CHEF WILLIES CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

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Categories     Soup/Stew     Chicken     Cinco de Mayo

Yield 10-12 People

Number Of Ingredients 34

Pre-prep for your chicken:
1 whole chicken boned and quartered
Rub with a combination of:
½ cup fresh chopped cilantro
2 Tbl Fresh chopped garlic and a seasoning blend of
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1 Tbl paprika
Then marinate overnight in a combination of
1 cup of oil
Juice of 1 lime
For the soup:
½ gallon of chicken stock or broth
½ gallon of water
1 large onion rough chopped
1 large sized green pepper rough chopped
15 peeled baby carrots cut in half length-wise
2 stalk of celery diced small
1-2 serrano chilies deseeded and minced
2 Tbl paprika
2 ½ -Tbl Chili Powder
3-Tbl fresh chopped Garlic
1-Tbl whole dried cumin seed
Light olive oil
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 10 oz can diced tomatoes any brand
Garnish:
2 cups of your favorite Spanish rice, or Chef Willies Spanish Rice recipe.
12 fresh corn tortillas chopped into small French fry size strips and fried in vegetable oil until crisp, salt to taste, or use your favorite fried tortilla chips/strips
2 cups of your favorite Pico de Gallo, chunky fresh salsa, or Chef Willies Pico De Gallo Recipe
1 ½ cups Total Shredded cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese
½ cup fresh chopped cilantro
Avocado Quarters fanned

Steps:

  • Instructions: In your large pot, sauté your vegetables until they become translucent and then add your dried spices and your chopped garlic sauté until the vegetable just start to caramelize then add your water, chicken stock/broth, and diced tomatoes with the juice. Bring to the boil and reduce your heat to just a bubble a second. Add a handful of your tortilla chips at this time all crumbled up and mix thoroughly. Using your pre-heated heavy cast iron pan on medium heat, sauté your chicken until it is nicely browned on all sides but not cooked through. Place the whole pieces into the soup and take a cup of your soup stock and pour into the cast iron pan and lightly scrape the bottom of the pan, let it come to the boil, and pour it into your soup. At this time, only lightly salt in order to flavor the soup and the chicken. Allow your soup to cook for a minimum of 2 hours, de-fatting the top of the soup with a ladel, and then until your chicken is fork tender, at this time use your tongs and pull apart the chicken meat into servable pieces At Service Time: Place in bowls 3-4 Tablespoons of Spanish Rice, soup and then top with a good portion of tortilla strips, your fanned avocado, a well rounded tablespoon of salsa, a good pinch of cheese and another pinch of cilantro. ENJOY!!!

Greenleaf Salzer
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This soup is the best! I've made it several times and it's always a hit.


Angel hernandez
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I love this soup! It's so flavorful and comforting.


Majdouline el
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This soup is delicious! I made it for a party and everyone loved it.


jessiekoo AE
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This soup is easy to make and it's so delicious! I will definitely be making it again.


Pulenthiran Sangeetha
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I made this soup for my family and they loved it! It's a great way to use up leftover chicken.


GIMA SEN
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This soup is the best! It's so flavorful and hearty. I love that I can make it in my slow cooker.


Mehru Mehru
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I've made this soup several times and it's always a winner. It's so easy to make and it's always a crowd-pleaser.


Oyedele Damilola
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This soup is delicious! I made it for a party and everyone loved it. It's easy to make and it's a great way to use up leftover chicken.


Sandy Ruiz
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I love this soup! It's so flavorful and comforting. I always make a big batch and freeze some for later.


innosent Kami
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This soup is easy to make and it's so delicious! I will definitely be making it again.


Xerox Mir
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I made this soup for my family and they loved it! It's a great way to use up leftover chicken.


Tiffany Starcher
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This soup is the best! It's so flavorful and hearty. I love that I can make it in my slow cooker.


Alondra Rivera
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I've made this soup several times and it's always a winner. It's so easy to make and it's always a crowd-pleaser.


Afan Usman
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This soup is delicious! I made it for a party and everyone loved it. It's easy to make and it's a great way to use up leftover chicken.


eglontina
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I love this soup! It's so flavorful and comforting. I always make a big batch and freeze some for later.


Nurnobi Islam
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This soup was a hit with my family! The flavors were amazing and it was so easy to make. I will definitely be making this again.


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