# Chicken Tortilla Soup

This recipe shows how to make a chicken tortilla soup.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 chicken breast
- 2 pinches salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 cup onions
- 1 cup red bell pepper
- 1 cup green bell pepper
- 1 cup oil
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 handful bay leaves
- 1 scoop garlic
- 1 cup fire roasted tomatoes
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 can black beans
- 1 can corn
- 1 cup  Maseca (instant yellow corn masa flour)
- 1 handful cilantro
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup cheese
- 1 cup crispy tortillas

## Instructions

1. Flatten the chicken breast and cut it into strips. Then, chop them up.
2. Dice the onions and peppers into medium-sized pieces.
3. Heat the oil in a large pan, then add the chicken and season it with salt and pepper.
4. Add the diced vegetables to the chicken and stir.
5. Season the mixture with cumin, oregano, chili powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Add a handful of bay leaves and a scoop of garlic.
6. Stir well and let the mixture cook.
7. Add the fire roasted tomatoes and chicken stock.
8. Let the mixture simmer.
9. Add black beans and corn.
10. Add Maseca to thicken the soup and give it a tortilla flavor.
11. Stir and let the soup simmer for 15 minutes.
12. Finish with cilantro.
13. Serve the soup with avocado, cheese, and crispy tortillas.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- large pan
- whisk

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@oldscoolkevmo/video/7475185349916937503?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7486196988264220190
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/481dae73-f32f-416b-90b2-5864a8be5c1b
- Extracted: 2025-03-29

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