Mexican Lime With Chicken or Turkey Tortilla Soup

Submitted by Bergy

"I love this soup. simple but great flavor to start off a Mexican meal. Adjust the hotness to your own likeing. Although the original recipe did not say "cilantro" I believe at least a 1/4 cup of fresh chopped cilntro will really enhance the flavor of this soup."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 corn tortillas, cut into 2 x 1/2 inch pieces
• 1⁄3 cup onion, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup jalapeno pepper, chopped
• 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 1 cup turkey or 1 cup other left over meat
• 1 large tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 4 slices limes (to garnish)

directions

1. Spray a skillet with lite olive oil and fry the tortilla strips until brown& crisp, drain on paper towel.
2. Spray the pan again and saute the onions& chilis until tender but not brown.
3. Add broth& turkey (whatever), cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Add tomatoe, simmer 5 more minutes, stir in the lime juice.
5. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
6. Ladle into hot bowls, add tortilla chips and garnish with a slice of lime.

Reviews

[Kannwilson]

This has such a wonderful flavor. It reminded me of the tortilla lime soup I had in Mexico. A definite keeper!

 

[Ennoia]

This was a VERY tasty soup - FULL of flavour. Not NEARLY as spciy as I thought it might be....next time I'll just ad in a few more jalapenos! HIGHLY recommended soup!

 

[Lucky Clover]

The only thing missing from this recipe is cilantro! It's the finishing touch! Loved it!

 

[novicecook 2]

This was incredible! My husband showed up after work with turkey leftovers from the office party and I made this soup tonight. We live in Texas where tortilla soup is an art form and I must admit, this is the best "Mexican" style soup I've ever had. I used two jalapenos because, ya know, and added peeled and diced potato to it cuz I read somewhere once that adding one peeled and diced potato to soups really changes the texture and it was awesome! We like lime zest and a bit more lime cuz it offsets the jalapeno nicely. This was a terrific soup. Our grocer sells the popular tortilla strips fresh, so I bought some of those. This is a keeper for sure! Thanks so much! Viva this soup!

 

[momo st-amand]

This was amazing! I loved it. The flavors were really pungent.