Chicken Tortilla Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tortillas
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 clove garlic, pressed or 1 teaspoon already minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, undrained
• 4 teaspoons cilantro
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese or 1/2 cup colby-monterey jack cheese
• 4 slices fresh limes, thick (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 cut tortillas into 1/2 inch strips and bake 7-8 minutes or until crisp.
• 3 cook chicken until lightly browned in pan large enough to make soup.
• 4 add onion, garlic, cilantro, chili powder and cumin.
• 5 cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• 6 stir in broth, tomatoes and chilies.
• 7 bring to a boil.
• 8 reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• 9 pour soup into bowls and sprinkle with cheese and tortilla strips.
• 10 garnish with lime slices.