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Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Victoria Haneveer

Chicken Tortilla Soup with Rotel Tomatoes

This is a very simple recipe for chicken tortilla soup with Rotel tomatoes. We are using refried beans, corn, chicken and tortilla strips to bring all the components you love together to make this classic dish.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Entree
Cuisine: Tex Mex

Ingredients
 

  • 20 oz (600g) Ro*Tel diced tomatoes and green chilies
  • 16 oz (450g) canned refried beans
  • 28 oz (850 ml) reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup (95g) frozen corn kernels
  • 2 cups (250g) shredded cooked chicken
  • 3/4 cup (60g) fried corn tortilla strips or broken tortilla chips
  • Chopped cilantro (fresh coriander) and/or shredded cheese, to serve (optional)

Method
 

  1. Stir the tomatoes (not drained), beans, broth and corn together in a pan and bring to a boil.
  2. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring every now and then.
  3. Add the chicken and heat the soup through.
  4. Serve hot, topped with the tortilla strips and, if liked, some cilantro and/or cheese.

Notes

If you want to make your own tortilla strips, cut a couple of tortillas into strips and spritz with cooking spray, then cook in a skillet for 5 minutes or until crisp, stirring often.