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You can cook Chicken Tortilla Soup using 19 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken Tortilla Soup
  1. You need of Butter.
  2. It’s of medium Onion (chopped).
  3. It’s of Garlic (minced).
  4. It’s of Celery (chopped small).
  5. Prepare of Chicken (chopped).
  6. You need of Salt (course).
  7. It’s of Black Pepper (ground).
  8. Prepare of Cumin (ground).
  9. It’s of Paprika (ground).
  10. It’s of Cayenne Pepper (ground).
  11. You need of Chicken Broth.
  12. Prepare of medium Carrots (chopped).
  13. You need of Green Onions (chopped).
  14. Prepare of Cilantro Leaves.
  15. It’s of medium Lime.
  16. Prepare of large Tomato.
  17. Prepare of medium Acocado.
  18. You need of Cilantro.
  19. You need of Cheese (shredded).

Cook's Note Bring a bit of the Southwest to your table with this spirit-warming soup. Loaded with tender chicken, diced tomatoes, and plenty of seasonings, it's sure to be requested again and again. Serve with tortilla chips if desired. Editor's Note Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin.

Chicken Tortilla Soup step by step

  1. Chop celery and add to pot. Cook until onions are translucent, around 8 minutes..

  2. Melt butter in large pot on medium heat..

  3. Chop onion. Add onions and garlic to pot..

  4. Clean chicken and chop into bite size pieces. Season with salt and black pepper..

  5. Add chicken, paprika, cumin, and cayenne to pot. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, around 8 minutes..

  6. Add chicken broth to pot and stir..

  7. Chop carrots and add to pot..

  8. Bring soup to a boil for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and cover, simmer for 30 minutes..

  9. Chop onions and cilantro. Mix into soup and boil another 5 minutes..

  10. Slice lime and squeeze half into soup. Cover and let soup cool for 10 minutes..

  11. Serve with fresh chopped cilantro, lime, tomato, avocado and shredded cheese..

Best Chicken Tortilla Soup Chock-full of veggies and autumn color, this soup is ideal for using up fresh garden bounty. Then add on the toppings: a nice dollop of sour cream, onions, avocado, cheese (Monterey Jack is good), and—don't leave this out—cilantro! The cilantro adds some scrumptious freshness. Chicken tortilla soup, with its spicy tomato broth, crunchy tortilla chips, and gooey cheese, has long been one of my favorite dishes to order at Mexican restaurants. I never even thought to make it at home because, frankly, I thought it was fussy.