Easy and Tasty Chicken Tortilla Soup

Name: Easy and Tasty Chicken Tortilla Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: 4 cups water; 3 cubes chicken bouillon; 1 onion, chopped; 1 banana pepper, seeded and diced; 1 (15.5 ounce) can hominy, drained; 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained; 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained; 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained; 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained; 2 (10.75 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup; 2 (12.5 fl oz) cans white chicken, drained; 4 ½ teaspoons garlic powder; 3 tablespoons lime juice; 5 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®); 3 tablespoons dried cilantro; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; salt and pepper to taste

Rating: 4.58 stars

71 Ratings
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In my trials to find a great chicken tortilla soup recipe, I came up with this. It's fast, versatile, and so tasty! I like to serve this with a little sour cream and sharp cheddar cheese and a side of jalapeno cornbread. Yum!

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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

25 mins

total:

40 mins

Servings:

Yield:

5 servings

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1

Bring the water to a boil in a large pot; stir the bouillon cubes into the water until dissolved. Add the onion, banana pepper, hominy, black beans, garbanzo beans, diced tomatoes with chiles, diced tomatoes, chicken soup, chicken, garlic powder, lime juice, hot pepper sauce, cilantro, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper; stir. Reduce heat to medium and cook the soup until the onions are soft and opaque, about 20 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

534 calories; protein 40.3g 81% DV; carbohydrates 46.4g 15% DV; fat 20.1g 31% DV; cholesterol 96.9mg 32% DV; sodium 3036.6mg 122% DV. Full Nutrition

Reviews (57)

Most helpful positive review

cburrington

11/16/2009

This soup is GREAT but it definitely makes way more than 5 servings!!!! I fed a family of five and still had enough to fill a big bowl for the refrigerator! Read More

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Robin528

11/13/2016

Terrible! Read More

71 Ratings

5 star values: 47
4 star values: 21
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 1

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cburrington

11/16/2009

This soup is GREAT but it definitely makes way more than 5 servings!!!! I fed a family of five and still had enough to fill a big bowl for the refrigerator! Read More

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Laural

08/05/2009

This was easy and was wonderful! I will make this again. Read More

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Rock_lobster

03/15/2011

Easy Tasty Chicken Tortilla Soup: "What's missing in here? It is called 'Tortilla Soup' but no tortillas?" Had to chuckle at preparing this recipe that there were no tortillas (corn flour chip or otherwise) in the ingredient list so lazy me just tossed some chips on at the end. I've just noticed too that I completely missed the cream of chicken soup for which I feel bad for even reviewing this b/c I think w/ or w/o it the soup's flavor and texture would change quite a bit. (IMHO I'm glad I forgot it.) Random rant - I dislike recipes w/o nice even serving sizes that I can calculate down by half. What's w/ the 5? So I eyeballed the ingredient list and scaled it to the best of my poor mathematically-challenged brain. Sauted the onion w/ bell pepper (no banana) and garlic cloves (yuck garlic powder) and tossed everything in the crock pot b4 leaving for work. Left on low for about 8 hrs. and it was good but just too mild for our taste. After adding extra hot sauce cheese cilantro (fresh) and of course TORTILLA chips it was a good soup that I'll make again; the best parts were the chick peas and the fact that my 3-year old demolished her whole bowl. Read More

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Benny's Mom

11/08/2012

This was very easy. I read the review that said it was more than five servings so I pretty much cut the recipe in half for me my husband and son. There was still enough for me to bring a bowl for lunch! I made a few changes to use what I had on hand. I did 1.5c water chicken bullion 1 can cream of chicken 1 can of chicken 1 can of black beans frozen corn sauted onions 1 can of Rotel tomatoes Adobo seasoning Cumin Garlic and Pepper to taste. Topped with sour cream cheese avacado and grilled tortillas. I would have liked it a little more spice but I didn't want it to be too hot for my son so just added a little heat to the individual bowls. Great Recipe. Read More

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Mike Herod

04/05/2011

Simple quick and easy with plenty of flavor. A definite family favorite from the first serving. Read More

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irene

05/03/2016

I made it according to the recipe but with the following changes because of items on hand. I added ground turkey breast instead of the canned chicken. Much lower in sodium. I didn't have canned tomatoes w/chilies so I used plain chunked tomatoes and added some chipotle chili pepper and red chili pepper to taste. I also used corn instead of hominy and added Basmati rice. My family likes a very hearty soup so this helped give it more substance. Flavor is excellent! Thank you for the recipe! Read More

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Bernadette Kempton McLaren

03/24/2013

The combination of ingredients gives this soup an extra something that the other recipes don't have. I didn't have black beans when I made this so I subbed with kidney beans. I also subbed canned corn for the hominy and did not add the banana pepper. I think it would be even better as written. The only change I will keep in the future is subbing all natural chicken broth for the water and bullion cubes. Cuts down on the salt and tastes even better. Overall a great recipe. Thanks for sharing! Read More

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Iris Berkel

04/05/2013

This is an easy recipe to follow and it makes a tasty soup. I substituted red beans for the garbanzo beans and I left out the cream of chicken soup and instead of the 4 cups of water I used chicken broth. It turned our delish! I thought it to be a tad bit spicy with the chili powder cumin and hot sauce so I just used salt and pepper with the cumin. Great soup! Read More

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Bigtravlchick

07/09/2014

Very tasty and simple to make! I love this recipe! It makes a ton of soup. I took it to a cookout and my friends were impressed that I made it. I add real garlic and half a fresh chopped jalepeno for a bolder flavor. It takes about 25 minutes to put together and I let it simmer for 2 hours. I highly recommend it for a go-to soup recipe! Read More

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Robin528

11/13/2016

Terrible! Read More

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Easy and Tasty Chicken Tortilla Soup

Servings Per Recipe: 5
Calories: 533.5

% Daily Value *

protein: 81 %

carbohydrates: 15 %

exchange other carbs:

dietary fiber: 30 %

sugars:

fat: 31 %

saturated fat: 27 %

cholesterol: 32 %

vitamin a iu: 33 %

niacin equivalents: 134 %

vitamin b6: 63 %

vitamin c: 60 %

folate: 17 %

calcium: 15 %

iron: 44 %

magnesium: 29 %

potassium: 20 %

sodium: 122 %

thiamin: 15 %

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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cburrington

11/16/2009

This soup is GREAT but it definitely makes way more than 5 servings!!!! I fed a family of five and still had enough to fill a big bowl for the refrigerator!

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Laural