Chicken Tortilla Soup

I'm pretty sure this is my favorite recipe.  It is such a delish meal for lunch or dinner and it's pretty healthy, too!  Here's what you'll need:

1 red onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
10.5 oz of condensed chicken broth
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup white hominy
4 oz can chopped green chili peppers
15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 boneless chicken breast halves, cooked and cut into bite-sized pieces

Optional:
Avocado
Cheese
Tortilla chips

The ingredients (Please ignore the coffee stains on my counter...I was messy this morning!)

Here's what you do:
(This is MY way--it always turns out fabulous--but feel free to try your own method!)

1. Boil your chicken.  I think this is the easiest and best way to cook the chicken you'll be adding to your soup.  You can kind of forget about it while you get the rest of your ingredients ready.

2. Prepare your onion and garlic.  Then add the olive oil to a large pot and heat it over medium heat.  Once the oil is heated, add the onion and garlic.  Cook until soft.

3. Add in the chili powder, oregano, tomatoes, broth, and water.  Let that boil and simmer for about 7 minutes or so.

4. While this is simmering, get out your cooked chicken and chop it up into bite size pieces.  I then add it to the bowl that has the remaining ingredients in it so I can just throw it in the pot.


Isn't that so pretty!?

5. Stir in the corn, hominy, chilis, beans, cilantro, and chicken.  Let that cook for about 10 minutes.

6. Scoop yourself out a big bowl and dig in!  I add a little bit of cheese and crushed tortilla chips to mine.  Sometimes I add avocado, too!  It's delicious!!

Delicious!

Obviously I love it!

Let me know how your Chicken Tortilla Soup turns out!