Texas Chicken Tortilla Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups baby carrots
• 1 lb raw boneless skinless chicken
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes
• 3 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
• tortilla chips
• 1 cup grated monterey jack cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large stockpot, heat butter and oil over medium heat.
• 2 add onions, jalapeno, garlic, carrots and raw chicken.
• 3 simmer 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in seasonings.
• 5 add tomatoes and chicken broth.
• 6 stir well and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• 7 to serve, crumble tortilla chips in the bottom of individual soup bowls.
• 8 fill bowls with soup and top with cheese.