Tortilla Soup (Recipe)

Ingredients

2 14 1/2-ounce cans chicken broth or 1 quart homemade chicken broth

1 1/2 to 2 cups diced, cooked, chicken

1 medium onion, chopped

1 4-ounce can chopped green chilies

1 tablespoon chili powder

Dash ground red pepper

2 cups broken corn tortilla chips

Shredded sharp cheddar cheese

1 tomato, chopped

Steps

1. In a large saucepan, stir together the chicken broth, chicken, onion, green chilies, chili powder and groumd red pepper.

2. Bring the soup to boiling.  Reduce heat and simmer the soup, uncovered, about 10 minutes or until the onion is tender.

3. Ladle the soup into individual  bowls or a soup tureen.  Add a small handful of the tortilla chips to each soup bowl or the entire 2 cups to the tureen. Sprinkle with the cheddar cheese and chopped tomato.  Serve immediately.

Tips:

To lower the salt in this recipe, use low sodium chicken broth and lightly salted or no-salt tortilla chips.

For added spiciness, increase the amount of chili powder to 2 tablespoons.

If you are using homemade chicken broth in this recipe you might like to try this method for clarifying the broth.  Strain your broth into a large saucepan.  Stir together one egg white and 1/4 cup cold water.  Add to the broth and bring the mixture to boiling.  Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.  Strain the broth through a large sieve or colander lined with several layers of damp cheesecloth for cooking.  Your broth will now have a crystal-clear quality.

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