This simple and flavorful Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup comes together in a snap! (That means dinner is on the table in under half an hour.) Beans, chicken and tomatoes cook in broth that takes on some big flavor, thanks to Old El Paso™ taco seasoning. Top your savory soup with cheese and crushed tortilla chips for a delicious, warm meal.
More About This Recipe
- This easy chicken tortilla soup checks all the boxes: it’s packed with flavor, ready in less than 30 minutes and is all made in one pot. Score! Why go to the restaurant to order it when it’s that easy to make (and requires close to no cleanup)? You can make things easy on yourself and use pre-cooked rotisserie chicken like this recipe suggests, but if you have a few chicken breasts in your freezer, you can cook those up for this soup too. Allow them to defrost overnight, then sprinkle with some extra taco seasoning and bake them in the oven at 375°F for about 30 minutes or until the center reaches 165°F. Then just shred the chicken and add them to your soup. Is chicken your favorite dinner protein? You’ll never run out of chicken soup ideas, thanks to our long list of recipes Once you’ve picked out a few, don’t forget to read this article for tasty topping ideas and side dishes to round out your meal.
Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 can (16 oz) Old El Paso™ Traditional Refried Beans
- 2 cups Progresso™ unsalted chicken broth
- 1 can (14.5 oz) petite diced tomatoes
- 2 cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (1 oz)
- 1 cup crushed tortilla chips
Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1In 3-quart saucepan, mix beans, broth, tomatoes, chicken and taco seasoning mix. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat. Cover; reduce heat to low. Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to blend flavors.
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Step2Serve with cheese and tortilla chips.
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Nutrition
390
Calories
14g
Total Fat
29g
Protein
37g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 390
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 65mg
- 22%
- Sodium
- 1330mg
- 55%
- Potassium
- 230mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 37g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 7g
- 29%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 29g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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