Chicken Tortilla Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups cubed chicken
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of potato soup
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 -2 teaspoon cumin (optional, but adds great flavor)
• 2 -4 flour tortillas, cut into 1 x 2 in. strips
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese, any flavor
• 1 (12 ounce) jar jalapenos (you will need the juice.)

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, cook the cubed chicken in olive oil and 1 tablespoon jalapeno juice until lightly browned. add salt and pepper to taste.
• 2 in a soup pot, combine the chicken broth, soups, milk, onion powder and cumin. add the cooked chicken to the soup. then add salt, pepper and enough jalapeno juice to taste. i usually use the entire jar's juice.
• 3 just before serving, add the tortilla strips and cheese. for cheese lovers, top with more cheese. yum!
• 4 you can also add additional ingredients to the individual bowls to change the flavor -- jalapenos, onions, sour cream, salsa or cilantro. it's your choice. serve with your favorite tortilla chips!