Description
This 30-minute Chicken Tortilla Soup is a bold and flavorful one-pot meal made with shredded chicken and southwest spices. Perfect for busy weeknights and meal prep, it’s a nourishing Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe with tasty toppings.
Ingredients
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- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 can (10 oz) diced tomatoes with green chilies (like Rotel)
- 1 can (14 oz) fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 can (14 oz) black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 cup frozen or canned corn
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Juice of 1 lime
- Optional Toppings: Crispy tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips
- Shredded cheese
- Sliced avocado
- Fresh cilantro
- Jalapeño slices
- Sour cream
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large pot and cook diced onion for 3 to 4 minutes until softened.
- Add garlic, cumin, chili powder, and smoked paprika and cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
- Stir in diced tomatoes with green chilies, fire-roasted diced tomatoes, black beans, corn, and chicken broth; bring to a simmer.
- Add shredded chicken and heat through for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Squeeze in lime juice and season with salt and pepper; simmer 2 more minutes.
- Serve with optional toppings like tortilla strips, cheese, avocado, cilantro, jalapeño, or sour cream.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course, Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Calories: 320 kcal