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Brian's Tortilla Chicken Soup




Source of Recipe


My brother-in-law






Recipe Introduction


My brother-in-law, Brian, makes this wonderful soup every Christmas when he comes home to Virginia from Arizona. My Mother-in-law, knowing that by the days after the holiday everyone in sick of "Turkey and..." instead has a multi-cultural spread with everything from ham biscuits to Pancit.





List of Ingredients



• 8 tomatoes
  
• 16 c. chicken broth
  
• 6-8 chicken breasts
  
• two bunches green onions
  
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  
• olive oil
  
• GARNISH:
  
• Corn tortillas cut in strips and fried until crisp in vegetable oil, and salted w/ onion salt
  
• avocado cut into chunks
  
• shredded Mexican cheese
  
• lime wedges
  
• chopped fresh cilantro
  






Instructions



1. Blanch, peel and puree tomatoes and add to chicken broth in a large pot. Simmer chicken breasts in broth until cooked and tender. Remove from pot and cool slightly. Shred and return to broth.
   
2. Saute chopped green onions and broth until tender and add to broth. Simmer for 30-45 minutes.
   
3. To serve: add garnish ingredients (except tortilla strips) to bowl and top with broth and chicken (squeeze the lime wedges). Top with the tortilla strips.
   






Final Comments


This will serve 10-16 as an appetizer, and 8 as a main course.