# Green Chicken Enchilada Soup

A flavorful, creamy, and zesty green chicken enchilada soup topped with crispy fried tortilla strips and fresh toppings.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Difficulty: medium
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3-4 lbs chicken breast or thighs, bone-in
- 5 quarts water
- 2 tbsp salt
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 handful cilantro
- 1/2 onion
- 20 tomatillo, roasted
- 5 hatch or anaheim pepper, roasted
- 2-5 chile jalapeño or serrano, roasted
- 1/4 onion, roasted
- 3 garlic, clove
- 1 handful cilantro
- 2 tbsp chicken bouillon
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp peppercorn
- 1/4 onion, diced
- 1 hatch or anaheim pepper, diced, fire-roasted
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 8 cups broth from chicken
- corn tortillas, cut into strips
- mexican style cheese (optional)
- sour cream (optional)
- 1 whole jalapeño, diced
- 1 whole onion, diced
- queso fresco (optional)
- avocado (optional)

## Instructions

1. Boil chicken in water and salt until cooked through.
2. Remove chicken from broth, strain the broth, and set aside.
3. Blend roasted peppers, jalapeños/serranos, roasted onion, tomatillos, garlic, cilantro, spices, and 2 cups of the broth.
4. Shred the boiled chicken.
5. Sauté diced onion and fire-roasted pepper in oil.
6. Stir in flour to the onion and pepper mixture.
7. Pour in blended enchilada sauce and whisk to dissolve flour lumps.
8. Add remaining 6 cups of broth and bring to a simmer.
9. Add shredded chicken and simmer.
10. Deep-fry tortilla strips in oil until golden and crispy.
11. Serve soup topped with cheese, fried tortilla strips, sour cream, jalapeño, diced onion, queso fresco, and avocado.

## Equipment

- pot
- tongs
- ladle
- strainer
- blender
- wooden spoon
- pan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GinhGfhrV/
- Creator: Cooking Con Claudia
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/26c191e1-18ec-4fcb-a6e9-735402baaf3c
- Extracted: 2026-09-10

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