This is a great, tomato-based chicken tortilla soup recipe. The tomato base is delicious and wonderful on its own. But then you get to garnish it with chicken, tortilla strips, cheese, avocado, fresh tomato and lime. There are all kinds of amazing flavors going on all in one soup.

Ingredients needed:

chicken broth tomato juice diced tomatoes tomato sauce carrot canned mild green chiles red onion, cilantro, basil, garlic chili powder, ground cumin, garlic powder cooked chicken breast Monterey Jack cheese avocado fresh tomato lime wedges

How to toast tortillas:

Cut corn tortillas into strips. Spray the tortilla strips with nonstick spray and sprinkle with salt. Bake at 375 degrees F. until crisp.

How to make Chicken Tortilla Soup:

The full, printable recipe is at the end of this post.

Ladle the soup into bowls. Add the chicken, tortilla strips and cheese to each bowl. Top each with sliced avocado and chopped fresh tomato. Maybe even add a few more crumbles of cheese.

Served the chicken tortilla soup with lime wedges for squeezing. The lime adds a delicious, tangy flavor to the soup. Enjoy!

Here are a few more soup recipes you might like to try:

Tuscan Vegetable Soup Chicken Tortilla Sausage Soup Broccoli, Cauliflower and Cheese Soup Easy French Onion Soup Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup