Quick Tortilla Soup Food

EASY 30-MINUTE HOMEMADE CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with a Silpat or foil to save cleanup time.
• Loosely scatter the tortilla strips, evenly drizzle with olive oil, evenly sprinkle with kosher salt, toss with hands to coat evenly, and bake for about 15 to 18 minutes, or until crisp and lightly golden brown; set aside.
• While strips bake, begin making the soup.
• To a large Dutch oven or stockpot, add 2 tablespoons olive oil and heat over medium-high heat to warm.
• Add the onion, jalapeno, and sauté for about 5 minutes, or until vegetables begin to soften. Stir intermittently.
• Add the garlic and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir intermittently.
• Add the chicken broth, tomatoes and juice, black beans, chicken, corn, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, 2 teaspoons salt, pepper, smoked paprika, optional cayenne pepper, and bring to a boil.
• Allow mixture to boil gently for about 5 to 7 minutes. If at any point the overall liquid level looks low or you prefer your soup to have more broth, add 1 to 2 cups of water; you'll adjust the salt and seasoning levels at the end.
• Add the cilantro and boil 1 minute.
• Taste soup and add salt to taste. This will vary based on how salty the chicken broth, tomatoes, black beans, and rotisserie chicken are, and personal preference. Make any necessary seasoning adjustments (i.e. more salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, etc.).
• Ladle soup into bowls, top with tortilla strips to taste, optionally garnish with avocado, cheese and/or sour cream; serve immediately.

QUICK CHICKEN TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or soup pot to medium heat and add the oil. Put the chicken wings and breasts in skin-side down and cook without moving until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Set aside the chicken.
• Add the carrots, celery and shallots. Saute until the shallots are translucent, about 10 minutes, stirring all the while. Deglaze with the dry sherry and scrape up any bits off the bottom. Add the stock, fresh thyme and bay leaf, return the chicken to the pot and bring to a low simmer; simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Set aside the chicken to cool on a plate.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Shred the chicken breasts and whatever can be salvaged from the wings and pour any reserved juices back into the soup pot. Add in the chicken and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Just before serving, add in the lemon zest and juice to taste.
• Cook the tortellini in the salted water just until al dente.
• Put some tortellini in each individual bowl, then ladle the soup over. Serve immediately to retain the al dente quality of the tortellini. Garnish with a wedge of lemon and fresh parsley.

QUICK TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven or soup kettle over medium-high heat. Toss chicken with salt, chili powder and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the oil to coat. Add chicken to hot pot; cook, turning only once, until impressively brown on both sides, 5-6 minutes. Transfer to a plate and cut (or shred when cool enough) into bite-size pieces.
• Heat remaining tablespoon of oil in the hot empty pot; add onions and saute until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and peppers; continue to saute until fragrant about a minute longer. Add chicken broth, tomatoes and black beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low. Simmer partially covered and skim foam as it surfaces, to blend flavors, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken and turn off heat.
• Place a portion of tortilla strips in each bowl, ladle over hot soup and top as desired, letting each person squirt in a little lime.
• Toppings:.
• grated pepper jack cheese.
• diced avocados.
• light sour cream.
• chopped fresh cilantro.
• hot red pepper sauce.
• Make it quick: To speed cooking, heat the broth in the microwave while the onions and garlic are cooking.

QUICK CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Open the cans of corn, chicken broth, black beans, and salsa.
• Pour everything into a large saucepan or stock pot.
• Add chicken and rice and simmer over medium heat until chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Place 1/4 cup crushed tortilla chips per serving bowl, top with soup.
• Garnish with sour cream, cheese, avocado, black olives, and/or cilantro.

QUICK TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• In dutch oven or stock pot, heat olive oil and add onions, garlic, poblano pepper, salt, cumin and coriander and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
• Add chicken broth, chicken, cilantro and lime juice.
• Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Bake tortilla strips sprayed with Pam and sprinkled with 1 teaspoon Emeril's Essence at 350 degrees for 5 to 10 minutes or until crisp.
• Ladle soup into bowl and top with baked tortilla strips, avocado and chipotle/sour cream mixture.

QUICK TORTILLA SOUP-PAMPERED CHEF

Steps:

• In large pot, cook onion, jalapeno, taco seasoning & garlic over med. heat 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• Add chicken broth, salsa & lime juice. Cover & bring to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer. Stir in chicken and cilantro.
• Ladle into bowls & top with your choice of additional toppings which could include: broken tortilla chips, diced avocado, sour cream, diced tomato.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP (QUICK)

Steps:

• Put chicken, corn, chicken broth, black beans, and diced tomatoes in large sauce pan.
• Simmer on medium heat until chicken is is heated.
• Serve with tortillas on the side.