Cooking made easy
Let our assistant inspire your next meal!
Simply provide a recipe idea or the ingredients you have, and
ScrummyChef will instantly come up with a new recipe just for you.

Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup

4.7
Save
Rate
Tap to rate
PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
50 min
TOTAL TIME
65 min
SERVINGS
6 servings
Lunch Latin American
Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Ingredients
  • 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 8 (6 inch) corn tortillas, coarsely chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (29 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 5 boneless chicken breast halves, cooked
Instructions
1
Heat a generous amount of oil in a substantial cooking vessel over a moderately high heat level. Introduce tortillas, onion, cilantro, and garlic to the hot oil mixture and cook for 2-3 minutes.
2
Next, incorporate diced tomatoes into the pan and bring the mixture to a rolling boil. Introduce chicken broth, cumin, chili powder, and bay leaves into the pan; return to a boil. Then, lower the heat to a moderate level and add salt and cayenne; let it simmer for 30 minutes.
3
After that, remove the bay leaves from the pan and stir in chicken. Continue cooking until the chicken is thoroughly warmed through.