Saturday, November 28, 2009

Spicy Chicken Soup


While in Montana this summer, The Trout and I had the privilege of meeting two new blogging friends, Chris from Knitting Mania and Dustye from Dustye's Kitchen, who are both from California. Chris and Dustye talked about this fantastic soup recipe they can gotten from a friend. It was our luck to be invited to Chris and Pat's for dinner before we left to drive back to Florida.

We loved this soup immediately. So, with leftover turkey in the refrigerator, we both thought that this soup would be perfect. Besides, it was a cool but comfortable day in Florida today. It is easy, different and everyone seems to love it. So thanks, Chris, thanks Dustye, and I hope you don't mind me sharing with the blog world. All the credit goes to you.

Spicy Chicken Soup


1 whole cooked chicken (rotisserie chicken works great)
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2-4 garlic cloves, chopped or pressed
2-3 Tablespoons olive oil
4 cans chicken broth
1 can chopped tomatoes
1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes (original) Use more if you want more heat
chopped fresh cilantro
1 Tablespoon cumin
chopped avocado
sour cream
small package corn tortillas

Saute all veggies in olive oil. Add broth, tomatoes, shred the chicken and add to the soup, cumin and pepper to taste. Bring to a good boil. Add 6 chopped corn tortillas which will melt in hot broth and slightly thicken soup.

Boil at least 20 minutes. Simmering for at least an hour is better and it even tastes better the next day.

How to serve:

Place a small amount of chopped cilantro and avocado in bottom of bowl and add hot soup. Sprinkle with your favorite shredded cheese and a drop or two of sour cream.

Another option would be to fry up strips of corn tortillas until crunchy and sprinkle on top.

12 comments:

  1. Love all the flavors in this soup, Susan. It will be a nice change after all the heavy foods of the holiday. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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  2. MMM sounds delish. I'll have to try it. It also looks a lot like tortilla soup, one of my favorites. Thanks for the recipe

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  3. Susan, what a terrific soup with all those spicy ingredients. This will definitely find its way to my table. Many thanks to you and your Montana friends.

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  4. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I have it copied and ready to go for dinner tonight!

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  5. oh what a great soup recipe, it looks divine

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  6. Thanks to all who commented today. We truly love this soup and I know you will enjoy the flavors also. Once again, thanks to Chris and Dustye for sharing this recipe.

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  7. This is a great soup recipe to use leftover turkey! It's light and delicious. After this Thanksgiving, I can use all the light" I can get!

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  8. Oh my - this soup sounds scrumptious! I'm gonna have to put it on the menu for next week. Thanks for sharing!

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  9. Great flavors for the soup! And yes, finally, we in Florida have a little cool weather to enjoy hot soup.

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  10. The soup does sound amazing, and so perfect for this time of year!!!

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  11. Thanks for the recognition Susan...
    Wow...the trukey idea sounds wonderful, I'm trying that too!

    It was our pleasure to have you guys over for our "Spicy Chicken Soup"!!! We really enjoy your company.

    Great post my friend!

    :)

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  12. I am making the soup right at this moment. It taste FANTASTIC! And it is Healthy too. Thank you, I know everyone will enjoy it, especially when its extra cold outside. burrr
    :)

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