Quick & Easy Tortilla Soup Recipe

I love soups and one of my favorites is Chicken Tortilla Soup.  It’s full of flavor and super comforting on a cold or rainy day.  But enough of that, I hate it when I search for a recipe online and have to scroll and scroll… and scroll some more through some long story and tons of pictures before I ever get to what I was actually looking for… a recipe! 

So here you go:

Ingredients:

1 Tablespoon olive oil½ onion diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups chicken broth
1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup of corn
½ teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 lb shredded boneless chicken breast (or about 4 cups)
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon fresh cilantro

For garnish if desired:

• Chopped Avacado
• Tortilla strips
• Cilantro
• Or Shredded Cheese

Instructions:

1. Add oil to a large saucepan
2. Add in onion and saute for 2-3 minutes
3. Add in garlic and cook for 1 minute
4. Pour in chicken broth, crushed tomatoes and black beans
5. Measure out spices and those too
6. Simmer for about 10 minutes
7. Stir in precooked shredded chicken
8. Take off the heat and add in lime juice and cilantro for more flavor
9. Garnish with your choice of avocado, tortilla strips, cilantro or shredded cheese. (Yum!) 

This recipe assumes the chicken is already prepared.  If not, here’s a great video from Modern Mom on how to prepare shreded the chicken: