Applebee's Cheese Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper (optional)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 teaspoon finely minced jalapeno pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (optional)
• 4 teaspoons flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 lb cooked chicken, cubed
• 1 cup cream
• 1/4 cup fat free sour cream
• 8 ounces processed cheese, 1-inch cubes
• 10 (6 inch) corn tortillas, 1/4-inch strips, fried
• fresh cilantro, roughly chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sauté oil, garlic and onions in large pan or dutch oven until soft.
• 2 add ingredients 4 through 13. bring to low boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
• 3 cut tortillas into 1/4-inch strips and fry in oil or spray with oil and bake at 400ºf (while soup is cooking). sprinkle with salt if desired.
• 4 thoroughly mix flour and water, then whisk into soup. bring to a low boil, then simmer 5 minutes.
• 5 add chicken and simmer 5 minutes.
• 6 stir in sour cream and cheese (more or less of each, depending on taste). ensure 165ºf serving temperature.
• 7 after serving soup, pile tortilla strips into a "haystack" shape on top of the soup.
• 8 optional: garnish with freshly chopped cilantro.