ON THE BORDER STYLE TORTILLA SOUP

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Categories     Soup/Stew     Chicken     Dinner

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 3-4 lb chicken
8 cups water
2 tsp salt
1 14.5-ounce can chicken broth
1 can water
14 1/2 oz can diced/peeled tomatoes
1 cup salsa
2 tsp ground cumin
12-ounce can kernel corn (vacuum packed kind)
2 tsp paprika
1 tbsp lime juice
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, chopped fine
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 1/2 cup cooked rice
1 zucchini squash, sliced thin and quartered
8 oz Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1 avocado, peeled and sliced (optional)
Fried tortilla strips or crumbled tortilla chips

Steps:

  • Place chicken, 8 cups of water and 2 tsp of salt in a pot and simmer about 2 hours. Save the broth, and take the chicken from the pot and remove meat from the bones. Cut meat into small pieces and return to pot. Add the seasonings, broth, 1 can of water, lime juice, salsa, corn, pepper, cilantro, rice and squash. Simmer soup for another hour. Ladle soup into bowls, and top with diced avocado, shredded Jack cheese and crumbled tortilla chips.

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