On Monday, I decided to make Chicken Tortilla Soup to have for lunch a few days this week. I think I’ll get 7 servings out of this depending on how full I fill my bowl! I’m planning to freeze about half of this.
What you’ll need:
Chicken breast (about 1 to 1.5 lbs)
1 Large Onion
1 Green Pepper (I added in some red and yellow pepper too that I had around for salads)
Crushed Tomato (1 large can)
Green Chili’s (fresh or canned)
Corn (fresh, frozen, canned… this is totally up to you)
3 (ish) Cups Chicken Broth/Stock (or water and some bullion cubes)
Chili Powder, Cumin and Garlic Powder
Corn Meal
Cilantro
Tortilla strips or chips and shredded cheese for toppings
I didn’t really follow much of a recipe here. I looked at a few online, but really jumped out at me and I’d been craving it for a while. I bought some from the grocery store, and it was really good, but also pricey (Giant Eagle really got me on that, I got like 3 cups but it cost like $7).
I cooked the chicken breast in the crock pot this morning. I’ve found that if I basically poach it in there with some chicken broth and water, it shreds really easily and stays pretty moist. I like to do this to have for different lunches throughout the week.
Once that was ready to go, I sauteed the veggies in a little olive oil just to get them softened.
Then I added in about 3 cups of chicken broth, the crushed tomato, the canned chilies, the corn and the chicken. If you know me and my cooking style, unless I’m baking I don’t really measure things like this much unless it’s really going to affect the end result.
So I eyeballed the seasoning, probably about 2 tsp of chili powder and 1-2 of cumin and then just a dash or two of garlic powder.
I added in the seasoning and stirred it all together and then let it simmer. About 30-60 minutes in, I put about a Tbsp of corn meal in some warm water to dissolve and then stirred it in.
I let it all sit and simmer on low for about 2 hours. At the very end, I threw in a little bit of cilantro. This is totally up to you! I like it, so I put in a small handful. I know some of my friends hate it, so it can be left out.
If I have 6 servings, it will have only 171 calories and 2.5 grams of fat. But honestly, I’m probably going to get at least 7 out of it.
I topped my small bowl with a little cheese and some tortilla strips. This was really good, probably could have used a little more salt as I only put in a few dashes.