Applebees Chicken Cheese Tortilla Soup Copycat Recipes

Steps:

• Sauté oil, garlic and onions in large pan or Dutch oven until soft.
• Add ingredients 4 through 13. Bring to low boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
• Cut tortillas into 1/4-inch strips and fry in oil or spray with oil and bake at 400ºF (while soup is cooking). Sprinkle with salt if desired.
• Thoroughly mix flour and water, then whisk into soup. Bring to a low boil, then simmer 5 minutes.
• Add chicken and simmer 5 minutes.
• Stir in sour cream and cheese (more or less of each, depending on taste). Ensure 165ºF serving temperature.
• After serving soup, pile tortilla strips into a "haystack" shape on top of the soup.
• Optional: garnish with freshly chopped cilantro.

Steps:

• Sauté garlic and onions in oil in large pan or Dutch oven until soft.
• Add next 10 ingredients to pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes.
• Whisk flour/w ater mixture into soup.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add chicken and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add cream, sour cream, and cheese; stir until cheese is melted.
• Deep-fry tortilla strips in 350 degree oil OR spray with non-stick cooking spray and bake in a 400 degree oven until crisp.
• Sprinkle with salt if desired.
• Pour soup into bowls, pile tortilla strips into a "haystack" shape on top of the soup, garnish with cilantro.

Steps:

• Saute oil, garlic and onions in large pan or Dutch oven until soft. Add ingredients 4 through 13. Bring to low boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Cut tortillas into 1/4-inch strips and fry in oil or spray with oil and bake at 400F (while soup is cooking). Sprinkle with salt if desired. Thoroughly mix flour and water, then whisk into soup. Bring to a low boil, then simmer 5 minutes. Add chicken and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream and cheese (more or less of each, depending on taste). Ensure 165F serving temperature. After serving soup, pile tortilla strips into a "haystack" shape on top of the soup. Optional: garnish with freshly chopped cilantro.