Not Just Another Chicken Tortilla Soup

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 whole skinless chicken breasts
• 6 cups water
• 1 onion
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 3 stalks celery
• 3 carrots
• 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granule
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 2 tablespoons dried cilantro
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 cup canned black beans
• 6 ounces tortilla chips
• 1 cup 2% mexican cheese blend

Recipe

• 1 put chicken in a large stock pot with water.
• 2 slice onion in the eighths, peel and cut carrots and celery into 1/2 inch pieces (or as desired) add to pot.
• 3 add garlic, spices and bouillon to pot and cook for approximately 1 hour or until chicken is tender (you can add more bouillon if necessary).
• 4 remove chicken from pot and when cool enough shred the chicken.
• 5 add canned tomatoes, corn and black beans to broth and simmer for 30 more minutes.
• 6 add chicken and cook until heated.
• 7 to serve, place tortilla chips on bottom of the bowl covered with shredded cheese and cover with soup.