Tortilla Soup

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: Food Network Caters Your Vegas Wedding

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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 5 min
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

Vegetable or corn oil, for drizzling, plus 2 tablespoons -- 2 turns of the pot in a slow stream
3 ears corn on the cob or 2 ears fresh-frozen cobs, defrosted
1 red bell pepper, split and seeded
1 pound chicken breast tenders
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning, 1/3 palm full
1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/3 palm full
Salt and pepper
1 small to medium zucchini, small dice
1 medium yellow skinned onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 to 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (medium to hot heat level), chopped -- available in small cans in Mexican and Spanish food section of market
1 (28-ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
3 cups chicken stock, available in re-sealable paper containers on soup aisle
4 cups blue corn tortilla chips, broken up into large pieces
1 cup shredded Cheddar or pepper jack cheese
1/2 cup sour cream

Garnishes:

1/4 red raw onion, chopped
2 to 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro or parsley leaves
1 ripe avocado, diced and dressed with the juice of 1/2 lemon

Directions

Heat a grill pan to high and a soup pot to medium-high. Drizzle oil on corn and place on grill pan. Add red pepper to grill with corn. Char vegetables 10 minutes, total, turning occasionally. Remove to cool, 5 minutes. Remove charred skin from the pepper.

While vegetables cook, dice chicken. Add 2 tablespoons oil to hot soup pot. Add chicken to pot. Season with poultry seasoning, cumin, salt and pepper. Lightly brown the chicken. Add zucchini, onions, garlic and chipotle peppers. Cook vegetables with chicken 5 to 7 minutes to soften. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and stock. Bring soup to a bubble, reduce heat to medium low.

Scrape corn off cob and add to soup. Chop grilled red pepper and stir into soup. Add chips to soup in handfuls and fold in. Serve soup immediately with scatter of shredded cheese and a dollop of sour cream. Top with any or all of the suggested garnishes.

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recipe Tortilla Soup
Danielle San Francisco, CA 11-02-2009
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Ugh!! Horrible! No depth of flavor, whatsoever.
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

My favorite soup is tortilla soup, and I was excited when I saw the list of ingredients I thought I might have found one... similar to what you normally find in very good Mexican restaurants. Boy was I wrong. It was very easy to prepare, just a lot of chopping. For some reason, there is no depth of flavor, even with the chipotle chilis. The flavor was very acidic and acrid, not sure if it should have had tomato paste instead of tomato sauce. It was inedible. Total waste of time and money. Read more
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ALANA Tucson, AZ 11-01-2009
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Excellent soup. Flavor was great and it was easy to make. It was even better the second day.
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Robyn Mansfield, TX 10-25-2009
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Great flavor...even the kids liked it!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used frozen corn and it was still very flavorful. I made it vegetarian and added kidney beans as well as shredded "steak"... strips from the freezer section. Only thing I would do different is only put 1 chipotle pepper (kids request) and add the chips at the table. Will definitely make again.Read more
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Friend Louisville, KY 10-14-2009
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Great flavor!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Reeealllly good soup, a big hit with the family! Took shortcuts, tho - Used two boneless chicken breasts and shredded with a... fork after they were cooked. Added chopped red pepper to cook with the onions instead of roasting. Left out the zucchini - substituted garbanzo beans instead and used canned corn. Left out the tomato sauce, increased the broth. Thanks Rachael!Read more
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Stacey Hillsboro, OR 10-09-2009
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Great.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Simple to make and full of different flavors and textures.. Will make again.
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ALICE South Milwaukee, WI 09-26-2009
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Great soup/stew
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We loved this soup. I would cut down on the amout of cinnamon next time. Don't know how she did this in 30 minutes. Mine took... about an hour and a half. Great for a rainy day.Read more