Quick and Tasty Chicken Tortilla Soup


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 184.6
  • Total Fat: 1.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 32.9 mg
  • Sodium: 680.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
  • Protein: 19.3 g

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Introduction

This is one of those recipes that works well after a work day or for when you have company. It's goes together easily and can be garnished with sour cream or yogurt. You can also garnish with cheese if you prefer. This is one of those recipes that works well after a work day or for when you have company. It's goes together easily and can be garnished with sour cream or yogurt. You can also garnish with cheese if you prefer.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    Vegetable cooking spray
    1 lb. skinless, boneless, chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
    3 1/2 cups of chicken broth
    1 tsp ground cumin
    1/2 cup of long grain brown rice
    1 can of whole kernel corn
    1 can of seasoned black beans
    1 can of Rotel Mexican tomatoes with cilantro and lime


    Tortilla strips* (or use regular tortilla chips)

Directions

Spray 6 quart saucepan with cooking spray. Heat over medium heat for a minute and add the chicken. Cook until the chicken is browned, stirring frequently.

Stir in the broth, cumin and rice and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and let simmer for 20 minutes.

Stir in corn and tomatoes and cook until rice is tender.

Garnish with tortilla strips* or tortilla chips.

* To make tortilla strips, heat oven to 425 degrees. Cut 4 tortilla into thin strips and place them on a baking sheet. Spray with cooking spray and bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Makes 8 servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NICURN11.