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Chicken Tortilla Soup

[heart_this] · Jan 7, 2021 · 23 Comments

Chicken Tortilla Soup

An easy homemade chicken tortilla soup, a Mexican themed soup where tortillas are used as a thickener, that’s just packed with healthy and tasty ingredients!

Chicken tortilla soup is one of my favourites soups for cold winter days, or hot summer days, or any days in between for that matter! It’s basically a Mexican style chicken soup that uses tortillas in two ways, fresh tortillas in the sauce as a thickener and crispy fried tortillas served on top as garnish! (The fresh tortillas are simmered in the broth and melt or dissolve into it, thickening it!) In addition to the chicken and tortillas, this soup contains tomatoes, beans, and corn and I often like to throw in even more veggies like zucchini, bell peppers, etc. so it’s nice and healthy, not mention hearty! The chicken can be done in a number of ways and if you have some already cooked chicken, say leftover rotisserie chicken, you can use that and it’s super easy! Otherwise, you can poach some chicken breast or thighs in the soup as it simmers, remove it, shred it and return it to the soup. My favourite part of this soup might just have to be the garnishes and in addition to the crispy fried tortillas I like to add some of my favourite taco toppings like cheese, sour cream, avocado, cilantro, onion, radish, etc.

Updated: 2021/01/07

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 1 hour Servings: 4

An easy homemade chicken tortilla soup, a Mexican themed soup where tortillas are used as a thickener, that’s just packed with healthy and tasty ingredients!

ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced (~1 cup)
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken breasts (or thighs)
  • 4 small corn tortilla, sliced
  • 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup corn (fresh, frozen or canned)
  • 1 zucchini, diced (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped (optional)
directions
  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, add the onion and cook until tender, about 7-10 minutes.
  2. Add the garlic and taco seasoning and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about a minute.
  3. Add the broth, chicken, tortillas, tomatoes and beans, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked through and shreddable, about 20-30 minutes.
  4. Remove the chicken and shred before returning it to the soup along with the corn and zucchini and cook until the zucchini is tender, about 5 minutes.
  5. Mix in the cilantro and enjoy!
Note: The tortillas should dissolve/melt into the soup and thicken it while the chicken simmers in step 3!
Option: Use pre-cooked chicken (sliced or shredded) and cut down on the simmer time!
Option: Add extra vegetables like diced bell peppers!
Option: Serve topped with tortilla chips or home made crispy fried tortillas!
Option: Serve topped with your favourite taco topping such as cheese (crumbled or shredded), sour cream, avocado, radish, lime wedges, etc!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 401, Fat 11g (Saturated 2g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 89mg, Sodium 890mg, Carbs 57g (Fiber 14g, Sugars 14g), Protein 43g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Ferdzy says

    January 11, 2008 at 2:17 am

    Kevin, it sounds like a very yummy soup. Wish I could have some!

    Reply
  2. Elly says

    January 11, 2008 at 2:53 am

    looks delicious, Kevin! One of my favorite kinds of soup.

    Reply
  3. Anna says

    January 11, 2008 at 3:23 am

    This is similar to the recipe I use. One thing I like to add is either a spoonful of honey or, if I have it, a spoonful of hot pepper jelly. I find the sweet stuff brings out the flavor of the tomatoes. It’s interesting how many variations there are on tortilla soup. We tend to order it wherever we go just to get a sampling of how other people make it. I like your version because it seems relatively light and healthy. I’m not fond of the ones with cream or too much melted cheese.

    Reply
  4. Tara says

    January 11, 2008 at 4:01 am

    Your soup looks great. This is one of my favorite soups and I’ve seen many different recipes for it. I made a batch back in November. Yum!

    Reply
  5. Helene says

    January 11, 2008 at 4:07 am

    This looks really good. I’ll have to try it.

    Reply
  6. Coffee & Vanilla says

    January 11, 2008 at 11:44 am

    Very interesting, and those tortillas around the soup look very nice!!

    Margot

    Reply
  7. Bellini Valli says

    January 11, 2008 at 1:34 pm

    Great shot Kevin. Sure could use some of that soup for my lunch today. I decided to take a tetra pack soup to work…can’t you FED-Ex me some of yours?

    Reply
  8. canarygirl says

    January 11, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    YUM! That sounds delicious! We had Mexican yesterday, too! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Peter M says

    January 11, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Lots of ingredients but simple enough, pefect for this cool, windy day.

    Reply
  10. Pam says

    January 11, 2008 at 3:21 pm

    Kevin, Looks good! I was comparing your recipe with what I did, and I see you increased the spices. I’m going to try that next time too.

    Reply
  11. Deborah says

    January 11, 2008 at 5:40 pm

    I adore chicken tortilla soup. This sounds like a great recipe for it!

    Reply
  12. Anonymous says

    January 11, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    This looks great, Kevin 🙂

    Reply
  13. Nora B. says

    January 12, 2008 at 1:41 am

    Hi Kevin,
    I’ve not heard of tortilla soup before, so this is great that I am learning something new. I like soup with a bit of kick, so I know I will like this soup.

    Nora

    Reply
  14. Proud Italian Cook says

    January 12, 2008 at 6:59 am

    Kevin, your tortilla soup looks great, would love to have a bowl right now!!

    Reply
  15. Pixie says

    January 13, 2008 at 8:52 am

    This soup looks great, must try it someday soonish.

    Reply
  16. Kalyn says

    January 16, 2008 at 3:30 am

    Great photo of the soup, and it looks just delicious. One of my favorite soups for a long time!

    Reply
  17. The Lyman Family says

    January 16, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    This soup was delicious. What better time of year to have soup than January. It’s Nine degrees in Utah right now.

    Reply
  18. Anonymous says

    January 17, 2008 at 1:42 am

    this is the best tortilla soup i have made n a really long time! me and my wife made this this weekend from the food we ordered from and it was perfect with the mood of the day. We might even cook it this weekend when we watch the mighty Chargers defeat the weak Patriots! GO CHARGERS!!!

    Reply
  19. Debbie says

    June 11, 2008 at 1:21 am

    I came down with an itchy throat cold and decided to run through your archive to see what sounded like a healing remedy. This one did it. I love that it is so tasty, so many flavors from the oregano, tomatoes to the salsa verde.

    Thanks for the cure…

    Reply
  20. Anonymous says

    September 14, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    made this last night and YUMMO!!!! best ever soup i've made. love your site 🙂

    Reply
  21. Shan Cait says

    November 1, 2011 at 12:26 am

    This has been printed and added to my recipe book – I have made several times and each time I love it! Thanks for sharing!! I now have a go to tortilla soup!!!

    Reply
  22. Anonymous says

    January 4, 2013 at 5:32 pm

    How many servings is this?

    Reply
  23. Kevin says

    January 4, 2013 at 5:57 pm

    Anonymous: This makes 4 servings. Enjoy!

    Reply

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