Chicken Tortilla Soup with Air Fried Salty Lime Tortilla Strips
Category
Soup
Cook Time
45 minutes
Pat loves soup season and is so excited to share this new Chicken Tortilla Soup with Air Fried Salty Lime Tortilla Strips with you! Pat loves to top this soup with avocado, cilantro, lime, sour cream, shredded cheese, and jalapeño but the best topping of all is the salty lime tortilla strips that can be made easily in your air fryer! Pat hopes you try this cozy recipe next time you are making soup!
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Ingredients
Avocado oil spray
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeño, finely diced (leave seeds and stems if you like it spicy)
1/2 teaspoon each; smoked paprika, salt, and pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
1 quart chicken broth
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 small can green chilies
1 can fire roasted tomatoes
Juice of half of a lime
1 pound of chicken breast
1 cup frozen corn
1/2 cup whipped cream cheese
8 street sized corn tortillas (can use 4-5 regular sized corn tortillas)
Avocado oil spray
Squeeze of lime
Flaky sea salt
Avocado
Cilantro
Lime wedges
Sour cream
Shredded cheese (Pat recommends Monterey Jack!)
Jalapeño slices
Air Fried Salty Lime Tortilla Strips
Toppings
Directions
Soup
Sauté onions, garlic, and jalapeño until translucent in Dutch oven sprayed with avocado oil
Add in seasonings and cook another minute until fragrant
Pour in chicken broth, tomatoes, black beans, juice of half of a lime, and green chilies. Bring to a simmer and then add in raw chicken breasts
Cover and allow to simmer for 20 to 25 minutes until flavors have melded and chicken is cooked through. While chicken cooks, make tortilla strips
Remove chicken, shred, and add back to the pot
Mix in cream cheese and frozen corn. Allow to heat through another 5 to 10 minutes
Top with your favorite toppings, salty lime tortilla strips, and enjoy!
Air Fried Salty Lime Tortilla Strips
Cut tortillas in half and stack on top of each other. Cut into thin strips
Squeeze a little bit of lime juice over tortilla strips and spray with avocado oil spray
Cook in air fryer for 5 to 7 minutes at 400°. Keep an eye on it so they don’t burn!
As soon as you remove from the heat, sprinkle with flaky sea salt.