Tortilla Soup

First, she brought out the stock and the shredded chicken that she had made yesterday. I believe the key is in the chicken stock that she made. It was flavored specifically for the pupusas and was great as the base for the soup. It would not be the same with a can plain of chicken stock! As crazy as it sounds, the secret flavoring ingredient was the Taco Seasoning no other herbs or spices were used. You could create the same stock by poaching the chicken thighs in a mixture of chicken broth and water and adding 1/2 package of the Taco Seasoning. Depending on how how you like the soup, half of a jalapeno could be seeded, diced and added. She did not use a jalapeno tonight.

Ingredients

Chicken thighs as mentioned above or use a rotisserie chicken, shredded

2 cans chicken stock (or leftover homemade stock)

1 can whole kernel corn, drained

1 can black beans, drained

1 or 2 can Ro*Tel tomatoes with green chilies

1 to 1 1/2 cups shredded chicken

Tortilla chips or homemade strips

Mix all ingredients together except for the tortilla chips. Simmer about 10 minutes.

Garnishes

Sour cream

Avocado

Cilantro

Queso Fresco

To serve take a handful of tortilla chips, crush them and place in the bottom of the bowl. Ladle soup over the chips. Garnish with any or all of the listed garnishes.

If you have made tortilla strips, place them on top of the soup with the garnishes.