Recipe: Perfect Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup.

you can cook Chicken Tortilla Soup using 19 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Tortilla Soup

1. It's 3 tablespoons of Butter.
2. Prepare 1 of medium Onion (chopped).
3. Prepare 1 tablespoon of Garlic (minced).
4. It's 1 stick of Celery (chopped small).
5. It's 1 pound of Chicken (chopped).
6. You need 1 teaspoon of Salt (course).
7. You need 1 teaspoon of Black Pepper (ground).
8. It's 1/2 teaspoon of Cumin (ground).
9. You need 1 teaspoon of Paprika (ground).
10. It's 1/8 teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper (ground).
11. You need 6 cups of Chicken Broth.
12. Prepare 3 of medium Carrots (chopped).
13. You need 3 of Green Onions (chopped).
14. It's 1/2 cup of Cilantro Leaves.
15. It's 1 of medium Lime.
16. You need 1 of large Tomato.
17. It's 1 of medium Acocado.
18. Prepare 1 cup of Cilantro.
19. It's 2 cups of Cheese (shredded).

Chicken Tortilla Soup step by step

1. Chop celery and add to pot. Cook until onions are translucent, around 8 minutes..
2. Melt butter in large pot on medium heat..
3. Chop onion. Add onions and garlic to pot..
4. Clean chicken and chop into bite size pieces. Season with salt and black pepper..
5. Add chicken, paprika, cumin, and cayenne to pot. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, around 8 minutes..
6. Add chicken broth to pot and stir..
7. Chop carrots and add to pot..
8. Bring soup to a boil for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and cover, simmer for 30 minutes..
9. Chop onions and cilantro. Mix into soup and boil another 5 minutes..
10. Slice lime and squeeze half into soup. Cover and let soup cool for 10 minutes..
11. Serve with fresh chopped cilantro, lime, tomato, avocado and shredded cheese..