The Naughty Things I Do For Chicken Tortilla Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 14 1/2 ounces canned tomatoes, undrained
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tablespoons cilantro or 2 tablespoons parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• salt and pepper
• tabasco sauce
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 2 chicken breasts, boiled, deboned and cubed
• 2 cups monterey jack cheese, cubed
• 2 medium avocados, cubed
• tortilla chips
• lime

Recipe

• 1 in blender combine undrained tomatoes, onion, garlic, cilantro and sugar.
• 2 pulse in blender until chunky.
• 3 in large saucepan, add vegetable mixture and chicken broth and chicken pieces.
• 4 simmer 20 minutes, season to taste.
• 5 to serve:.
• 6 place cheese, avocado, and broken chips on bottom of bowl. pour very hot soup over this in bowl. sprinkle with fresh green onion tops and cilantro/parsley.
• 7 sprinkle with lime juice, if desired.