Spicy Chicken Rice Soup

Submitted by Bayhill

"A quick and delicious soup that you can have on the table in under a half hour. To make this into Chicken Tortilla Soup, leave out the rice and add 1/2 - 3/4 cup finely crushed corn tortilla chips."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 3 cups cooked rice
• 2 (6 ounce) packages southwestern chicken strips, fully cooked and diced
• 1 (16 ounce) can V8 vegetable juice
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can whole kernel corn, undrained
• 1 1⁄2 cups salsa
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies, undrained
• 1⁄2 cup chopped green onion
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro

• TOPPINGS

• shredded 4-cheese Mexican blend cheese
• additional chopped green onion
• additional minced fresh cilantro
• coarsely crushed tortilla chips

directions

1. In a large pot, combine first 9 ingredients. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until heated through.
2. Garnish with toppings.

Reviews

[DailyInspiration]

Delicious soup! It's magic - you just quickly put it together and it's done! Made rice in my rice cooker which is quick and the only changes I made was to substitute rotel chilies and tomatoes for the salsa and I added some garlic powder and ground cumin -- just minor stuff. I'll be eating this all weekend and since DH is gone, there is more for me! Made for ZWT-8-Mexico/US SW.

 

[JackieOhNo!]

I honestly don't think you could ask for an easier recipe! It goes together fast and it cooks fast. I used hot salsa, which I think added a nice kick to the soup. Very flavorful and it makes a lot! Made for ZWT 8.

 

[Chef Mom 5]

Our whole family loves this soup. So do our children's friends! Most of us like it better with some hot sauce, but it is a great recipe. I followed the recipe exactly. Thank you for sharing this!

 

[loof751]

Quick, easy, delicious, and made with stuff I always have on hand - what more could you want? I left out the onion (don't care for it) and didn't use any garnish. I used brown rice and this hearty soup was on the table in minutes - thanks for posting the recipe!

 

[Sherrybeth]

Congrats on your 2010 Football pool win!!! I made this last night and it was SO easy to put together and the flavor was awesome. I don't usually like very spicy stuff but I really enjoyed this made with the tortilla chips. It was a big hit at my house!