Chicken Soup Recipe - Unique variations to a traditional favorite
A chicken soup recipe is just the thing for a luncheon get together at home, especially in the fall and winter months when it is chilly outside. However, a chicken soup recipe can be enjoyed all year round, and there are so many to choose from. A chicken soup recipe doesn’t have to consist of your traditional ingredients like meat, noodles, and broth. There are many different variations you can try that are unique and delicious. Below are a couple recipes you can try or you can find a chicken soup recipe of your own in cookbooks, magazines, and on cooking websites online.
Tortilla and Chicken Soup Recipe
Ingredients
Four (six inch) corn tortillas
½ cup onion, chopped
Three boneless, skinless breast halves (about twelve ounces)
One garlic clove, pressed
¼ teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
Two cans (14 ounces) broth
One can (14 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
Four teaspoons fresh cilantro, snipped
½ cup cheddar cheese, shredded
Four thick slices fresh lime (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut tortillas into half inch strips. Place on a flat baking stone and bake seven to eight minutes or until crisp. Meanwhile, chop onion. Cut meat into half inch pieces. Heat a four quart casserole over medium high heat. Spray with vegetable oil. Add meat; cook and stir three minutes. Add onion, garlic, chili powder, and cumin. Cook and stir two minutes. Stir in broth, tomatoes, and chilies. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer ten minutes. Snip cilantro and divide tortilla strips among four bowls. Ladle over tortillas. Shred cheese over top and sprinkle with cilantro. Garnish each bowl with lime and squeeze juice in if desired. This is a great chicken soup recipe that can be served with a salad and cornbread.
Italian Hot and Spicy Chicken Soup Recipe
Ingredients
Five or six pieces boneless breasts, cut up
One large onion
Six cherry peppers (hot)
Twenty capers
One can black pitted olives
Four ounces mushrooms (fresh or canned)
Two sticks butter
½ teaspoon oregano
One teaspoon paprika
One jar Progresso pepper salad
One jar water
Salt and pepper
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ cup white cooking wine
½ cup water
Directions
Melt butter; add cooking wine and half cup of water. After simmering for fifteen minutes, add onions; add meat. Cook about fifteen minutes, then add all other ingredients and simmer for an additional 25 minutes. This chicken soup recipe is great served with garlic bread and a crisp salad.