Texas Tortilla Soup

A spicy clear soup.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1⁄4 cup  oil
• 1  large onion, chopped
• 2  large  jalapeno peppers, chopped and seeded
• 6  garlic cloves, minced
• 2  large carrots, diced
• 6  celery ribs, diced
• 1 1⁄2 lbs chicken breasts (i use boiled chicken and a lot more)
• 2  teaspoons lemon pepper
• 1  teaspoon paprika
• 1  teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1  teaspoon thyme
• 1  teaspoon parsley
• 2  tablespoons cilantro
• 2  teaspoons Tabasco sauce
• 2  bay leaves
• 1⁄4 cup lime juice
• 4  cups  chicken stock
•  tortilla chips

Directions

1. Heat butter and oil in large kettle and saute onion, jalapeno, garlic, carrots, celery & chicken. Simmer 5 minutes.
2. Combine all spices & Tabasco. Coat vegetable mixture withe spices. chicken stock and bay leaves. Simmer 1 hour, add lime juice. Serve over fried corn tortilla strips. (I just use tortilla chips like Tostitos.).