Easy Healthy Chicken Tortilla Soup

This weekend was kinda busy, and not very relaxing. Except, however, my chicken tortilla soup I made. I think, the longer you cook it, the better tasting it is. The spices just have that much time to blend together, and for the soup to thicken. So! When you have some crafting to do, and dinner to get on the table, than this is a great recipe for you. It'll take you either 35 minutes, to a few hours, all depending on how you want to cook it. This would be the same way you'd make it in a crock pot. But I don't have one,...

What You'll Need:

1lbs Shredded Chicken (I used about 3 small boneless chicken breasts.)

1 can whole peeled tomatoes. (Mashed)

1/2 Medium Onion

1 Bell peper

2 cups water

1 Chicken bullion cube (Or chicken broth, but I'm trying to do this as affordable as possible)

1 teaspoon cumin

1 teaspoon chili powder (Or more if you want it spicy)

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon peper

1 bay leaf

1/2 can of corn

7 corn tortilla 

Oil

You can also add black beans!

For seasoning the chicken:

This all depends on your own tastes.

I seasoned my chicken with salt, pepper, and chili pepper.

Now Lets Begin:

Start with preheating your oven to 375 degrees. 

Take your thawed out chicken, and place it on a cookie sheet that you had lined up with foil. 

Drizzle your chicken with olive oil, than on both sides sprinkle salt, pepper, and chili pepper.

Stick that into the oven for 20-25 minutes, or untill you know your chicken is done.

Now cut all your veggies, and put them aside. Get your pot, drizzle a little bit of olive oil in there, turn it to medium high, and stir in your veggies (except the tomatoes) and cook them for a few minutes.

Once they are cooked, go ahead and pour in your tomatoes, and mash them, if they arn't already. Make sure you add the juice that came in the can.

I than poured in the water, and the chicken broth cube. Stir that around till the cube dissolves. I brought this to a boil, than turned the heat back down to a shimmer. Toss in all of the seasonings.

At this time, or whenever the chicken was done and cooled down, I shredded up the chicken with my fingers. Found it easier than a fork, but you can do whatever. 

Toss this into the pot, and let it simmer on low, covered, for an hour or so. OR Just boil for a few minutes, and you're done after you add in the tortilla strips.

Cut up your tortillas into strips, and place those into the pot about 5 minutes before serving. 

And it's done! :) Super simple and cheap. 

-Krystalle