EASY AND TASTY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Easy and Tasty Chicken Tortilla Soup image

In my trials to find a great chicken tortilla soup recipe, I came up with this. It's fast, versatile, and so tasty! I like to serve this with a little sour cream and sharp cheddar cheese and a side of jalapeno cornbread. Yum!

Provided by ShannyBanany

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Tortilla Soup Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

4 cups water
3 cubes chicken bouillon
1 onion, chopped
1 banana pepper, seeded and diced
1 (15.5 ounce) can hominy, drained
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
2 (10.75 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
2 (12.5 fl oz) cans white chicken, drained
4 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
3 tablespoons lime juice
5 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)
3 tablespoons dried cilantro
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Bring the water to a boil in a large pot; stir the bouillon cubes into the water until dissolved. Add the onion, banana pepper, hominy, black beans, garbanzo beans, diced tomatoes with chiles, diced tomatoes, chicken soup, chicken, garlic powder, lime juice, hot pepper sauce, cilantro, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper; stir. Reduce heat to medium and cook the soup until the onions are soft and opaque, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 533.5 calories, Carbohydrate 46.4 g, Cholesterol 96.9 mg, Fat 20.1 g, Fiber 7.4 g, Protein 40.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 3036.6 mg, Sugar 6.3 g