Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken Tortilla Soup · Chicken Tortilla Soup

One of 41 chicken tortilla soup recipes we measured

Chicken Tortilla Soup

from www.cookingclassy.com

It ranks #1 of 41 for vegetable texture among the chicken tortilla soup recipes we compared. 17 cooks on www.cookingclassy.com rate it 5.0★.

hands-on20m
waiting15 min
makes7
each$2.18
kcal406
levelbeginner

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 41.

this recipe typical
liquid4%102%
starch add100%0%
vegetables and beans0%58%
aromatics8%15%
fat3%2%
salt164%0%
acid66%0%

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 41 for saltiness
  • #1 of 41 for vegetable texture
  • #41 of 41 for broth richness

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

20 g1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
200 g1 1/4 cups finely chopped yellow onion ((1 small))
15 g1 medium jalapeno*, (seeded and minced (1/4 cup))
13 g1 1/2 Tbsp minced garlic ((4 cloves))
8 g1 Tbsp chili powder
4 g2 tsp ground cumin
907 g1 (32 oz) carton Swanson Chicken Broth
425 g1 (15 oz can) tomato sauce
411 g1 (14.5 oz) can fire roasted diced tomatoes
231 g1 1/2 cups frozen corn
675 g3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken ((I use breast and thigh meat))
411 g1 (14.5 oz) can black beans, (drained and rinsed)
50 g1/2 cup chopped cilantro
15 g1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
113 g4 oz. corn tortilla strips**, (or tortilla chips slightly crushed)
113 g1 cup shredded Mexican cheese or Monterey jack cheese
diced avocado ((optional))
sour cream ((optional))

Method: 5 steps, published by www.cookingclassy.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Chicken tortilla soup is one of my favorites, so I'm always a fan. I switched out the tomato sauce for a can of enchilada sauce (personal taste preference) and left the cilantro to be sprinkled onto individual bowls with the other toppings due to my cilantro-h” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made 3 times this recipe for a party and everyone was raving about this soup!! I served it with sliced avocado, shredded cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips, and flour tortillas. HUGE HIT! I bought the shredded rotisserie chicken from Costco and I had shredde” — a cook, 5.0★
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