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Paleo Chicken Tortilla Soup in a bowl topped with avocado, sour cream and grain free tortillas

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Hayley Lucero
A hearty, healthy soup to warm your soul
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lbs Chicken Cooked and cubed
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 Red bell pepper
  • 1/2 White onion
  • 1 Jalapeño
  • 1 cup Cauliflower rice
  • 1 can Fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1 can Green chili
  • 2 tbsp Mesa De Vida Latin
  • 4 cups Chicken broth
  • 2 cups Water
  • 2 tbsp Chili powder
  • 1 tbsp Cumin
  • 1 tbsp Garlic
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • Salt and Pepper

Toppings

  • Avocado slcied
  • Lime wedge
  • Dairy-free sour cream I use Forager
  • Siete tortilla strips leave off if doing Whole30

Instructions
 

  • Heat a large pot to medium-high heat with 1 tbsp olive oil inside.
  • Finely dice the red bell pepper, white onion and jalapeno to equal size pieces and put them in the pan. Saute for about 5 minutes or until the onions are translucent.
  • To the same pan add the broth, water, Mesa De Vida Smokey Latin starter, chicken, green chilis, chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic, salt and pepper.
  • Before you put the fire-roasted tomatoes in the pan, blend or puree for about 10 seconds, then mix it into the pan.
  • Bring the soup to a boil and turn back down to medium and let it simmer for about 15 minutes. If you are not using cooked chicken, boil the soup until the chicken is cooked through.
  • Add 1 cup cauliflower rice to the soup at this point and simmer for another 5 minutes.
  • While the soup is simmering, slice your Siete Tortillas into strips and either air fry for 3 minutes or you can broil them for 3 minutes in the oven.
  • Serve your soup and top with tortilla strips, avocado, sour cream and a squeeze of lime. Enjoy!

Notes

  1. This is a great recipe for leftover chicken that is already cooked, it doesn't have to be freshly cooked chicken.
  2. Depending on how spicy you like it, feel free to cut the jalapeno down to just half of one.
  3. This recipe store GREAT in the freezer so don't hesitate to double the recipe.
  4. You can use any sour cream or tortillas that work for your body. I prefer Forager Sour Cream (dairy-free) and Siete Tortillas (grain-free). 
  5. To make this Whole30 compatible you can always leave out the tortilla strips- it is still so delicious!
Keyword Paleo, Whole30
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