Need an Authentic Recipe for Tortilla Soup

If you have been thinking, “I need an authentic recipe for tortilla soup” you are in luck because we have a wonderful tortilla soup recipe for you to try. This tortilla soup is flavored with cilantro, lime, chili and more and makes a very nice snack, appetizer, or meal. Soup is popular in Mexico and Mexican soups range from mild and aromatic to spicy and eye-wateringly hot. Some Mexican soups are thin and like consommé and others are thick and full of chunky ingredients.

This tortilla soup recipe is quite basic and quick to make although it tastes like it will have taken a lot longer. You will probably already have most of the ingredients for this Mexican inspired soup recipe in your kitchen cupboards so if you fancy a tasty tortilla soup, this takes mere minutes to create.

Corn tortillas are used to make the tortilla topping for this soup. The tortilla makes the soup more filling and tasty and the tortillas are served under the soup so they become soft. Another way of serving tortilla soup would be to shred the tortillas and sprinkle them over the soup, like you would with croutons. The tomatoes and corn complement the chicken broth and chicken pieces and this is a satisfying and tasty chicken tortilla soup recipe.

Mexican Tortilla Soup Recipe

Ingredients –

1 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 corn tortillas
6 oz cooked chicken breast strips, diced
14 ½ oz can diced tomatoes
14 oz can chicken broth
15 ¼ oz can whole kernel sweet corn, drained
Lime wedges and chopped cilantro, to garnish

Preparation:

Heat the oil and chili over a medium heat in a large pan until it sizzles. Add the tomatoes, corn, broth, chicken, and a cup of water. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Heat the tortillas over a flame or in a toaster oven while the soup is cooking.

Cut them into strips or tear them into pieces.

Put the tortillas in soup bowls and ladle the soup over them.

Sprinkle with cilantro and serve lime wedges on the side.

(Serves 4)

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Maybe “I need an authentic recipe for tortilla soup” is a familiar cry, in which case you will be glad you found this tasty recipe because it will definitely live up to your expectations. This is a simple recipe, compared to some of the more complex Mexican recipes for chicken soup, but the combination of chicken, corn, tomatoes, spices and more makes a lively soup, which is great for lunch or dinner. The corn tortilla in each bowl goes underneath the soup and this adds flavor and goes well with the corn kernels in the soup itself.