Mexican Chicken Or Turkey Soup Food

FIESTA TURKEY TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first five ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally., Meanwhile, spread tortilla strips in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° 4-6 minutes or until golden brown and crisp., Stir cilantro into soup. Top servings with tortilla strips. If desired, serve with additional salsa. Freeze Option: Reserving tortillas for later, freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary. Meanwhile, bake tortillas as directed and sprinkle over each serving. Serve with additional salsa if desired.

MEXICAN CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the chicken breasts skin side up on a sheet pan. Rub with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and roast for 35 to 40 minutes, until done. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, discard the skin and bones, and shred the meat. Cover and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add the onions, celery, and carrots and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes, or until the onions start to brown. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the chicken stock, tomatoes with their puree, jalapenos, cumin, coriander, 1 tablespoon salt (depending on the saltiness of the chicken stock), 1 teaspoon pepper, and the cilantro, if using. Cut the tortillas in 1/2, then cut them crosswise into 1/2-inch strips and add to the soup. Bring the soup to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 25 minutes. Add the shredded chicken and season to taste. Serve the soup hot topped with sliced avocado, a dollop of sour cream, grated Cheddar cheese, and broken tortilla chips.

TEX-MEX TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add minced onions and cook until onions begin to soften, about 4 minutes. Add garlic, chili powder, cumin and oregano and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Stir in water, tomato soup, diced tomatoes, salsa, shredded turkey, parsley and bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until bouillon cubes dissolve. Add black beans, corn, sour cream and cilantro. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Serve soup with crushed tortilla chips, chopped green onion, shredded cheese and additional cilantro and sour cream.

MEXICAN TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth, onion, bell pepper, carrots, celery, jalapeno pepper, rice, parsley, chili powder, garlic, and oregano to a boil in a large pot. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until vegetables and rice are tender, about 25 minutes. Add turkey; simmer until turkey is heated through, about 10 minutes more.

MEXICAN CHICKEN OR TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients except chicken in a large pot. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer 3 minutes. Add chicken and boil lightly for 5 minutes.
• 2. Ladle hot soup into hot, sterile jars leaving 1-inch headspace. Run a spatula around the inside of each jar to remove air bubbles and wipe rim of jar. Add lids and make finger-tip tight. Place jars in your pressure canner.
• 3. Process quarts at 11 pounds pressure for 90 minutes. For pints process for 75 minutes. Adjust for altitude where necessary.
• 4. Remove jars and cool. After 24 hours, check for seal. You should have a yield of 6-7 quarts for this recipe.

MEXICAN CHICKEN CHILI SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté the chicken breasts in the olive oil in a large pot over medium/high heat.
• Cook the chicken on both side until done-- about 7-10 minutes per side.
• Cool the chicken until it can be handled.
• Do not rinse the pot.
• Shred the chicken by hand into bite-sizes pieces and place the pieces back into the pot.
• Add the remaining ingredients to the pot and turn heat to high.
• Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 4-5 hours.
• Stir mixture often so that many of the chicken pieces shred into much smaller bits.
• Chili should reduce substantially to thicken and darken (less orange, more brown) when done.
• Combine some chopped Italian parsley with sour cream and serve it on the side for topping the chili, if desired.

MEXICAN LIME WITH CHICKEN OR TURKEY TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Spray a skillet with lite olive oil and fry the tortilla strips until brown& crisp, drain on paper towel.
• Spray the pan again and saute the onions& chilis until tender but not brown.
• Add broth& turkey (whatever), cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add tomatoe, simmer 5 more minutes, stir in the lime juice.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning.
• Ladle into hot bowls, add tortilla chips and garnish with a slice of lime.

MEXICAN-INSPIRED CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute chicken in oil until no longer pink. Add water and taco seasoning; simmer, uncovered, until chicken is well coated. , Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the V8 juice, salsa, beans and corn. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until heated through. If desired, serve with optional toppings.

MEXICAN SOUP WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and garlic, soften for 5 mins, then stir in the dried chilli, cumin, tomatoes and chicken stock. Blitz in a food processor in batches, or use a hand blender to purée until smooth.
• Return to the pan, then bring to the boil. Add the chicken, reduce the heat, then simmer for 10 mins until cooked through. Stir in the lime juice and some seasoning, then ladle into bowls. Put the toppings in the middle of the table for everyone to help themselves.

MEXICAN TURKEY SOUP (CALDO DE GUAJOLOTE)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a soup kettle over moderate heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
• Add the celery, bell pepper, and carrot, salt lightly, cover, reduce the heat slightly, and sweat the vegetables for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic and spices and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add the stock, turkey meat, corn and tomato paste and season with salt and pepper.
• Bring to a near boil, cover, and reduce the heat to moderately low. Gently simmer for 15 minutes, then turn off the heat and let the soup sit for at least 15 minutes.
• Reheat gently and serve, stirring in the fresh herbs just before serving.