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Easy 30 minute Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Chicken Tortilla Soup has become another staple in our home. Easy to make, it’s also tasty and nutritious. This recipe serves 8. It can be halved for a family of 4.

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Ingredients

1 ½-2 pounds diced chicken breast
26 oz can or equivalent diced or crushed tomatoes
2 cups corn fresh or frozen
1 can black beans
5 cloves garlic chopped
1 medium sized onion chopped
2-4 cups water or chicken broth, depending on how thick you want it
1 tbsp cumin powder
1 tsp ground pepper
½-¾ tsp cayenne
Salt to taste

Instructions for Chicken Tortilla Soup

Place all ingredients in your pressure cooker or Instant Pot

Close the vent.
Set the Instant Pot for 10 minutes on high manual pressure.

Let the pressure release naturally
Open the pot carefully.
Serve with tortilla chips.

Handy Tips

Make extra and freeze for another time.
Can be served with avocado and or lime.
Can be garnished with chopped cilantro.
Jalapeno peppers or Thai chili peppers can be used instead of cayenne.
Here is an easy recipe for making tortilla chips/strips
For those in India for whom black beans are not available, I would suggest black eyed peas or lobhia, although I have not tried those myself.

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As those of you who have been following my blog may have noticed, I love nutritious one dish meals like this soup. If you have not checked out my other recipes, do look up Low-Fat Turkey Chili and Spicy Black Bean Chili.