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Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup with Rotisserie Chicken

Cassie Waltman
Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup with Rotisserie Chicken uses tortilla chips, canned ingredients, and pantry spices for big flavor and quick prep.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4
Calories 579 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 guajillo chile
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin (ground)
  • ½ teaspoon coriander (ground)
  • 15 oz. diced tomatoes
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 15 oz. black beans (canned, drained and rinsed)
  • 10 oz. mild diced tomatoes with green chiles (e.g. Rotel)
  • ½ cup frozen corn (or drained canned corn)
  • 12 oz. rotisserie chicken (shredded or cubed)
  • 4 oz. corn tortilla chips

Optional Soup Toppings and Garnishes

  • shredded cheddar or cotija cheese
  • diced avocado
  • lime wedges
  • chopped cilantro
  • corn tortilla chips
  • radishes

Instructions
 

  • Remove the stem and seeds from the dried chile. Place the pieces of the dried chile in a coffee mug and add one cup of water.
  • Heat the water and chile in the microwave for 1½ minutes. Allow to steep until the chile is softened, about 10 minutes. Alternatively, add 1 cup of boiling water from a kettle on top of the dried chile pieces in a mug and allow to steep for 10 minutes.
  • While the chile steeps, bring the chicken stock to boil over high heat in a large soup pot or Dutch oven.
  • Prepare your plate of soup toppings by dicing avocado, slicing radishes, chopping cilantro, cutting wedges of lime, gathering shredded cheese, etc. while the stock is coming to a boil.
  • Drain and rinse the black beans, open the cans of Rotel and diced tomatoes, and drain or gather the frozen corn.
  • In a blender, combine the softened chile and soaking liquid, onion and garlic powders, cumin, coriander, 15 oz. can diced tomatoes, and salt. Blend until smooth.
  • Add the chile puree to the hot stock in the soup pot. When the mixture comes to a boil, add the corn, beans, Rotel, and rotisserie chicken (break the chicken into pieces if it is in large chunks).
  • Return the soup to a boil, then reduce heat to maintain a simmer. Simmer 8-10 minutes (or longer).
  • Serve by adding 1 ounce of tortilla chips to each bowl and then ladling soup over the top. Garnish with cheese, avocados, cilantro, lime, additional tortilla chips, or radishes, as desired.

Notes

Nutrition facts do not include soup toppings or garnishes.

Nutrition facts are sometimes provided below and are calculated using an online calculator. With specific brands of ingredients and additions, omissions, or substitutions the nutrition facts may change. We encourage you to use your own nutrition facts calculator to obtain the most accurate nutrition facts for your meal.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 579kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 43gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 2058mgPotassium: 1124mgFiber: 14gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 461IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 131mgIron: 6mg
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