Ancho Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Total Time:
25 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Yield:
4 to 6 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 6 (6-inch) flour tortillas
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 large ancho chiles, seeded and stemmed
  • 1 quart chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 ears corn on the cob, husked, kernels removed or 1 cup frozen kernels, defrosted
  • 1 large red onion, chopped
  • 1 jalapeno chile, seeded and chopped or thinly sliced
  • 1 red chile pepper, seeded and chopped or thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/3 palmful
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked sweet paprika, half a palmful
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, eyeball it in your palm
  • 1 (28-ounce) can fire roasted diced or crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 rotisserie chicken, skinned and shredded
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 to 2 cups water
  • 2 limes
  • 2 ripe Hass avocados, halved
  • Sour cream, for garnish
  • Cilantro leaves, for garnish

Directions

Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Slice the tortillas into 1/2-inch strips and scatter on large baking sheet. Spray with cooking spray and bake until golden and crisp. Remove from the oven and reserve.

While the tortillas crisp, add the ancho chiles and the chicken stock to a large pot and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the chiles are tender. Remove from the heat to cool.

While the anchos simmer, heat a medium soup pot with vegetable oil over high heat. Add the corn and saute until charred at the edges, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce the heat a little, add the onions, jalapeno, red chile pepper and garlic. Season with cumin, smoked paprika and cinnamon. Saute for 5 minutes, then stir in the tomatoes. Puree the anchos and the stock in a food processor, then add it to the soup pot. Stir in the honey and the shredded chicken and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Thin the soup with 1 or 2 cups of water and simmer over low heat to combine flavors, about 5 minutes.

Zest and juice 1 lime and add to the soup pot. Seed and dice the avocados and add to a small bowl. Dress with the juice of the remaining lime.

Pile some crispy tortilla strips into each soup bowl. Top with diced avocado and ladle the soup over the avocado. Garnish with sour cream and whole or chopped cilantro leaves.

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  • on June 06, 2012

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    AWESOME flavor!!! I left the cinnamon out. Whenever I buy a roasted chicken, I usually buy 2, shred the chicken for this recipe and freeze it, along with the ancho chile sauce (same as I use for enchiladas.... on the day that I'm pressed for time, its all ready to go.....

    LOVE THIS!!!

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  • on December 28, 2011

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    I loved this recipe as a basis for my variation. I did not use Ancho Chiles, just chicken broth. Instead of red chilies, I added New Mexico red chili powder while sauteing the veggies and spices. I used 1 cup of Trader Joe's roasted corn. I added about 3/4 cup of cooked rice and a can of drained black beans. I added sea salt, and at the end, I added about a tablespoon of lime juice to brighten up the flavor. Topped with chopped cilantro, crushed tortilla chips, fresh lime juice, and hot sauce.

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  • on October 19, 2011

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    It was great, but will leave out the cinnamon next time.

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