Chicken Tortilla Soup

This Easy Recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup is hardy, delicious, and perfect for warming you up on a cold day. It's filled with shredded chicken, black beans, corn, red and green chile, and it's topped with cheddar cheese, avocado and homemade tortilla chips. It can be made in a crockpot/slow cooker, or it can be cooked directly over the stove. Read on for the full recipe.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Soup
Cuisine: Mexican, New Mexican
Keyword: Los Foodies Magazine, Mexican Chicken tortila soup, New Mexican Recipes, Soup Recipe, Tortila soupe recipe
Calories: 4299kcal
Author: Marcy Inspired

Equipment

  • Crockpot
  • Stove Top and Skillet

Materials

  • 3 Chicken breasts
  • 1  28 oz. Can petite diced tomatoes
  • 2  15 oz. Cans black beans
  • 1  16 oz. Can whole corn kernels
  • 1  4 oz. Can Hatch green chiles
  • 1/2 White onion, chopped
  • 3 Garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 tbsp. Red New Mexico chile powder
  • 2 tsp. Ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp. Oregano
  • 1 tsp. Salt
  • 4 cups Chicken broth (can use more or less depending on desired consistency)

For Toppings: 1-2 large avocados grated cheddar cheesetortilla chips (or corn tortillas & cooking oil if making your own chips)

Instructions

  • Place chicken in a crockpot set to Low.
  • Add a can of petite diced tomatoes and green chile. 
  • Sauté onions until translucent. Add minced garlic, red chile powder, cumin, oregano, and salt.
  • Mix well, then pour in approx. 2 cups chicken broth and cook for a few minutes until all the spices have dissolved into the liquid.
  • Pour contents of skillet into crockpot. Place lid on crockpot and allow to cook on Low for 5 hours, or on High for 3 hours if you want it done sooner.
  • When chicken is fully cooked, take it out of the crockpot, shred it, and place it back into the crockpot.
  • Rinse black beans with water over sink, drain, and put beans in the crockpot.
  • Drain liquid from a can of corn and put corn kernels in the crockpot.
  • Stir well and allow to cook 10 minutes more.
  • If making your own tortilla chips, simply slice corn tortillas into thin strips.
  • Heat oil in skillet.
  • When hot, fry strips of tortillas until golden.
  • Place on paper towels to drain excess liquid.
  • Serve soup into bowls and top with grated cheddar cheese, diced avocado, and tortilla chips. Enjoy!

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