Chicken Tortilla Soup

Happy Monday!! Can you believe its already week 3 of Motivation Monday recipes? I can't wait to share this latest recipe with you! Its the easiest thing to make & the perfect thing for lunches throughout the week and leftover dinners! Its, Chicken Tortilla Soup!! I found this recipe on the blog, What’s Gaby Cooking. She actually made this soup with Turkey, but it also works well with chicken! This blog is incredible and I am pretty much obsessed with it!!  

Who doesn't love Chicken Tortilla soup, with all the spices and toppings and avocado...who doesn't love avocado? Its only one of the most amazing ingredients ever!! So let’s get this week started off right and healthy!

First you’ll need 3-4 chicken breasts and bake them in the oven at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes then shred, or else you can easily use a rotisserie chicken as well. Roughly chop a whole white onion, 3-4 garlic cloves and one whole jalapeño (seeds removed). Sautee them in a large saucepan until ingredients are well cooked and until onions are translucent.  

Then add in 15 oz. can of fire roasted tomatoes with green chilies, and 3 cups of chicken stock. Bring ingredients to a boil and let simmer for 30 minutes. Using an immersion blender, regular blender, or food processor and puree until smooth. Finally, add in the shredded chicken, corn and black beans and bring to temperature.

I can’t wait for you all to try it out & don’t forget to top it off with a little lime juice, cilantro (optional) and some tortilla strips!! 

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 onion, roughly chopped

3-4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped

1 jalapeño pepper, stem and seeds removed and roughly chopped

kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper

¼ teaspoon dried oregano

¼ teaspoon cumin

½ teaspoon ground chipotle pepper

1 14-ounce can fire roasted tomatoes and green chiles

3 cups chicken stock

15 oz. black beans, drained

1 cup frozen corn

2 cups Shredded Turkey (can use rotisserie chicken for shoot purposes)

Toppings:

Small wedge of cheese, freshly shredded

Limes

Avocado

Cilantro

Tortilla Strips