Chicken Tortilla Soup III

Description

Easy and delicious! Chicken, corn, cilantro, salsa – your favorite Mexican flavors served up hot. Viva Mexico!

Ingredients

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons margarine
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
  • 4 cups half-and-half
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 1 cup fresh salsa
  • 1 (15 ounce) can creamed corn
  • 6 boneless, chicken breast halves – cooked, skinned
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 (1.27 ounce) packet dry fajita seasoning
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 16 ounces tortilla chips
  • 8 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Instructions

  1. In a large pot over medium heat
  2. saute the garlic and onion in the butter or margarine for 5 minutes. Add flour and stir well
  3. cooking for 1 minute more. Add the broth and half-and-half. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low.
  4. Add the soup
  5. salsa
  6. corn
  7. chicken
  8. cumin
  9. fajita seasoning and 2 tablespoons cilantro. Stir and continue to heat for 15 minutes. Crumble tortilla chips into individual bowls
  10. add 1/2 ounce shredded cheese to each bowl and ladle in soup. Top each bowl with more crumbled chips
  11. remaining 1/2 ounce cheese and remaining 1 tablespoon cilantro
  12. and serve.

Servings: 8

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