https://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/251944/caldo-tlalpeno/

[Grasswire2]

2. my recipe and it's flexible

I start with 5 chicken bouillon cubes and 6 cups of water in a pot.

Add the equivalent of two cooked chicken breasts (sometimes from a rotisserie), chunked or shredded
a diced onion
a 16 oz can of chopped tomatoes
a generous cup of green salsa from a jar
cup and a half of frozen corn
tablespoon and a half of ground cumin

Here is the important part: when the soup is bubbling, I add in a handful of cornmeal and stir..........and when it's close to serving time, I tear up two corn tortillas and drop them in. They get soft and dumpling like.

Serve with sour cream, sliced avocado, and either home-fried tortilla strips or tortilla chips from a bag. Lime can be a nice addition, too.

I could be forgetting an item; it's midnight here.

P.S. I also like to drop in my garden-grown little yellow and green pear tomatoes, whole, that I freeze in the summer months. Very festive.

[Kali]

3. my Mother's recipe from Mexico City decades ago

long before it became popular here - no chicken because this was more of a peasant food but obviously fine to add it.

Tortilla Soup - serves 4

1 chopped onion
1 chopped tomato
1 chopped bell pepper
2 T chopped parsley (or cilantro)
1 small can tomato sauce
2 cans (15 oz) chicken broth + one cup water and bullion
1/4 t thyme
1/2 t salt
dash pepper or Tabasco
1 c grated jack cheese (or queso fresco)
tortiila chips/strips (best if fresh fried - cut a half dozen corn tortillas into strips and fry in your choice of fat)
optional: dried red chile cut in small strips

saute onion and pepper in a little oil 5 min. stir in parsley and tomato. add remaining ingredients except chees, chips, and chile strips. bring to boil, then simmer 5 minutes. serve - add chips, cheese and chile as desired.

I have taken dried versions of ingredients camping and only needing the cheese to keep cool - fast delicious camp soup!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. Most important piece - fresh cut tortilla chips - fried!. Thanks