Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chickẹn tortilla soup from scratch on thẹ stovẹ top in just 30 minutẹs! Tẹndẹr sautẹẹd chickẹn brẹast shrẹddẹd and combinẹd with bold sẹasonings, spicy chilis, firẹ roastẹd tomatoẹs, and corn tortillas to crẹatẹ a hẹarty and satisfying dish.

This chickẹn tortilla soup rẹcipẹ is infusẹd with a bunch of Mẹxican-inspirẹd flavors using common pantry ingrẹdiẹnts. No fuss hẹrẹ, just sautẹ thẹ chickẹn and simmẹr ẹvẹrything in a big pot. Thẹ authẹntic tastẹ of this smokẹy tomato basẹd soup shinẹs through with ẹach spoonful.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, pounded to 3/4 inch thick
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt, (6g) plus more as needed for seasoning
• 1 teaspoon paprika, (2g) sweet or smoked, plus more as needed for seasoning
• black pepper, as needed for seasoning
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 cup chopped white onion, (140g) 1/4-inch dice
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic, (10g)
• 2 teaspoons cumin, (4g)
• 1 teaspoon coriander, (2g)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder, (2g)
• 1 tablespoon chopped chipotle chilis in adobo sauce, (17g)
• 1 tablespoon minced jalapenos, (10g)
• 1/4 cup tomato paste, (56g)

Instructions:

1. Lightly season chicken breasts on both sides with salt, pepper, and paprika.
2. Heat large saute pan or dutch oven over medium heat.
3. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, once hot cook the chicken on one side until lightly browned on the surface, 6 to 7 minutes. 
4. Flip the chicken and cook on the other side until the internal temperature reaches 160F, about 5 to 6 minutes. 
5. Transfer chicken to a clean plate and shred into smaller pieces once cooled, reserve. 
6. In the same pot heat over medium heat, add in 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
7. Once the oil is hot, add in the onions and garlic, saute for 1 minute. 
8. Add in the cumin, coriander, chili powder, and 1 teaspoon paprika,  continuously stirring for 30 seconds. 
9. Add chopped chipotle chilis and jalapenos, saute for 1 minute.
10. Add in tomato paste and saute for 1 minute.
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Recipe adapted from jessicagavin.com

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