Lemon Chicken Tortilla Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 medium boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 small yellow onion
• 5 garlic cloves
• 1 bunch cilantro
• 4 tomatoes
• 1 large lemon
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1/3 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup black beans

Recipe

• 1 start off by chopping up the raw chicken into small strips or roughly chop it into small, uneven pieces. in large pot, heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium-high. throw chicken into the pot stirring occasionally.
• 2 as the chicken cooks, finely chop the onion and garlic and throw into the pot once chicken is mostly .
• 3 add oregano, cumin, and chili powder.
• 4 stir in to mix the ingredients.
• 5 at this point what i do is add lemon juice so it's properly incorporated into the dish.
• 6 let chicken cook until finished (about 5 minutes at this point with frequent stirring).
• 7 roughly chop the cilantro and tomato and add to chicken.
• 8 let cook for about 5 minutes.
• 9 you should start to notice a good amount of liquid in the pot from the oil, lemon, and tomato.
• 10 this is when i add the tomato sauce and stir.
• 11 again, i let sit for about 5 minutes.
• 12 once it's all nicely incorporated, add the chicken broth.
• 13 bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
• 14 add black beans.
• 15 simmer for about 15 minutes.
• 16 the soup should be an deep red color when finished.
• 17 ladle into a bowl, add more fresh cilantro, cheese, and crushed tortilla chips. enjoy!