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Tortilla Soup One Pot Recipe

This one pot recipe is loaded with bold, garlicky, and smoky flavors.
Featuring tender chicken, a flavorful tomato broth, and crunchy tortilla chips, it's the perfect comforting dish with minimal cleanup.
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Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican-Inspired
Servings 6 to 8 people

Equipment

  • Dutch oven
  • food processor
  • Fine mesh strainer

Ingredients
  

  • 2 12-ounce bone-in split chicken breasts, trimmed
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 1 large white onion quartered, divided
  • 4 garlic cloves peeled, divided
  • 8 –10 sprigs fresh cilantro plus extra leaves for serving
  • 1 sprig fresh oregano
  • 3/4 teaspoon table salt divided
  • 2 tomatoes cored and quartered
  • 1/2 jalapeño chile seeded
  • 1 –2 tablespoons minced canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 4 ounces tortilla chips crushed into large pieces (4 cups)
  • 1 avocado halved, pitted, and diced
  • 8 ounces cotija cheese crumbled (2 cups)
  • Lime wedges

Instructions
 

Prepare the Broth:

  • In a Dutch oven, combine chicken, broth, 2 onion quarters, 2 garlic cloves, cilantro sprigs, oregano sprig, and ½ teaspoon salt.
  • Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, reduce to low, cover, and cook until the chicken reaches 160°F (about 20 minutes).
  • Remove chicken, shred into bite-sized pieces, and discard skin and bones.
  • Strain the broth through a fine-mesh strainer, discarding solids.

Make the Base:

  • In a food processor, blend tomatoes, jalapeño, chipotle, remaining 2 onion quarters, and remaining 2 garlic cloves until smooth.
  • Heat oil in the Dutch oven over high heat until shimmering, then add the tomato-onion puree with the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture darkens in color (about 10 minutes).

Assemble the Soup:

  • Stir the strained broth into the Dutch oven. Bring to a simmer and cook until flavors meld (about 15 minutes).
  • Off heat, stir in shredded chicken and let it sit until heated through (about 2 minutes).
  • Adjust salt and pepper to taste.

Serve:

  • Ladle soup into bowls and serve with tortilla chips, avocado, cotija cheese, extra cilantro leaves, and lime wedges.
Keyword Easy chicken tortilla soup recipe, Homemade tortilla soup, One pot Mexican soup, One pot tortilla soup, Quick tortilla soup recipe
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