Thursday, July 8, 2010

Tortilla Chicken Soup



One of the easiest and tastiest soups I have ever made!


Tortilla Chicken Soup: serves 4 (5 points +)



  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1-1/2 T. chili powder
  • 2 tsp. ground cumin
  • 4 c. FF chicken broth ( 32 oz. box)
  • 1-1/2 c. chopped, cooked chicken breast from a rotisserie chicken
  • 1 c. frozen corn, thawed
  • 1 ( 10 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chilies ( such as Rotel)
  • Juice of one lime ( at least 1 T.)
  • 1 c. baked tortilla chips, crushed
  • 1/4 c. reduced fat colby Jack cheese
  • 1/4 c. chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1/2 c. diced, peeled avocado



Spray a large saucepan with cooking spray. Add the chili powder, garlic and cumin. Cook 1 minute.
Add the broth, chicken, corn and tomatoes with their juices. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in lime juice and season with salt to taste.
Ladle into 4 bowls ( at least 1-1/2 c. servings) Top each with chips, 1 T. cheese, avocado and cilantro.

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