Easiest Way to Make Tasty Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup.

You can have Chicken Tortilla Soup using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken Tortilla Soup

1. Prepare 6-8 cups of cubed chicken.
2. You need 1/4 teaspoon of salt (or to taste).
3. You need of Chili powder (to taste).
4. Prepare of Cayenne (optional, to taste).
5. Prepare of Onion powder (to taste).
6. Prepare 1/2 cup of vegetable oil (or more).
7. Prepare 8 of corn tortillas in 1-inch strips (or just buy a bag of chips).
8. You need 3/4 cup of finely chopped white onions.
9. Prepare 2-3 of chopped bell peppers.
10. Prepare 1 teaspoon of minced garlic.
11. It's 1/2 cup of seeded, chopped tomatoes (optional).
12. You need 1 tablespoon of minced Serrano chilies (optional).
13. It's 4 cups of chicken stock.
14. Prepare 3 tablespoons of lime juice (to taste).
15. Prepare 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro (or more).
16. Prepare 1 of avacodo.

Chicken Tortilla Soup step by step

1. Heat 1/2 cup of the oil over high heat in a large pot..
2. Fry the tortillas in batches until golden brown on both sides, adding more oil as needed. Drain on paper towels..
3. Season the cubed chicken with the onion powder, salt, and cover in chili powder, add a touch of cayenne if desired..
4. Cook the seasoned chicken in a pan..
5. Saute the onion, and bell peppers. Throw the garlic in near the end..
6. Put everything except the avacodo in a pot and simmer for about 10 minutes (or until how you like)..
7. Cut avacodo into small pieces and put into soup before serving..