Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Tortilla Soup Slow Cooker Recipe
Chicken tortilla soup is a wonderfully filling dish. The following soup recipe is rich in a variety of tasty flavors, which intensify as the soup cooks. This is the best chicken tortilla soup recipe to use if you want to use a crock pot and leave the soup cooking for a long time while you take care of other things. The crock-pot is a great appliance for recipes like this. They make your life so much easier and you get to come home to a hot dinner all ready to serve.
It is also a simple dish to make, as you just have to grill the chicken, then mix all the ingredients together and let it simmer gently for a few hours. Chicken tortilla soup recipes are usually popular with children, but if you are making this for someone young, you may want to go easy on the hot salsa. Don't want to overwhelm those little taste buds!
Since kids tend to love corn chips, this soup really appeals to them because they get to eat tortilla chips with it. It also makes it more fun for the grownups, too. We all like to indulge in some fun eating sometimes. Make this delicious chicken soup recipe one night soon and watch everyone's reactions. Many people have never tried a Mexican soup and are delighted when they finally taste one. Serve it with sour cream, grated cheese and lime wedges to add to the Mexican flavor.
Rich and Tasty and One of the Best Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipes
Ingredients -
4 chicken breast halves
2 minced garlic clove
2 cans chicken broth, 14 ½ oz each
1 tablespoon ground cumin
½ cup chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups hot salsa
2 cans chopped, stewed tomatoes, 12 ½ oz each
4 corn tortillas
Grated cheese and sour cream, to serve (optional)
1 lime cut into four wedges, to serve
Preparation:
Grill the chicken and shred it using a knife and fork.
Combine all the ingredients except the cheese, cream, lime, and tortilla in the crock-pot.
Cover and cook for 8 to 10 hours on a low heat.
Warm the tortillas and break them into chips.
Divide the soup between 4 bowls, decorating each one with tortilla chips, a lime wedge, grated cheese, and sour cream if liked.
(Serves 4)
Photo Description:
Most people think of tacos and burritos when they want to make Mexican food, but this tortilla soup fills the bill perfectly. You get all the Mexican flavors you love in a warming bowl of soup. Featuring ingredients like tender chicken, garlic, cumin, cilantro, salsa, tomatoes, and even crispy corn tortillas, this soup offers you the best Mexican cuisine has to offer. Top it off with a dollop of sour cream and some grated cheese. You can garnish it with a lime wedge as we did if you like. It adds a nice tangy note to the soup.
Chicken Tortilla Soup Slow Cooker Recipe
Nutritional Info:
Calories (kcal): 510
% Calories from Fat: 35.1%
% Calories from Carbohydrates: 32.5%
% Calories from Protein: 32.4%
Per Serving Nutritional Information:
Total Fat (g): 20g 32%
Saturated Fat (g): 11g 55%
Monounsaturated Fat (g): 9g 41%
Polyunsaturated Fat (g): 2g 8%
Cholesterol (mg): 109mg 36%
Total Carbohydrate (g): 43g 14%
Dietary Fiber (g): 7g 27%
Protein (g): 43g 85%
Sodium (mg): 1820mg 76%
Potassium (mg): 1618mg 46%
Calcium (mg): 390mg 39%
Iron (mg): 8mg 42%
Zinc (mg): 3mg 18%
Vitamin C (mg): 75mg 125%
Vitamin A (i.u.): 3457IU 69%
Vitamin A (r.e.): 455 1/2RE 46%
Vitamin B6 (mg): 1.0mg 50%
Vitamin B12 (mcg): .9mcg 14%
Thiamin B1 (mg): .3mg 21%
Riboflavin B2 (mg): .4mg 25%
Folacin (mcg): 85mcg 21%
Niacin (mg): 20mg 99%
