Aye Mami! Chicken Tortilla Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 onion
• 1 teaspoon corn oil
• 2 tablespoons dried ancho chile powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 28 ounces chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 1 (10 ounce) can rotel tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can cream-style corn
• 1/2 lb cooked chicken, shredded
• 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese
• 4 teaspoons fat free sour cream
• 2 larger corn tortillas, cut into strips

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, heat oil and add chopped onion, cook for 3-4 minutes.
• 2 add ancho powder, cumin, bay leaves, garlic powder and salt; cook for another 2 minutes.
• 3 add broth, water, tomatoes and chilies, corn, and shredded chicken.
• 4 bring to a boil for 1 minute and then simmer for thirty minutes.
• 5 while soup is simmering, heat oven to 400 and place tortilla strips on a pan.
• 6 cook for 8 minutes, turning over at the halfway point (keep and eye on these, you may need to adjust your cooking time according to your oven).
• 7 place soup in bowls, garnishing with cheese, sour cream, and tortilla strips.