Chicken Tortilla Soup
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon Canola oil
- 8 cups reduced-sodium canned chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons chilli powder
- 1 cup drained canned hominy
- 2 dried Ancho chillies, stemmed, seeded and coarsely chopped
- 16 ounces fresh or frozen white corn
- 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
- Corn tortilla chips
- 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese
- In a saucepan, combine chicken breasts and water.
- Bring to gentle simmer and cook just until set in center.
- Meanwhile, in a medium skillet over medium heat, combine onion, garlic and oil; Add the cumin and chili powder and cook, stirring, until onions are tender.
- Set aside.
- Transfer cooked chicken to plate to cool.
- Strain cooking liquid into another saucepan.
- Add canned broth, drained hominy, and ancho chiles to cooking liquid and bring to simmer.
- Add corn and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and reserved onion mixture and cook until heated through.
- In each soup bowl, arrange some tortilla chips.
- Shred cooled chicken and divide among bowls.
- Ladle hot soup over chips and chicken; top with grated cheese.
chicken breast, onion, garlic, canola oil, chicken broth, cumin, chilli powder, hominy, corn, tomatoes, tortilla chips, cheddar cheese
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/chicken-tortilla-soup (may not work)