Tortilla Soup

You HAVE to make this soup. It is beyond amazing, I can’t believe it came out of my own kitchen! Better than a restaurant, it’s honestly the best tortilla soup I have ever had. And I have tried a lot. Anytime we go out to eat and it’s on the menu, I will usually order it. 

This homemade version is rich, hearty, and packed with tons of flavor. Although it's on the brothy side of the tortilla soup spectrum, the chunkiness of the ingredients leaves you feeling full and satisfied. 

I always love making restaurant quality meals at home because you can see exactly what is going into your dish. You can monitor the quality and amount of any ingredient like salt, sugar, fats, or any other items on your radar. Not to mention that you can use all organic ingredients. A huge win in my book! 

The best part about making this for dinner is you do all of the ‘work’ in the afternoon and it’s ready to eat by dinner!  I think I can count on one hand the amount of times I’ve used our crockpot. My sister made me the best homemade chicken, and all of that suddenly changed.  From then on I've been looking for new recipes to try with my slow-cooker. 

Last week Chris stayed home sick from work. He's not a huge fan of chicken noodle, so I decided to get a little creative and looked for other soups to try my hand at making from scratch. I'm so happy I stumbled upon this recipe, we've made it two more times already! So break out your crockpots ladies and gentlemen, and get ready to make the best tortilla soup of your life!

Directions:

1. Place all Ingredients and seasonings into the crockpot 

    EXCEPT the cilantro and lime juice.

2. Cook on HIGH for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.

3. Shred chicken with two forks, return to crockpot.

4. Stir in cilantro and lime juice.

5. Serve with tortilla chips, avocado, cheese and Greek yogurt.

6. Enjoy with friends and family!

The best decision I made on this recipe was switching out the sour cream for plain greek yogurt. It sounds weird, right? I don’t know if you’ve ever tried this switch-a-roo, but you literally can’t tell the difference! 

I married a Romanian, so sour cream is no stranger to our kitchen. That being said, he absolutely loves the plain greek yogurt, and I don't think we'll ever be going back. It was so nice to indulge in as much as we wanted with none of the regret or guilt!