Three Chile Turkey Tortilla soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 334.2
  • Total Fat: 8.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 52.4 mg
  • Sodium: 2,068.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 42.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.8 g
  • Protein: 27.0 g

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Introduction

This tortilla soup is the perfect outcome for leftover chicken or turkey, and the recipe below is spicy and flavorful. See tips to make milder (or hotter!)

The soup is quite hardy and works as a meal. This tortilla soup is the perfect outcome for leftover chicken or turkey, and the recipe below is spicy and flavorful. See tips to make milder (or hotter!)

The soup is quite hardy and works as a meal.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    6 cups low sodium chicken broth
    4 cups left over turkey or chicken, cut into bite sized chunks
    4 cups frozen or fresh corn
    2 cups diced onion
    8oz diced green chiles (2 cans)
    2-3 tbsp chef meg taco seasoning (1T chile powder, 1tsp each cumin, oregano, chile flakes)
    1 can petite diced low sodium tomatoes
    1-2 chicken bouillon cubes, crushed
    3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
    Tostitos artisan spicy tortilla chips
    1/4 cup shredded pepper jack cheese

Tips

Could add red or yellow diced peppers or black olives for variety.

Modulate the heat by chosing hot (or mild) green chiles, and using less (or more) taco seasoning and cilantro, or plain/mild tortilla chips for less spice.


Directions

Pour a thin layer of chicken broth in large soup pan and sauté onions till tender. Stir in chiles and seasoning mix; cook until fragrant. Add tomatoes, chicken bouillon, chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add leftover chicken or turkey and corn until warmed, then lower heat to simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in cilantro and let cilantro infuse soup for 15-20 minutes after turning off heat.

Add a sprinkle of pepper-jack cheese and crushed tortilla chips to each bowl. Enjoy!

Serving Size: 8