Lauren's Chicken Tortilla Soup. How to thicken Chicken Tortilla Soup. The broth in chicken tortilla soup is flavorful and delicious and a big reason it's so good is because the corn tortillas you stir in end up dissolving and becoming part of the soup and slightly thickening the broth, while adding a delicious corn flavor. If you'd like a thicker soup, try stirring in a little masa (the corn flour used for making corn.
There is also chicken and corn tortillas that would be considered a part of the base of a recipe. Seasonings - Salt, Pepper, Cumin, Smoked Paprika, and Oregano. These create a lot of depth to the soup. You can cook Lauren's Chicken Tortilla Soup using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Lauren's Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Prepare 3 tbsp of butter.
- Prepare 4 of chicken thighs (boneless skinless)= I boil mine.
- Prepare 5-6 of garlic cloves (minced).
- It's 1 of medium onion (chopped).
- Prepare 2 tbsp of flour.
- It's 14 oz of can chicken broth.
- Prepare 4 cups of milk (I use Horizon organic 2%).
- You need 1 cup of prepared salsa.
- Prepare 1 (15 oz) of can black beans.
- Prepare 1 (15 oz) of can corn.
- It's 2 tbsp of cumin.
- It's 1 (15 oz) of can cream of chicken soup.
- You need 1 tsp of taco seasoning.
- Prepare 1 tsp of oregano.
- You need 1 packet of ranch seasoning mix.
Lauren's Chicken Tortilla Soup This tortilla soup recipe has an intoxicating aroma when you make it. Once it starts to bubble, it will thicken right up very quickly. Add it back to the soup and mix it in well with a spoon or the whisk. Chicken Tortilla Soup in the Slow Cooker.
Lauren's Chicken Tortilla Soup step by step
- Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until softened..
- Add the flour and stir well. Cooking for 1 more minute..
- Add the broth and the milk..
- Stir in the cream of chicken soup, salsa, chicken, beans, corn, cumin and oregano seasoning. ((I make my own salsa. So that's the prepared salsa I use.)) Add salt if needed..
- Add tortilla strips, sour cream and shredded cheese. I use fritos and crush them up in a bag and add garlic powder to them..
Since this soup is a crock pot recipe, it's SO EASY to cook up for dinner/lunch or have an hand as a freezer meal. Tender sauteed chicken breast shredded and combined with bold seasonings, spicy chilis, fire-roasted tomatoes, and corn tortillas to create a hearty and satisfying dish. This new chicken tortilla soup is a new favorite. If you don't want to bake your own tortilla strips, feel free to garnish each bowl with chips instead!. To make Chicken Wild Rice Soup gluten-free swap out the flour for half the amount of cornstarch.