Lime Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush 1 side of tortillas with oil; cut in half. Stack halves and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Spread strips on nonstick baking sheet. Bake until light golden, about 15 minutes. Cool on baking sheet.
• Combine broth, water, tomatoes, bay leaf, garlic, cumin and red pepper in saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Add chicken; simmer until just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Stir in green onions, cilantro and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with tortilla strips and serve.

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine tortilla strips, 1 teaspoon oil and salt. Seal bag and shake to coat. Arrange tortilla strips on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until crisp, stirring once. Remove to paper towels to cool., In a large saucepan, saute chicken in remaining oil until no longer pink and lightly browned. Add onion; cook and stir until onion is tender. Add broth and potatoes. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the corn, chilies, cilantro and pepper. Cook until heated through. Stir in lime juice. Garnish with tortilla strips.

Steps:

• Cut tortillas into chips size strips. Heat oil in skillet until very hot but NOT smoking. Quickly fry the strips in batches until they are crisp, 1-2 min per side. Drain on paper towels.
• Fry the chicken breast on a pan until done (i like to pour some lime juice over chicken 1 min before removing from pan - it adds a nice fresh flavour to the chicken). Shred chicken as finely as your time allows. The finer the more the chicken flavour will mix with the soup.
• Make the salsa (tomatoes, onions, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro, olive oil, lime salt).
• Put the salsa and chicken broth in a large sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered for 15 minute.
• Puree the soup with hand mixer or in blender.
• Add lime and salt to taste.
• Place tortilla chips and chicken in bowls, pour soup and garnish with shredded mexican cheese or other dry cheese.
• Tip 1 - if you know that you will be making the salsa for the soup only, there will be no need to finely chop any ingredients as it will be blended anyway.
• Tip 2 - I add more garlic and make the soup quite spicy.
• Tip 3 - the tortilla chips can be omitted.
• Tip 4 - I have also used canned diced tomatoes, drained well, instead of fresh tomatoes with good results.

Steps:

• Bring the chicken broth, chicken breasts, red onion, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, and thyme to a boil in a large pot; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the chicken breasts are no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove the cooked chicken to a cutting board and shred into bite-sized strips; return to the simmering pot.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook the green onions and green chile pepper in the hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir the tomatoes into the mixture and continue cooking until soft, about 5 minute more; pour the mixture into the pot with the chicken soup. Season with the salt; return the soup to a simmer. Add the lime juice and 1/2 a lime; cook another 10 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and remove the lime half; stir in the cilantro to serve.

Steps:

• In a large stock pot place the chicken and sprinkle with garlic salt. Add the water until its about 4 inches above the chicken. Wash the lime then cut it in half and add it to the pot. Bring water to a boil and continue until the chicken is cooked throughly. About 1-1 1/2 hours.
• Remove the chicken and let it cool. Remove the limes and skim the broth to remove fat. Shred the chicken after it has cooled off and set aside.
• To the broth add the chicken bouillon and let it simmer for a couple of minutes.
• Now add in your canned tomatoes and all your spices. I like to add in about 8 shakes of hot sauce (I use Cholula) Bring to a boil and add in the the zucchini and carrots and the shredded chicken.
• When the vegetables are done cooking your soup is done!
• Garnishes:.
• crumbled tortilla chips.
• shredded cheddar or montrey jack cheese.
• cilantro.
• sour cream.
• hot sauce like Cholula, Tapatio or tabsco.
• lime wedges.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over high heat, bring 3.
• 5 quarts of the broth to a boil.
• Reduce the heat so the stock boils gently and boil until reduced by half to about 7 cups (about 30 minutes).
• In a separate saucepan, combine the chicken breasts with the remaining 2 cups of broth.
• Bring to a simmer and cook gently until the chicken is opaque thruout when cut into with a knife, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer to a cutting board, and, when cool enough to handle, cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.
• Set aside.
• Discard the stock.
• In another skillet, warm the olive oil.
• Add the onion and saute, stirring occasionally until tender and translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Add the garlic and jalapeno chile and cook for 1-2 minutes to soften.
• Add to the reduced broth, raise the heat to high, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low, add the cooked chicken, the tomatoes, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper and simmer until the chicken is heated thru, about 5 minutes.
• Taste and adjust seasoning.
• While the soup is cooking, pour vegetable oil into a deep frying pan to a depth of 2 inches.
• Working in batches, drop in tortilla strips and fry until golden and crisp, about 2 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the fried tortilla strips to paper towels to drain.
• Ladle the soup into warmed bowls.
• Sprinkle lime pieces and tortilla evenly over the tops.
• Serve immediately.
• Also good with sliced avocado.

Steps:

• Cut each piece of chicken into two, through the middle horizontally, to make four equal pieces. (Use a large sharp knife or kitchen shears to get through the bone.).
• In a large stock pot or dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat until shimmering.
• Add about 3/4 of the diced onion. Cook for 3-5 minutes, or until mildly soft and slightly charred looking--but not burned.
• Remove onion with slotted spoon and set aside. Add the rest of the oil and reduce heat to medium.
• Salt and pepper chicken pieces, then lay skin side down in oil. Saute until well browned (4-5 minutes), then flip over and saute 3-4 more minutes.
• Add whole can of tomatoes, chicken broth, ALL of the onion and jalapeno. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer.
• Add oregano and salt and simmer for 20 minutes more, uncovered.
• Remove chicken from stock, discard skin and bones and shred meat with two forks.
• Add cayenne pepper and lime juice to taste (should be slightly spicy and slightly tart).
• At this point, soup will be fairly chunky. You can blend with a standing burr mixer in the pot, or throw the soup into a blender to smooth out. Or, you can eat it chunky. Whatever.
• Add chicken meat back to stock and reheat.
• Put desired amount of cooked rice in individual bowls, then ladle soup over top and garnish as desired.
• NOTE: To store leftovers, rice must be kept separate from soup, or it will absorb all of the liquid!