Chicken Tortilla Soup

I made Chicken Tortilla Soup today. I keep on mentioning that these are family favorites, so I must make a lot of favorites!

 

 

Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe:

 

• 4 chicken breasts
• 3 cups Salsa (I used my leftovers from a previous posted recipe)
• 1 TBS minced garlic
• ¼ cup diced onion
• ¼ cup green chili
• ½ cup cilantro (I used dried---I didn’t have any fresh on hand)
• 3 TBS cumin
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 5 cups chicken broth (I use the water that I boil the chicken in)
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• White corn chips
• Garnish with shredded cheese

 

I put the chicken on to boil in about 6 cups of water. Then I brown the onions, garlic, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, salt & pepper and green chili together. I remove the chicken, de-bone it and chop it. Then I place all of the ingredients together minus the corn chips and shredded cheese. I boil it for about ½ an hour and it’s done! I then Garnish with crumbled chips and cheese. Today I used mozzarella because that it what I had on hand….I usually use cheddar, but this tasted great as well.

 

Try it and let me know what you think!

Chilly Chili

It was a chilly day in Payson, and I was on the go all day. It is Veteran's Day and it seems like everyone has somewhere to be and guess who is the taxi?? I knew this when the day started, so I decided to make Chili with my left over beans from yesterday. This meal was VERY reasonable. Here's the recipe:

o 3 cups pinto beans
o 2 cans stewed tomatoes
o 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
o 1/4 cup chopped red onion (double the flavor, 1/2 the onion)
o 1 tsp salt
o 1/2 tsp pepper
o 2 tbs minced garlic
o 2 tbs cilantro (I used dried)
o 2 tsp ground cumin

Brown ground beef with seasonings and onions. Once browned, put into crockpot along with beans & tomatoes. Cook on high for 2-3 hours, low for 4-6 hours. And you are done. Garnish with shredded chedder cheese if desired. Simple and best of all delicious!

Price:
Beans: FREE from leftovers from last night
Tomatoes: .29 a can at Fry's. TOTAL: .58
GroundBeef: $1.25 a pound at WalMart this week. TOTAL: $1.75
Onion: .25
Seasonings: less than .25


TOTAL DINNER: Less than $3.00 for a family of 6 and leftovers!!