Smoked Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
Slowly smoked chicken adds great flavor to a classic chicken tortilla soup. This soup starts with quality ingredients, like homemade chicken stock, chipotle and other flavorful ingredients.
Servings: 6 Servings
Cost: $12.00
Ingredients
For Tortilla Soup
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 ½ cups diced white onion (one medium sized onion)
- 2 small jalapeños, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, diced
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
- 4 cups chicken broth (we use homemade)
- 4 cups shredded smoked chicken
- 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes (including liquid)
- 1 15 oz can black beans (rinsed)
- 1 15 oz can sweet corn (or 1 1/2 cups frozen kernals)
- 1 tablespoon chipotle in adobo (a mix of the peppers and sauce)
- 1 lime juiced (about 2 tablespoons)
- Suggested toppings: fried tortilla strips, jalapeño slices, avocado slices, shredded cheese, lime wedge, cilantro
For Crispy Tortilla Strips
- 4 large corn tortillas, sliced in thin strips about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
Tortilla Soup
- In a large soup pot over medium heat, add olive oil, onions, and jalapeño peppers. Cook to soften, about 5 - 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook an additional 1 minute. Adjust heat down if the onions begin to brown.
- Add chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper. Stir for 30 seconds and allow the dried spices to heat up.
- Add broth, chicken, tomatoes, beans, corn, chipotle in adobo, and lime juice. Combine and bring to a simmer. For more heat add another 1 tablespoon of adobo sauce.
- Simmer for 20-30 minutes. Add salt to taste.
- Serve and top with favorite toppings.
For Fried Tortilla Strips
- In a small cast iron pan over medium heat add oil.
- In small batches, place tortilla strips in oil and fry. After 60 seconds, remove with a slotted spoon and place on a plate covered with paper towel. This will allow excess oil to be absorbed into the towel.
- Sprinkle a touch of salt over the tortilla strips while warm and then use as a topping for the soup.
Notes
For the Smoked Chicken we use as a base for the soup, find the recipe here.
Nutrition
Calories: 470kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 1735mg | Potassium: 762mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 782IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 3mg
