Chicken Tortilla Soup

Well, right on time, late as usual, as my mom would say. I made this soup over a week ago and I am just now posting it. This is one recipe I tried my make-it, bag-it, and freeze-it trick on. I made up three crock-pot recipes and put them in gallon size zip top bags. Then I put the bags in the freezer. When you're ready to cook one, no thawing needed. Just take the hunk of now frozen goodies out of the bag and put it in the slow cooker. My soup didn't even need any extra time. Wonderful trick!!
So now, here is the Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup (from a Crock-Pot recipe book).

Chicken Tortilla Soup

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 cans (15 oz each) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (4 oz) chopped mild green chiles, drained
½ to 1 cup chicken broth, divided
1 yellow onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and black pepper to taste
4 corn tortillas, sliced into ¼-inch strips (I actually prefer flour tortillas.)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 avocado, peeled, diced and tossed with lime juice to prevent browning
lime wedges

I also added a can of whole kernel corn and a can of black beans. Plus I left out the avocado.

1. Place chicken in crock-pot slow cooker. Combine tomatoes with juice, chiles, ½ cup broth, onion, garlic, and cumin in small bowl. Pour mixture over chicken. Cover; cook on LOW 6 hours or on HIGH 3 hours, or until chicken is tender.
2. Remove chicken from crock-pot slow cooker. Shred with 2 forks. Return to cooking liquid. Adjust seasonings, adding salt, pepper, and more broth, as desired.
3. Just before serving, add tortillas and cilantro to crock-pot slow cooker. Stir to blend. Serve in soup bowls, topping each serving with cheese, avocado, and a squeeze of lime juice.

You want pictures? Sure!!!

Chicken Tortilla Soup with a little added salsa and sour cream just because.

Yeah the salsa and sour cream weren't in the ingredient list. It was a last minute addition... Also if you drain away the liquid the leftover make scrumptious nachos and quesadillas!!


---Dare to Cook---