Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chicken tortilla soup. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken Tortilla Soup is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Chicken Tortilla Soup is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have chicken tortilla soup using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tortilla Soup:

1. Get 2 Split, bone-in, skin on chicken breast
2. Take 1 49.5 oz can of chicken broth
3. Take 1 medium white onion, diced
4. Prepare 1 poblano pepper, diced
5. Prepare 2 clove Garlic, minced
6. Get 6 scallions (green tops and white bottoms separated)
7. Get 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes (undrained)
8. Get 1 14.5 oz can of refried beans
9. Take 1 14.5 oz can of low-sodium black beans (undrained)
10. Make ready 1 cup Vodka
11. Get 1 tbsp Mexican oregano
12. Take 2 tsp Cumin seeds
13. Prepare 1 tsp Dried cilantro
14. Make ready 3 Bay leaves
15. Make ready 1 bunch fresh cilantro
16. Get 1 Kosher Salt
17. Take 1 Fresh-ground pepper

Ladle the homemade chicken tortilla soup into bowls and top with homemade tortilla strips (I've given the recipe in the recipe card below), cubed avocado, shredded cheese, and/or sour cream. How to Store Chicken Tortilla Soup. Serve, topped with crushed tortilla chips if desired. Chicken Tortilla Soup is one of my favorite comfort foods!

Steps to make Chicken Tortilla Soup:

1. Heat a Dutch oven or another large, heavy pot on the stove on medium-high heat. Season chicken breasts liberally with Kosher salt. Place chicken breasts skin side down in Dutch oven. Brown and render as much fat out of the skin as possible. When skin is golden brown, remove chicken to a second pot.
2. Reduce heat on Dutch oven to medium. Add cumin seeds to Dutch oven chicken fat and toast for one minute. Sauté diced white onion and diced white part of onion from the scallions in the chicken fat for 3-5 minutes. Add diced poblano and minced garlic and Sauté for another 3-5 minutes. Add Mexican oregano and dried cilantro.
3. In the second pot, pour the broth over the chicken breasts. Cover with a lid and bring to a simmer. Cook chicken all the way through. Remove chicken from broth and allow to cool until it is able to be pulled from the bones and shredded. Discard bones. Reserve chicken and broth.
4. Add canned tomatoes (undrained) to vegetable mixture. Immediately stir in vodka. Bring to a simmer. Stir in refried beans and black beans (undrained). Add bay leaves.
5. Add reserved chicken broth to vegetable mixture. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Add the corn. Simmer for 20-30 minutes. At this point, soup is ready to serve BUT it can simmer for a few more hours for a thicker broth. Five minutes before service, stir in diced fresh cilantro (as little or as much as you prefer). Garnish with sour cream, green onion tops from scallions, tortilla chips, guacamole or any other traditional Tex-Mex garnish. Enjoy!

Chicken breasts, corn, beans, and other delicious ingredients are simmered in a tomato base. Top this delicious soup with crispy homemade tortilla strips, avocado, lime, and cilantro for the perfect Mexican-inspired soup! Add broth, tomatoes, chicken, and lime juice; stir to combine. Serve soup garnished with cheese and tortilla chips. Meanwhile, make tortilla crisps: In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil.

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