Chicken Tortilla Soup

It has been so cold in Chicago. UNBEARABLY cold.

The kind of cold where you want to curl up in a ball under huge fuzzy blankets and not budge.
Where you walk outside and the wind is biting and and your fingers go numb in 10 seconds.

Can't say I like it.

I feel cold all the time.

It's months like this when all I want to do is drink warm drinks, and eat comfort foods. Lots of coffee, lots of tea, and loads of hot chocolate with marshmallows piled on top. Give me chili, soup and (if i wasn't lactose intolerant) a huge bowl of macaroni and cheese.

Anyways, this week my roommate requested that I make my Chicken Tortilla Soup. This is one of my favorite soups ever, and I LOVE this recipe. I got it from my grandma, and everyone I make it for loves it!

My husband is obsessed with this soup. By obsessed I mean that I once taught him to cook it and it is one of the few things he cooks. IN fact, he almost makes it too much...


Well, I thought you would all appreciate it. Make it soon, YOU WILL LIKE IT!

Ingredients:
1 medium onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 4 oz green chiles
1 15 oz diced tomatoes
4 cups chicken broth
1 tsp lemon pepper
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1/2- 1 tsp hot sauce
4 tbsp flour
1/2 cup hot water
1/3 cup sour cream
 1 Ib chicken breasts- chopped into small pieces

Cilantro for seasoning, lime wedge
Tortilla chips
Shredded cheese for topping 

Directions:

1) Heat oil over med/high heat in a large pot.
2) When heated, add onion & garlic. Saute until onion soft.
3) Add chili's, tomatoes, chicken broth, lemon pepper, Worcertershire sauce, cumin, chili powder & hot sauce. Bring to boil.
4) When boiling, reduce to simmer for 20 minutes.
5) Meanwhile heat up olive oil in a large saute pan. When heated add chopped chicken. Cook until done ( approx 8-10 min). Remove from heat.
5) Next whisk together 4 tbsp flour with 1/2 cup hot water in a separate bowl. Add to soup and simmer for 5 minutes.
7) Stir in 1/3 cup sour cream.
8) Add chicken to broth mixture.
9) Season with salt and pepper to taste.
10) Serve with freshly chopped cilantro, shredded cheese and crushed tortilla chips on top of each bowl. Squeeze fresh lime and enjoy!
3) Add chili's, tomatoes, chicken broth, lemon pepper, Worcertershire sauce, cumin, chili powder & hot sauce. Bring to boil.
4) When boiling, reduce to simmer for 20 minutes.
5) Meanwhile heat up olive oil in a large saute pan. When heated add chopped chicken. Cook until done ( approx 8-10 min). Remove from heat.
5) Next whisk together 4 tbsp flour with 1/2 cup hot water in a separate bowl. Add to soup and simmer for 5 minutes.
7) Stir in 1/3 cup fat free sour cream (or plain greek yogurt!)
8) Add chicken to broth mixture.
9) Season with salt and pepper to taste.
10) Serve with freshly chopped cilantro, shredded cheese and crushed tortilla chips on top of each bowl. Squeeze fresh lime and enjoy!