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Sopa De Lima (Tortilla Soup) Recipe

Ingredients
  • 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast
  • 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped white onion
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 cans RoTel diced tomatoes with lime juice and cilantro (10 ounce cans)
  • 3 cans chicken broth (10 ounce cans)
  • 1 can mild chopped green chilies (4 ounce can)
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 can tomato sauce (8 ounce can)
  • 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
  • 10 corn tortillas (6 inch )
  • Vegetable oil
  • Shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
Grill chicken breast on outdoor grill and cool. Dice into 1-inch dice and set aside.

Saut onion and garlic in vegetable oil for 5 minutes. Do not drain. Add cumin and chili powder and continue to saut for an additional 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, chicken broth and undrained green chilies and simmer. Squeeze juice of 1/2 lime into the mixture and add oregano, parsley, tomato sauce, cilantro and cubed chicken. While soup simmers for at

least an hour, halve corn tortillas and then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips. Heat vegetable oil over moderate heat until hot, but not smoking. Cook tortilla strips in batches, stirring until golden and crisp, about 1 minute. Transfer strips to paper towels to drain.

Season with coarse ground pepper. To serve, ladle into bowls and top with shredded cheddar cheese and corn tortillas strips.

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