Best Spicy Tortilla Soup Recipes

SPICY MEXICAN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 6-quart saucepot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and peppers and cook for 2 minutes or until tender-crisp, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the tomato paste, corn, beans, tomatoes, broth and chicken and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve topped with crushed tortilla chips or strips, if desired.

SPICY SHRIMP TORTILLA SOUP WITH ZUCCHINI NOODLES

Steps:

• Cut zucchini in half, then make a cut lengthwise on both sides about 1/4-inch deep. Cut into small noodles using a spiralizer.
• Combine tomatoes, broth, chili powder, red pepper flakes, oregano, and black pepper in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring soup to a simmer, reduce heat, and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add shrimp and desired amount of zucchini. Simmer until shrimp is pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Ladle into soup bowls.

GINA'S HOT AND SPICY TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy bottomed pot, heat the oil on medium-high heat. Saute the onions. Add bell pepper, jalapenos, salt and pepper. Cook until the onions become translucent. Add the cumin and stir until fragrant. Add the chicken broth, tomatoes, corn, and 1/4 cup of the cilantro. Add the diced chicken and cook through for about 10 minutes. Season with salt, to taste.
• Ladle soup into bowls and divide the crushed tortilla chips between the bowls. Top with sour cream, Monterey jack cheese, cilantro, sliced avocado, and lime wedges.

SPICY BLACK BEAN & CORN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Saute' onion, garlic, & chopped peppers in oil until translucent.
• Add: chicken or vegetable broth, diced tomatoes, enchilada sauce, black beans & corn, vegetable blend, lime juice, tomatillas, and seasonings.
• Simmer 20-30 minutes, then thicken with 3-4 tablespoons cornstarch (add cornstarch to a small amount of cool water until dissolved, then stir into pot). If soup seems too concentrated, you may add water.
• Simmer at a low boil for 10 minutes until thickened.
• Serve with tortilla chips, cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo and avocado slices for garnish.

SPICY TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut tortillas into 1/2-inch-thick strips and arrange them on a cookie sheet in a single layer. Bake them 5 to 10 minutes, or until crispy.
• In a large saucepan, bring the chicken broth and chicken bones to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Place a colander over a second large saucepan and strain the broth through it. When the bones are cool enough to handle, pick off the remaining meat and add it to the strained broth. Stir in the onion, tomatoes, jalapenos, and lime juice. Heat about 5 minutes more to blend flavors.
• Cut the corn from the cobs and add it to the soup. Divide the baked tortilla strips among 4 bowls. Ladle in the soup and serve with bowls of cilantro leaves, cubed avocado, and crumbled cheese to use as toppings at the table.

PAM'S SPICY SLOW COOKER CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Spray inside of 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place chicken, frozen vegetables, undrained tomatoes, chili pepper, cumin and broth in slow cooker.
• Cover; cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken from slow cooker; pull into shreds with 2 forks. Return chicken to slow cooker. Stir in lime juice. Serve and top with tortilla strips, avocado and cilantro, if desired.

SPICY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy, about 5 minutes. Drain on a paper towel, reserving 1 tablespoon grease in the skillet. Add onion and garlic to the skillet; cook and stir until onion are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Combine chicken broth and chicken breasts in a large pot; bring to a boil. Cook until chicken breasts are no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. Remove chicken breasts from broth; cool until easily handled.
• Stir bacon, onion, garlic, diced tomatoes and green chile peppers, and tomato sauce into the chicken broth. Add corn, chipotle peppers, salt, pepper, cumin, and cilantro.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place tortilla strips on a baking sheet.
• Tear chicken breasts into small strips; add to the broth mixture. Cook and stir until soup flavors combine, about 20 minutes.
• Bake tortilla strips in the preheated oven until slightly crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Ladle soup into serving bowls. Top with sour cream; garnish with tortilla strips and Cheddar cheese.

SPICY TORTILLA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat; saute onion and garlic until onion is transparent, about 10 minutes. Add chipotle peppers; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add chili powder and cumin; cook and stir until mixture is heated through, about 5 more minutes.
• Stir broth, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, and black beans into onion mixture; bring to a boil. Add tomatoes, reduce heat, and simmer until soup is heated through and flavors have blended, about 20 minutes. Add corn and cinnamon; cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 more minutes. Season with cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper.

TEXAS THICK & SPICY TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Pour Chicken Broth into 6 quart stockpot.
• Drain water from chicken, break apart and add to the broth.
• Add 1/2 of the pkg of Taco Seasoning... save the rest for next time.
• Add 1/2 of the can of Beans.
• Add 1/2 of the can of Rotel.
• Add remaining ingredients except for the Corn Tortillas.
• Rinse cans with water and add to the pot .add additional water to your preference as it will boil down and thicken.
• Start on medium heat until reaching a low boil while continuously stirring. Drop to a low heat and continue cooking for at least an hour, frequently stirring , tasting and monitoring consistency. Add water to thin, more beans to thicken.
• Once to your liking, add the corn tortilla wedges and cook for another 15 minutes. If you add them too soon, they will dissolve.

SPICY TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Cut tortillas into 1/4 inch strips.
• Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown and crisp.
• Add oil to a saucepan and heat.
• When hot, add the dried chiles and quickly fry for 30 sec until they crisp up.
• Remove and drain on paper towels.
• Add garlic and onion to the oil.
• Reduce heat and cook them until golden.
• Add them along with chiles to a food processor.
• Add tomatoes to the food processor.
• Blend all into a smooth puree.
• Set a saucepan over medium heat.
• Add puree and keep stirring until the puree thickens to a dark red paste (takes almost 10 minutes).
• Now add the broth, cumin and epazote to the paste.
• Mix well.
• Bring to a boil and then cover partially and simmer over a low flame for 30 minutes.
• Season with salt.
• Divide cheeses and avocado among soup bowls.
• Add a ladle of soup and top with some tortilla chips and cilantro.
• Serve lime slices alongside.

SPICY TORTILLA SOUP WITH SHRIMP AND AVOCADO

Steps:

• 1. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add onion and next 6 ingredients (through garlic); cook 6 minutes or until carrot is crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Add broth, hominy, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Cover and cook 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add shrimp; cook 2 minutes or until shrimp are done. 2. Remove from heat; stir in juice and salt. Divide shrimp mixture evenly among 4 bowls; top evenly with chips and avocado. Garnish with cilantro, if desired.

SPICY PORK TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Brown pork and onion over medium-high heat in large saucepan, stirring occasionally.
• Add remaining ingredients except tortilla strips.
• Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• Stir tortilla strips into soup and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes more, until tortilla strips are softened.
• Serve hot.

SPICY TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Puree 2 seeded, soaked ancho chiles, 1 onion, 2 tomatoes and 2 garlic cloves; fry in oil. Add 6 cups chicken broth, 4 torn corn tortillas, some shredded cooked chicken and 1/2 cup cilantro; simmer until thick. Add salt; garnish with crisp tortilla strips, Mexican cheese, avocado, cilantro and lime juice.
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SPICY TORTILLA SOUP WITH SHRIMP AND AVOCADO

Steps:

• 1. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add onion and next 6 ingredients (through garlic); cook 6 minutes or until carrot is crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.
• 2. Add broth, hominy, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Cover and cook 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3. Add shrimp; cook 2 minutes or until shrimp are done.
• 4. Remove from heat; stir in juice and salt. Divide shrimp mixture evenly among 4 bowls; top evenly with chips and avocado. Garnish with cilantro, if desired.

SPICY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Slice carrot into bite-sized pieces, mince garlic and chop the chipotle chiles, and cut the chicken into bite size pieces. Set aside. In a large soup pot, add enough oil to coat the bottom of the pot. When the oil is warm, add diced onions and chiles. Saute until the onions are translucent. Add the garlic last and simmer for another minute.
• Add chicken broth and tomatoes to the soup pot. Add celery seed and bay leaves. Stir to blend. Now add the carrots and simmer for 10 minutes. Add chicken, beans, rice, and corn. Stir ingredients and cook for 20 minutes longer. Taste to see if you need more salt and pepper. Remove bay leaves before serving.
• In a medium saucepan, add about an inch of canola oil to the pan. Cut corn tortillas into one inch strips. When oil is hot, fry tortillas until golden brown. Drain on a paper towel lined paper plate and add seasoned salt if desired.
• SUGGESTED GARNISHES: Cheddar/Jack Cheese, Sour Cream, Sliced Avocado, Cilantro, Corn Tortilla strips, Lime slices to squeeze into the soup.
• TIPS & WARNINGS: You can make your own chicken broth so you can control the sodium content. Buy a whole cooked chicken from the deli in your Supermarket and remove the chicken from the bone and cut into bite size pieces if you are pressed for time.

SPICY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Heat olive oil in a heavy soup pot on med-high heat. Add chicken a batch at a time (do not overcrowd) seasoning and browning as you go. Remove from heat and set chicken aside as it browns.
• 2. After the chicken is removed, you will be left with the oil and all the yummy seasonings. You may need to add a little more olive oil to cook the veggies.
• 3. Add to oil, the onions, carrots, garlic, celery, and bell peppers. Cook about 10 minutes or until cooked down. Stir often.
• 4. Add chipotle, cumin, and Mrs. Dash. Cook an additional 2-3 minutes.
• 5. Add broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, corn, black beans, and chopped cilantro. I added the chicken and beef base at this point. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
• 6. Add cooked chicken back into the soup. Check spices and adjust as needed. Simmer until ready to serve.
• 7. Add oil to a pan. Fry tortillas strips a little at a time until brown and crispy. Drain on a paper towel lined plate. Salt while hot.
• 8. Serve soup in bowls. Top with tortilla strips. Garnish with any or all garnishes. I let each family member add their favorite toppings. Enjoy!

SPICY MEXICAN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large saucepan on medium heat. Add onions, jalapeños and garlic; cook and stir 5 min. or until onions are crisp-tender. Add chicken breasts, broth, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and seasonings; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer on medium-low heat 20 min. or until chicken is done (165°F), stirring occasionally.
• Remove chicken from saucepan; shred with fork. Return chicken to soup; stir. Simmer 25 min., stirring occasionally.
• Add corn and cilantro; stir. Simmer 10 min. Serve topped with cheese and crushed tortilla chips.

THE BEST CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP RECIPE - A SPICY PERSPECTIVE

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, heat the oil over medium-high. Add onions, 1/3 cup cilantro, and garlic. Sauté 3 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth, tomatoes, whole raw chicken breasts, all the spices, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Push the chicken breasts to the bottom of the pot. Bring to a boil.
• Add the carrots. Return to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook another 10-12 minutes.
• Remove the cooked chicken breasts with tongs and either shred or chop them. Add the chicken pieces back to the soup.
• Stir in half the cheese and 1 cup crushed tortilla chips. If too much of the broth has evaporated, stir in an additional cup of broth or water.
• Ladle into bowls and top with the remaining cheese, fresh cilantro, fresh avocado, and more tortilla chip pieces.

SPICY SHRIMP TORTILLA SOUP WITH ZUCCHINI NOODLES

Steps:

• Cut zucchini in half, then make a cut lengthwise on both sides about 1/4-inch deep. Cut into small noodles using a spiralizer.
• Combine tomatoes, broth, chili powder, red pepper flakes, oregano, and black pepper in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring soup to a simmer, reduce heat, and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add shrimp and desired amount of zucchini. Simmer until shrimp is pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Ladle into soup bowls.

SPICY SHRIMP TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Place tomatoes, onion, and garlic on a cookie sheet covered with aluminum foil and roast at 425 degrees for approximately 25 - 30 minutes or until softened and slightly charred.
• To a large stock pot over medium high heat, add the 1 tablespoon of olive oil, the poblano pepper, and jalepeno pepper. Saute about 5 minutes or until softened.
• Add the cumin, corriander, and cilantro and saute about one minute.
• Add the roasted vegetables to the pot along with about 3 cups of chicken stock.
• Using a hand held emulsifier puree (or transfer to a food processor to puree then place back into the pot) the vegetables with the stock.
• Check consistency of the soup and depending on how thick or thin you would like your soup add in the rest or part of the leftover chicken stock.
• Add in the hot sauce, salt, and pepper.
• Bring the soup back up to a boil, turn down the burner to medium low, and then let the soup simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil over high heat in a large wok or deep pot.
• When the oil is hot add the tortilla strips in small batches, so as not to overcrowd the pot. Flip the tortilla strips after about two minutes on one side and fry on the other side. (Timing for frying will depend on the temperature of your stove top).
• Using a slotted spoon remove tortilla strips from the hot oil and drain on paper towels.
• When soup is done simmering, taste for acidity and flavors. At this time I decide whether or not to add in the sugar. If it is very acidic from the tomatoes I add it if not then I leave it out. Also add in more salt and pepper at this time if needed.
• Add in almost all of the tortilla strips to the soup and stir.
• Immediately, ladle soup into large bowls for serving and top with tortilla strips, cheese, and avocado.
• Enjoy!