Chicken & Roasted Vegetable Tortilla Soup
- 7 cups water
- 2 chopped green chilies, undrained
- vegetable oil for frying
- 6 corn tortillas cut into thin strips
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 1/2 pounds tomato
- 1 onion large, quartered, roasted and coarsely chopped
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves, crushed
- 2 tablespoons knorr tomato bouillon with chicken flavor
- 2 cups cooked chicken shredded
- 1 cup frozen whole kernel corn
- 1 zucchini medium, roasted and coarsely chopped
- 1 lime juice
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in 5-quart saucepot and cook garlic, stirring frequently, 1 minute. Add tomatoes, onion, chilies and oregano and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Stir in remaining 6 cups water and Knorr(R) Tomato Bouillon with Chicken flavor. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes.
- Process mixture in food processor or blender, in batches, until smooth. Return soup to saucepot. Stir in chicken, corn and zucchini. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium, then add tortilla strips. Simmer, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Stir in lime juice.
- Garnish, if desired, with chopped fresh cilantro, diced avocado, sour cream, lime wedges and additional fried tortilla strips.
- Bring 1 cup water to a boil over high heat in 1-quart saucepan. Remove saucepan from heat and add chilies. Cover and let stand 5 minutes or until softened. Drain, cool and coarsely chop chilies; set aside.
- Heat 1 inch vegetable oil over medium-high heat in another 1-quart saucepan and cook tortillas, in batches, until golden and crisp. Drain on paper towels; set aside.
water, green chilies, vegetable oil, corn tortillas, olive oil, garlic, tomato, onion, oregano, knorr tomato, chicken, kernel corn, zucchini, lime juice
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chicken-_-roasted-vegetable-tortilla-soup-299464 (may not work)