Johnny Jalapeno's Chicken Tortilla Soup

2Bleu's Note:

JJ's fiery hot soup, made fresh and ready in minutes. Johnny has been known to add leftover rice to the soup also. ;)

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion , chopped
• 4 garlic cloves , minced
• 3 chicken breasts , cut up into small cubes
• ½ cup chopped cilantro
• 6 corn tortillas , cut into wedges
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 2 (14 ounce) cans Rotel Tomatoes
• 1 (7 ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo (chop up the peppers)
• 1 tablespoon chopped jalapeno
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder , to taste
• 1 teaspoon black pepper , to taste
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper , to taste
• ½ teaspoon salt , to taste
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans , drained and rinsed well
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn , drained
• 1 cup cooked rice (optional)

Garnish

• 1 ½ cups shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1 avocado , sliced
• ½ cup sour cream
• corn chips , tostitos (or more tortilla wedges)

Directions:

1. In dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, and cubed chicken, cooking for 3-5 minutes.
2. Add cilantro and tortillas and cook for another 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally. (the tortillas will break up and dissolve, this is normal).
3. Add the chicken stock, rotel tomatoes, chipolte peppers with sauce, chopped jalapenos, and bay leaf and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat, and add seasonings, beans and corn (and rice if using). Let simmer for 10 minutes. Remove bay leaf and serve with garnishes.

Reviews

[Nasseh]

Very delicious but I didn't want all that heat. I reduce the amount of chilies & left out the corn. I also doubled the beans to take the place of the corn. Made for PRMR

[GibbyLou]

This was absolutely delicious but had both DH and I sucking wind! I will definitely make this again but halve the amount of chiles in chipotle sauce. I think I would also like to make it again without chicken and with rice so that my vegetarian son can eat it. Thanks so much for a wonderful recipe!

[LifeIsGood]

Wow, wow, wow! Tasty and easy soup to make. It is really too hot/spicy for me, but I'm keeping the rating a 5 because it truly is a great soup and we were warned that it is fiery!! I like things spicy but this was above my limit - so next time I'll use maybe half of the chipotles in adobo because I think that is what put it over the top for me. The soup was enjoyed with cheese, avocado, tortilla chips and LOTS of sour cream. ;)