Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Yields:
-
4 cups
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 1 small onion, cut into wedges
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 4 teaspoons canola oil, divided
- 1 skinless chicken breast half (6oz)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 2 corn tortillas (6-inches)
- 1⁄2 cup diced zucchini
- 2 tablespoons chopped carrots
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1⁄2 cup spicy hot v8 juice
- 1⁄3 cup frozen corn
- 2 tablespoons tomato puree
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons chopped and seeded jalapeno peppers (use gloves when handling)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1⁄4 cup cubed avocado
- 1⁄4 cup Mexican blend cheese
directions
- Brush tomatoes, onion and garlic with 1 teaspoon oil. Broil for 6-8 minutes or until tender, turning tomatoes once. Peel charred skin from tomatoes; place in a blender. Add onion and garlic; process until smooth.
- Sprinkle chicken with lemon pepper and salt; broil 5-6 minutes per side or until done. Cut 1 tortilla into 1/4-inch strips; coarsely chop the other one. In a saucepan, fry tortilla strips in remaining oil until crisp; remove.
- In same pan, cook zucchini, carrot, seasonings and chopped tortilla 4 minutes. Stir in tomato mixture, broth, V8 juice, corn, tomato puree, jalapeno and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
- Cut chicken into strips. Add to soup; simmer 5 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Top with avocado, cheese and tortilla strips.
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