Chicken Tortilla Soup

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 2 -3 fresh garlic cloves, minced (or 1/2 t garlic powder)
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 large fresh tomatoes, diced
• 2 -3 large anaheim chilies, diced (clean and strip seeds and pith)
• 6 cups chicken stock or 6 cups broth
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 dash black pepper
• 1 dash cayenne pepper
• salt
• 6 -8 skinless chicken thighs (may substitute 18 oz canned chicken or 3 split breasts) or 6 -8 skinless chicken drumsticks (may substitute 18 oz canned chicken or 3 split breasts)
• 4 -6 corn tortillas, cut in strips and fried crisp
• 1 large ripe avocado
• 1/2 cup sour cream, to taste
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro (to garnish)
• 1 lime

Recipe

• 1 grill or fry chicken till juices run clear. de-bone and set aside.
• 2 combine fresh tomatoes 1/2 of the onion the and anaheim chiles in blender and puree until soupy and chunks are gone.
• 3 in a large stockpot,heat olive oil over medium heat. add remaining onion and sauté until translucent, about 2 minutes. add garlic and the tomato, onion and chili mixture from blender.
• 4 add chicken stock, cumin, chili powder, black pepper, cayenne and salt. simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes.
• 5 dice the grilled chicken and add to soup just before serving.
• 6 garnish each serving with crispy tortilla strips, large chunks of avocado, a dollop of sour cream and a few cilantro leaves.
• 7 add a squeeze of lime juice, if desired.