Name: Chicken-Chorizo Tortilla Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Chicken tenders, chopped into bite-sized pieces - 1 pound; Salt, or to taste - 1 tablespoon; Ground black pepper, or to taste - 1 tablespoon; Extra-virgin olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Chorizo sausage, diced - ¾ pound; Garlic, smashed and chopped, or more to taste - 5 cloves; Red potatoes, diced - 6 small; Jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped, or more to taste - 3; Onion, chopped - 1 medium; Fire-roasted diced tomatoes - 1 (15 ounce) can; Hot sauce - 2 teaspoons; Chicken broth - 1 (32 fluid ounce) container; Tortilla chips, crushed - 1 (14.5 ounce) package; Shredded Cheddar cheese - 2 cups; Chopped fresh cilantro - 1 cup; Green onions, chopped - 4

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Chicken-Chorizo Tortilla Soup

1. Chicken tenders, chopped into bite-sized pieces - 1 pound

2. Salt, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

3. Ground black pepper, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

4. Extra-virgin olive oil - 2 tablespoons

5. Chorizo sausage, diced - ¾ pound

6. Garlic, smashed and chopped, or more to taste - 5 cloves

7. Red potatoes, diced - 6 small

8. Jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped, or more to taste - 3

9. Onion, chopped - 1 medium

10. Fire-roasted diced tomatoes - 1 (15 ounce) can

11. Hot sauce - 2 teaspoons

12. Chicken broth - 1 (32 fluid ounce) container

13. Tortilla chips, crushed - 1 (14.5 ounce) package

14. Shredded Cheddar cheese - 2 cups

15. Chopped fresh cilantro - 1 cup

16. Green onions, chopped - 4

How to cook deliciously - Chicken-Chorizo Tortilla Soup

1. Stage

Preheat a medium-to-large soup pot over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add olive oil and chicken to the hot pot. Lightly brown chicken, about 2 minutes. Add chorizo and garlic; cook 2 to 3 minutes.

2. Stage

Add potatoes, jalapeno peppers, and onion to the pot. Cook for 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and hot sauce. Add chicken broth and bring to a bubble, about 5 minutes.

3. Stage

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

4. Stage

Reduce heat under soup and simmer until potatoes are tender, 10 to 12 minutes.

5. Stage

Ladle soup into shallow, oven-proof bowls and top each with a generous handful of crushed tortilla chips and shredded Cheddar cheese.

6. Stage

Place bowls into the oven under the hot broiler until cheese is melted, 1 to 2 minutes.

7. Stage

Garnish each bowl with cilantro and green onions.