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    Applebee's® Cheese Chicken Tortilla Soup


    Source of Recipe


    copyKat.com

    List of Ingredients




    1 cup chopped yellow onion
    2 tsp. minced garlic
    2 Tbls. vegetable oil
    4 cups chicken stock
    (1) 15 oz. can tomato puree
    1 tsp. granulated sugar
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
    1/2 cup hot sauce - optional
    1/4 cup chopped green pepper - optional
    1 Tbls. minced jalapeno pepper - optional
    1 tsp. chili powder - optional
    1/4 tsp. pepper - optional
    4 Tbls. all-purpose flour mixed with 1/2 cup water
    1 Lb. cooked chicken - cubed
    1 cup heavy cream
    1/4 cup fat free sour cream
    8 oz. processed cheese - cut in 1" cubes
    (10) 6" corn tortillas - cut in 1/4" strips
    chopped cilantro - optional

    Recipe



    -Sauté garlic and onions in oil in large pan or Dutch oven until soft.
    -Add next 10 ingredients to pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes.
    -Fry tortilla strips in oil OR spray with non-stick cooking spray and bake in 400 degree oven until crisp. Sprinkle with salt if desired.
    -Whisk flour/water mixture into soup.
    -Bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer for 5 minutes.
    -Add chicken and simmer for 5 minutes.
    -Add cream, sour cream, and cheese; stir until cheese is melted.
    -Pour soup into bowls, pile tortilla strips into a "haystack" shape on top of the soup, garnish with cilantro.


 

 

 


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