Chicken Tortilla Soup (similar To Houston's)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup carrot, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can ro-tel tomatoes, diced
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) packet taco seasoning
• 10 small soft corn tortillas
• 12 ounces cooked chicken, shredded or diced
• 8 ounces shredded monterey jack cheese, divided
• 1 cup milk
• corn tortilla chips, broken into small pieces

Recipe

• 1 saute carrots, celery, onions, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in oil until tender.
• 2 add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• 3 stir in the tomatoes, ro-tel tomatoes, taco seasoning, and chicken.
• 4 cut soft tortillas into small pieces and add to the broth mixture (my suggestion is to start with 6-8 tortillas and add more if you would like thicker soup).
• 5 let boil for 20 minutes or until tortillas are incorparated into the soup.
• 6 stir occasionally to keep the soup from sticking as it thickens.
• 7 reduce heat and add 6 oz cheese.
• 8 simmer for additional 10 minutes.
• 9 add milk and simmer for another 10 minutes.
• 10 serve with shredded cheese and corn tortilla chips on top.