Baby Acapulco Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe 385

BABY ACAPULCO CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• In blender combine undrained tomatoes, onion, garlic, cilantro, and sugar. Cover and blend till nearly smooth. Put mixture into a large pot with chicken broth, chicken and chipotle peppers. Add a couple of teaspoons of the adobo sauce from the chipotle pepper can. Bring to boiling; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Put crunched tortilla chips in a bowl with cheese and avocados. Ladle soup over; top with cilantro and red onions. Serve with Spanish rice on the side.

CHICKEN ACAPULCO

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook onion in butter until tender.
• Stir in chicken, soup, sour cream, mushrooms, green chiles, oregano, salt, and pepper.
• Spoon approx 1/2 cup chicken mixture in center of each tortilla; roll up and place seam side down in a lightly greased 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
• Combine topping ingredients.
• Spoon over tortillas.
• Bake, uncovered at 350°F for 35 minutes.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP WITH AVOCADO

Steps:

• Saute the chicken breasts on both sides in a skillet until cooked. Let the chicken cool and then shred it.
• Pour the olive oil into a large soup pot and saute the onion for a few minutes.
• Stir in the garlic, chicken, corn, green chilies, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper, and cook for a few minutes.
• Stir in the broth, tomatoes, bay leaf and lime juice. Bring the soup to a boil and simmer on low for 30 minutes.
• Prepare tortilla strips while the soup is cooking. Older tortillas will dry out more quickly and remain crisper in the soup. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly spray or brush both sides of the tortillas with vegetable oil. Slice them into thin strips. Spread the strips across a cookie sheet, and bake them for about 10 minutes until they're all crispy, stirring halfway through cooking time.
• Serve the soup in bowls, discarding the bay leaf. Peel, pit and chop the avocado, and sprinkle it into the soup along with the tortilla strips and cheese. Alternatively, place the tortilla strips in the bowl first and serve the soup over them.
• TIPS & WARNINGS: If you have only fresh tortillas, you may need to bake them in the oven longer. Alternatively, you can deep fry both older tortilla strips and fresh tortillas strips that have been dried out in the oven. Drain the fried strips on paper towels before adding to the soup.