Recipe: Perfect Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup.

You can have Chicken Tortilla Soup using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken Tortilla Soup

1. You need 1/2 cup of ditalini pasta.
2. Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
3. You need 2 clove of garlic, minced.
4. You need 1 of onion diced.
5. Prepare 4 cup of chicken stock.
6. You need 1 can of crushed tomatoes (28oz).
7. You need 1 can of green chiles (4oz).
8. It's 2 tsp of chili powder.
9. It's 1 tsp of cumin.
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp of oregano.
11. It's 1 pinch of cayenne pepper.
12. It's 1 of salt and pepper to taste.
13. Prepare 2 cup of shredded chicken breast.
14. Prepare 1 cup of corn kernels (or mexicorn).
15. Prepare 2 tbsp of chopped fresh cilantro.
16. Prepare 1 of juice of one lime.
17. Prepare 1 of tortilla strips for serving.

Chicken Tortilla Soup step by step

1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well..
2. Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook, stirring frequently, until onions have become translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in chicken stock, crushed tomatoes, green chiles, chili powder, cumin, oregano and cayenne pepper; season with salt and pepper, to taste..
3. Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, until thickened, about 15 minutes. Stir in pasta, chicken, corn, cilantro and lime juice until heated through, about 2 minutes..
4. Serve immediately, garnished with avocado, tortilla strips, cheese or sour cream if desired..