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Tortilla Soup

 

16 ounce can tomatoes
1 medium white onion, diced
2 large clove's garlic
4 tablespoons cilantro
1/2 teaspoon sugar
8 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 lbs chicken breast diced
3 chipotle peppers (smoked jalapenos)
1 tablespoon adobo sauce
shredded Monterey jack cheese
2 avocados diced
Tortilla chips
Sour cream

Place tomatoes, onion, garlic, sugar and cilantro in food processor and blend until smooth. Place sauce into a large pot adding chicken broth and peppers. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain soup through cheese cloth.  Place strained soup back into pot and return to boil adding uncooked chicken breast.  Simmer for an additional 30 minutes.  Place broken tortilla chips in a bowl along with shredded cheese, and diced avocado. Ladle soup over chips, cheese and avocado. Place spoonful of sour cream on top of soup. Insert chips around perimeter of bowl and sprinkle shredded cheese over the top.

 

** most grocery stores sell canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce **