This tasty chicken tortilla soup is an easy recipe packed full of authentic Mexican flavors and ingredients. This healthy soup recipe is topped with baked tortilla chips and is a tasty main meal or appetizer.
If there’s one thing more comforting than soup, it’s a Mexican soup! The South of the border flavors in this recipe will make your tastebuds sing! I can’t wait for you to try it!
How to make this Homemade Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
For the tortillas
- Preheat oven at 350C/170C
- Line a baking sheet with baking paper
- Cut tortillas into thin strips
- In a small bowl add the tortillas, olive oil and salt. Mix well until tortillas are evenly coated
- Arrange the tortilla strips onto the baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes until golden brown
For the chicken tortilla soup
- Fill a large pot with 10 cups of water, add the chicken, enchilada sauce, salt, black pepper and bring to boil
- Simmer for 1 hour
- Add the rice and let it cook for 20 minutes
- Add the corn, beans and juice of lime, cheddar cheese and red chili peppers and simmer for 10 minutes
- Garnish with tortilla chips, sprinkle with some fresh cilantro and serve!
What is Tortilla Soup made of?
Tortilla soup is a Mexican dish that is made with a chicken and tomato base. It incorporates Mexican ingredients such a corn, chili, lime and cilantro and then topped with crispy tortilla chips. It is mild in spice and is a hearty soup with rice that can easily be served as a main meal.
How long does chicken tortilla soup keep?
Once cooked, you can cool the soup to room temperature and keep in an airtight container (without the tortillas or they will go soggy!) in the fridge for 3-4 days. Reheat the soup on the stovetop, but be mindful to only reheat it once.
The soup can also be frozen, for up to three months. Thaw it in the fridge before heating on the stovetop.
A healthy and well balanced Mexican soup recipe
This recipe makes enough soup for eight healthy portions and each serving is under 350 calories. The chicken and beans provide protein and fiber and the rice provides carbohydrates. Full of fresh and healthy ingredients, this soup makes a great well balanced meal.
Top Tips to Make This Homemade Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
- Use bone in chicken thigh for this recipe, it carries much more flavor.
- Use your favorite jarred enchilada sauce to save on time!
- You can used canned, fresh or frozen corn in this recipe.
- Add an extra chili if you like things spicy!
Be sure to check out these other tasty Mexican chicken recipes!
Spicy Mexican Chicken Soup Recipe
Mexican Street Corn Chicken Salad
Mexican Chicken Salad Sandwiches
If you have tried this Homemade Chicken Tortilla Soup, or any other recipe on my blog, then please rate it and let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
Homemade Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
Ingredients
For tortilla chips:
- 2 8” tortillas burrito size
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
For soup:
- 2 bone-in chicken leg quarters
- 10 ounces red enchilada sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 10 cups of water
- ¼ cup rice
- 8.5 ounces canned corn
- 15.25 ounces black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 red chili pepper chopped
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Juice of 2 limes
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro
Instructions
For tortilla chips:
- Preheat oven at 350C/170C
- Line a baking sheet with baking paper
- Cut tortillas into thin strips
- In a small bowl add the tortillas, olive oil and salt. Mix well until tortillas are evenly coated
- Arrange the tortilla strips onto the baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes until golden brown
For soup
- Fill a large pot with 10 cups of water, add the chicken, enchilada sauce, salt, black pepper and bring to boil
- Simmer for 1 hour
- Add the rice and let it cook for 20 minutes
- Add the corn, beans and juice of lime, cheddar cheese and red chili peppers and simmer for 10 minutes
- Garnish with tortilla chips, sprinkle with some fresh cilantro and serve!
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This recipe was contributed by Michaella at Well + Yum.
Chicken Tortilla Soup is one of my all time favorites!
ME TOO! Always up for it!
So happy that we’re entering soup season again, yay!! This is one of my favorites!
SAME
This was so yummy! My family really enjoyed it!
So happy to hear that 🙂 🙂
Love the flavors in this. The whole family loved it too!
So glad!
This was sooo delicious!! Everyone loved it!! Thanks for sharing!
hooray!
RECIPE LOOKS GREAT, BUT I WOULD USE BONE IN CHICKEN THIGHS.
That would work fine! Hope you love the recipe.