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Tortilla soup

Recipe for tortilla soup in our easy tex mex recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

  • 3 teaspoons olive oil
  • 4 corn tortillas, torn into spoon-sized pieces
  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 large onion, pureed
  • 3 large, ripe tomatoes, peeled and pureed
  • 1/4 cup canned tomato puree
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
  • 8 cups chicken stock
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Garnishes:
    • 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast, cooked and chopped
    • 1 ripe haas avocado, peeled, seeded and chopped
    • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
    • 3 corn tortillas, cut into strips and fried crisp

How to make tortilla soup

  • The onion and tomato may be pureed together in your blender or food processor.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot.
  • Saute the tortilla pieces with the garlic until tortillas soften.
  • Add the pureed onion and tomato and bring to a boil.
  • Add the canned tomato puree, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, chipotle chiles in adobo sauce and chicken stock.
  • Bring to a boil again, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Check seasonings and add salt and pepper as desired.
  • Serve hot and garnish each serving with cooked chicken breast, avocado, cheddar cheese and crisp tortilla strips.

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