Homemade Chicken Tortilla Soup

  4.6 – 106 reviews  • Tortilla Soup Recipes

A really sweet brownie with coffee flavor will make your friends or family get-togethers magical!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup chopped onion
  2. 3 cups chicken broth
  3. 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
  4. 1 envelope taco seasoning
  5. 1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast meat – cubed
  6. 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  7. ¼ cup cold water
  8. ¼ cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
  9. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Combine onion, chicken broth, tomatoes, and taco seasoning in a large sauce pan; bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir in chicken; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until chicken is no longer pink, 4 to 6 minutes. Mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl until smooth; gradually stir into soup.
  2. Bring soup to a boil over medium-high heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 1 minute. Top with Mexican cheese and cilantro.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 195 kcal
Carbohydrate 12 g
Cholesterol 66 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 25 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Sodium 1269 mg
Sugars 3 g
Fat 4 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Hunter Duke
Great, used fire roasted tomatoes with mild green chili and added a cup of frozen corn
Jason Young
I doubled all ingredients and added some instant rice while it was cooking. Very tasty!
Mark Bradley
I added sour cream as an after thought along with the tortilla strips.
Brett Meyer
Tasty, easy, omitted corn starch. Added 1tsp jarred bouillon to my home made broth which was a little weak. Served with shredded cheddar and sour cream,
Caitlin Mcdonald
It was quick and easy. Towards the end I added a 1/4 cup of half and half let it simmer and it made it delicious and creamy.
Kathryn Contreras
Quick and easy weeknight meal. Family loved it.
Ricky Simpson
Good recipe. Easy to make.
Stephen Sanders
Delicious soup! Added 2 tsp minced garlic, fresh parsley and fresh oregano, 1 tsp chili powder and 1/2 tsp ground cumin (since I did not have taco seasoning and had only regular style diced tomatoes
Nancy Gentry
Thought this was very easy to make!! I omitted the cornstarch and just made it earlier in the day and left it on low and stirred it occasionally. My husband, unbeknownst to me, added about 2 cups. We have an 11 year old and a 4 year old and the BOTH liked it. Yeah!!! It’s a win in my book and will make it again!! Taste even better the next day!!
Claudia Garrett
Delicious soup! I added all the ingredients raw into the Crock-Pot. I used my own seasoning (cumin and Chipotle Chile powder) instead of the taco packet. Fried the tortilla strips instead of bake. Topped with avocado and cilantro. Will definitely add this to our rotation.
Drew Hansen
Added tortilla chips at the end and covered it for a little crunch under low heat.
Stephanie Baker
Very easy to make and delicious. I add corn and hatch green chile to it.
Erik Compton
Love this! I added a southwestern grain and vegetable mix and used fire roasted tomatoes to add some spice. Super easy!
Kristina Lopez
Liked it but I put in some “Habanero Rotel” so it was a bit on the spicy side. Like the recipe and will make again. Great with Avacado.
Jenny Martinez
This recipe never disappoints, it came out so delicious and everyone got up for seconds
Jeffrey West
I cooked the chicken breasts with the onion in the broth in my Instant Pot for 5 minutes. I shredded the chicken and added the seasoning, tomatoes and a cup of frozen roasted corn and cooked for another 15 minutes. I did not add the cornstarch. Topped with chopped fresh cilantro and avocado, it was great. Next time I’ll add black beans.
Stephanie Owens
This was a very quick and easy recipe. My family loved it!!
Karen Harris
Excellent “base” recipe. I add beans (black or pinto) and black olives when I have them. I find the best chicken stock to use is “Better than Boullion” and I make 1 tsp to every 2 cups of water to ease on the salt. Substituted dry cilantro for fresh, as that’s what I had on hand. Served over tortilla chips with sour cream on top. Yum!
Renee Contreras
Will definitely make it again!!
Cheryl Norris
This was the best taste for the least time in the kitchen! Followed the recipe, with three exceptions: I had a chicken breast and leg quarter already cooked so added this chopped meat halfway thru cooking. Added an additional 15oz can of diced tomatoes for added heartiness and needed to add about 1/2 tsp ground cumin to bring the flavor up. The heat level from the green chilies was perfect. Oh, and it didn’t need the cornstarch at all. The soup was thick enough without it. We sprinkled fresh cilantro on top and my son stirred a dollop of sour cream into his. We loved it! Thanks for posting! We will have this often!
Eric Jones
Everyone loved this. I used fresh Roma tomatoes, took the skin off and mashed them. I chopped a poplano pepper and threw it in. I am in Mexico now and can’t get the canned tomatoes and canned chilies that I like to use. I shook in a little more cumin and served it with a bottle of green hot sauce so fokscould spice it up themselves.

 

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