Chicken Tortilla Soup For Dieters

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 (6 inch) corn tortillas
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 large chopped onion
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, roasted (or grilled cut into thin strips)
• 1/4 cup chopped avocado
• 4 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 200 degrees and thinly slice one of the tortillas and place it on a baking sheet and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes until crisp.
• 2 crush the remaining 2 tortillas into small pieces.
• 3 heat 2 tbs of the chicken broth in a pot and add your onion and garlic and cook about 2 minutes until softened.
• 4 add the remaining chicken broth, crushed tortillas, tomato sauce, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, bay leaf and salt.
• 5 bring this mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 6 discard bay leaf and transfer the mixture to a blender and puree working in batches to avoid overflows.
• 7 pour soup into 4 bowls and top each with tortilla strips, chicken, avocado and cheese.
• 8 enjoy!