Chicken Tortilla Soup for Dieters

Submitted by Jeanette G

"My boss gave me this recipe when she was going to Weight Watchers. I tried it and was impressed with how easy it is to make and the great flavor. If you follow this recipe exactly this is only 3 points per serving. I myself never follow the serving and always tend to add more tortillas and chicken and cheese!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 (6 inch) corn tortillas
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 large chopped onion
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 bay leaf
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, roasted (or grilled cut into thin strips)
• 1⁄4 cup chopped avocado
• 4 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese

directions

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees and thinly slice one of the tortillas and place it on a baking sheet and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes until crisp.
2. Crush the remaining 2 tortillas into small pieces.
3. Heat 2 Tbs of the chicken broth in a pot and add your onion and garlic and cook about 2 minutes until softened.
4. Add the remaining chicken broth, crushed tortillas, tomato sauce, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, bay leaf and salt.
5. Bring this mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
6. Discard bay leaf and transfer the mixture to a blender and puree working in batches to avoid overflows.
7. Pour soup into 4 bowls and top each with tortilla strips, chicken, avocado and cheese.
8. Enjoy!

Reviews

[stormylee]

Oh, so enjoyable!! I used tomato passata instead of tomato sauce as that's what I happened to have on hand; 300 g of chicken, which was plenty indeed, and probably double the avocado called for. It was still not bad calorie-wise, and simply immensly delicious! Will definitely go into the rotation - thank you so much for sharing!

 

[MaryMomof6]

SO incredibly delicious in addition to being healthy!!! This is a meal in our house at least a couple of times a month. Thanks so much for sharing!!!

 

[Cookin Kelly]

This was delicious! I added some diced red bell peppers and celery to give it a few more veggies and loved it! It was just as good as some of the mexican restaurants' soup. Thanks for sharing! We will be having this again for sure.

 

[susie cooks]

My whole family really enjoyed this soup. It was easy to prepare and the fact that it is low fat is a big bonus. I baked all 3 tortillas and then put 2 of them in the blender with the soup. I hope that is what I was supposed to do. But, if not, it tasted great that way.

 

[Megohm]

Mmmmm! It turned out so well! Great recipe. I even prefer it over the full-fat recipes I've made. Thanks for sharing!