Description
This authentic chicken tortilla soup starts with fresh tomatoes and chicken broth and is loaded with veggies, cheese, and shredded chicken.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- 2 cups shredded chicken (Skip it if you are vegetarian. The soup is still going to be great without chicken!)
- 2 cups zucchini, diced
- 1 cup carrot, diced
- 1 cup sweet peas
- 1/2 cup white onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted (about 0.5 oz)
- 1/8 teaspoon Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce (optional)
For the soup base:
- 10 Roma tomatoes, roasted
- 1/2 cup white onion, roughly sliced
- 1 cup cilantro, firmly packed
- 3 large cloves garlic
- 2 cups chicken broth or water
- salt to taste
For the topping:
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 2 avocados, sliced and divided
- 2 cups tortilla chips, crushed and divided
- fresh lime juice
- cilantro for garnishing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). Roast the Roma tomatoes for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, chop the vegetables.
- When tomatoes are done, allow them to cool. Quarter each one and place it into your food processor or blender with garlic, roughly sliced onion, and cilantro. Add chicken broth and a pinch of salt. Blend until smooth. (Depending on the size of your blender, you might need to process two or three batches to finish up the ingredients. It took me twice with my 8-cup food processor.)
- Pour the soup base into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- In a sauté pan, melt butter and sauté diced onion over high heat until fragrant. Add carrots and zucchini to the pan. Cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
- Transfer cooked vegetables to the soup base. Add sweet peas and bring to a boil again. Stir in shredded chicken. Reduce to medium heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste and adjust the flavor by adding more salt if desired.
- Drop in hot sauce. Stir until even. This is optional.
- Dish. Top each serving with tortilla chips, avocado slices, cheddar cheese, and cilantro. Squeeze a dash of fresh lime juice. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 398
- Sugar: 12.5g
- Sodium: 941.3mg
- Fat: 22.3g
- Saturated Fat: 7.6g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 30.2g
- Fiber: 9.1g
- Protein: 23g
- Cholesterol: 63.5mg