Zesty Tortilla Soup

• 1 cup water
• 4 cups chicken broth, low salt
• 1/2 cup sundried tomatoes finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 each sweet red bell peppers finely chopped
• 1 each yellow onion small onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon cilantro Finely cut fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon chipotle chili peppers use chipotle flakes from a spice jar
• 1 teaspoon oregano from spice jar
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper use powder spice jar
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder from spice jar
• 1 cup tortilla chips broken down into small pieces
• 1 pound chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 splash lime juice

1. Bring chicken broth and water to a boil in large pot, reduce heat.
2. Add cubed chicken, seasonings (except lime juice), and crushed tortilla strips to broth, stirring occasionally.
3. Saute chopped onion, red bell pepper, sun-dried tomatoes in separate pan using 2tbsp olive oil.
4. Once they are sweated, add to soup pot.
5. Saute minced garlic briefly in pan that was used for the onion/red pepper/tomatoes, with additional 1tbsp olive oil then add to soup pot.
6. Reduce heat to low, cover, and stir occasionally for 45 minutes.
7. The tortilla pieces will break down, thicken the soup, and impart a corn flavor.
8. At the end of cooking, add a splash of lime juice if desired, and additional corn tortilla strips for crunch if desired.
9. Also add salt as needed.

water, chicken broth, tomatoes, black pepper, sweet red bell peppers, onion, cilantro, garlic, chipotle chili peppers, oregano from, cayenne pepper, chili powder from spice, tortilla chips broken, chicken, lime juice

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/zesty-tortilla-soup-49953 (may not work)