Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Yesterday 60 degrees. Today 5 inches of snow and still snowing!

Thankful for a day to stay inside, reorganize my office space and prepare for the several Tastefully Simple Holiday events coming this weekend and next week.

I use my slow cooker year round because I believe that most things that you make with the oven or stove top can be altered for that amazing appliance. I often say it is the third person in our marriage because it requires minimal clean up (although it would be nice if it could wash and put itself away) and always has a hot amazing meal ready for us at the end of a long day.

I live all year long for winter, not because I like it one bit but because that means it is time for the slow cooker to start working on some soups! I always make a huge batch and then freeze them as well. They work great to pull from the freezer and heat quick on a Sunday afternoon as well.

With our snow today and a busy evening ahead of us I decided on Chicken Tortilla Soup.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Ingredients:

1/2 pound shredded, cooked chicken

• 1 cup diced fresh tomatoes
• 1/2 cup 505 Green Chili Sauce
• 2 TBS Onion Onion
• 1 cup diced fresh green chilies
• 1 TBS Garlic Garlic
• 2 cups water
• 1 32 oz cartoon chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 TBS Fiesta Party Mix
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
• 7 corn tortillas
• vegetable oil
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• Directions:
• * Cook cook chicken and shred
• * Place all ingredients minus tortillas and veg oil into slow cooker and cover. Cook on low for 8 hours or High for 4.
• * Preheat oven to 400 degrees and lightly brush both sides of tortillas with oil. Cut tortillas into strips, then spread on a baking sheet. Bake about 10-15 minutes until crisp, then sprinkle over soup.
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• Kitchen Notes:
• * You really could use anything you wanted in this recipe. Sometimes we like to add avocado with the tortilla chips at the end if we have it on hand.
• * You can always sub Garlic, Onion and Fiesta for fresh garlic, onion, and cayenne pepper. We of course love it with our Tastefully Simple products!
• * This recipes freezes great! Make extra!