Very Easy Tortilla Soup
 
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Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: Southwest
Serves: 4 servings.
Ingredients
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 chicken breast (about 8 ounces)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tortillas (flour, or corn or rice for gluten-free), cut into short, thin strips (omit for paleo)
  • 2 to 4 shakes Tabasco sauce
  • Juice of 1 lime, plus 1 lime for garnish
  • 1 avocado, sliced
Instructions
  1. In a medium saucepan, simmer chicken broth over medium-low heat.
  2. Season both sides of the chicken breast to taste with cumin, coriander, and salt and pepper. Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Place chicken in skillet and brown for 8 to 10 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Remove chicken from skillet and cut into small pieces.
  3. In the same skillet, fry the tortilla strips until crisp and golden.
  4. Add lime juice and Tabasco sauce to broth, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  5. Place chicken and avocados in individual serving bowls. Ladle broth into bowls, and sprinkle tortilla strips on top. Garnish with lime wedges.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 2 cups. Calories: 533. Fat: 28g; Saturated fat: 7g; Carbohydrates: 11g; Sugar: 2g; Sodium: 1071mg; Fiber: 4g; Protein: 57g; Cholesterol: 150mg.
Recipe by Eileen’s Everyone Eats Right™ at https://everyoneeatsright.com/2010/11/10/healing-comfort-food/