Monday, May 14, 2012

Homemade Spicy Tortilla Soup

My new family ritual is to make meals ahead to help me during the week.  We pick five meals on Sunday and spend the afternoon cooking.  Today's meal was Homemade Spicy Tortilla Soup.  Per our Facebook friend's request here is the recipe we used.



Makes 4 servings
Serving size is about 2 cups
Prep Time (Start to Finish) 35 minutes\
Calories per serving: 229

Oil Spray
2 med. red and/or green sweet peppers, cut into thin bite-size strips
1 med. onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced, or 1.5 teaspoons jarred minced garlic
.5 teaspoons ground cumin
3.5 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 cup water
1 - 2 teaspoons finely chopped canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
1 14.5 oz. can no-salt diced tomatoes
8 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, shredded (about 2 cups) Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (optional)
1/4 cup light sour cream
3 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1 oz. baked tortilla chips, crushed (.5 cup)
1 lime, cut into 4 wedges

1.  Coat a 4 qrt pot with oil spray. Heat the pan over med. heat. Add the sweet peppers and onion. Cook for 8 mins. or until veggies are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and cumin. Cook and stir for 1 min.

2. Add chicken broth, water, and chipotle pepper. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 5 mins. Stir in tomatoes and chicken. Cover and cook for 5 mins. more. Season to taste with kosher salt and black pepper (skip the salt if you have high blood pressure).

3. In a small bowl combine sour cream and 2 tbsp of the cilantro. To serve, divide soup among four serving bowls. Top each serving with one-fourth of the sour cream mixture and sprinkle with one-fourth of the crushed chips. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro and serve with lime wedges to squeeze over the soup.

Tortilla Chip Recipe:
Take tortilla's and cut into strips. Place on oven pan and brush on melted butter. Put oven pan in oven on broil for 3 mins or until golden brown.

ENJOY!

XOXO Besos,
Anna Castillo
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