Texas Tortilla Soup

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 large jalapeno peppers, chopped and seeded
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 large carrots, diced
• 6 celery ribs, diced
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts (i use boiled chicken and a lot more)
• 2 teaspoons lemon pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 2 tablespoons cilantro
• 2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 4 cups chicken stock
• tortilla chips

1. Heat butter and oil in large kettle and saute onion, jalapeno, garlic, carrots, celery & chicken. Simmer 5 minutes.
2. Combine all spices & Tabasco. Coat vegetable mixture withe spices. chicken stock and bay leaves. Simmer 1 hour, add lime juice. Serve over fried corn tortilla strips. (I just use tortilla chips like Tostitos.).

butter, oil, onion, jalapeno peppers, garlic, carrots, celery, chicken breasts, lemon pepper, paprika, red pepper, thyme, parsley, cilantro, tabasco sauce, bay leaves, lime juice, chicken stock, tortilla chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/texas-tortilla-soup-406577 (may not work)