Low fat and healthy tortilla soup

KateEMD
KateEMD Posts: 101 Member
edited October 7 in Recipes
This is my absolute favorite soup and it's good for me!

Onions - Raw, 0.5 cup, chopped
Rotel - Original Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies, 1 container
Ortega - Diced Green Chilis, 4 tbsp
Full Circle Organic - Vegetable Broth, 4 cup
Rice - White, long-grain, regular, cooked, 2 cups
Lime Juice - Fresh, 1 TBSP (ounce)
Generic - Low Fat Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
Low0fat tortilla chips

Cook up rice. In a large saucepan, cook onion and chilies until tender. Add broth, rice, and Rotel. Mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in lime juice. Top each serving with chips and a sprinkle with low-fat cheese.

You can cook up 5oz. of cubed chicken breast (cook ahead and put in with the broth, rice and Rotel)and substitute the vegetable broth for chicken broth for a non-vegetarian meal.

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  • Lanna74
    Lanna74 Posts: 203 Member
    I think I have these ingredients! Plus I loooove tortilla soup! I'm going to make this soup for the weekend!

    Thanks!!!
  • Lanna74
    Lanna74 Posts: 203 Member
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  • Kiliasja
    Kiliasja Posts: 6
    Never had tortilla soup, but I think I shall try it out. Been eating Chinese style food mainly for a very long time, thinking to go Mexican style for a while to try something different :)
  • ed2d2
    ed2d2 Posts: 1 Member
    This is one of my favorite recipes :) An easy-to-make, low-calorie comfort food.
  • vertkat
    vertkat Posts: 5 Member
    Sounds delicious! I'll have to try it soon!
  • mms1268
    mms1268 Posts: 22
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    patricia909 Posts: 205 Member
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    thatgirl125 Posts: 294 Member
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  • Bonita_Lynne_58
    Bonita_Lynne_58 Posts: 2,794 Member
    Sounds delicious! Will try it with the chicken.
  • KateEMD
    KateEMD Posts: 101 Member
    I am so glad you all like this. I just made it tonight and it's always so good. I forgot to say that I usually use brown rice instead of white rice but that is what the recipe called for so that is what I put down. Also, I used to not be a vegetarian and I made this recipe with the chicken and it was so so good. It took me a while to not miss the chicken :)

    I hope you all enjoy it!
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    i puree mine so it's all smooth :)
  • 99Tinkerbell
    99Tinkerbell Posts: 384
    Can't wait to try this sounds so delicious and healthy!
  • MonicaLee1982
    MonicaLee1982 Posts: 33 Member
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  • his_kid1
    his_kid1 Posts: 177 Member
    Would be good to add some cumin, and a splash of lime juice, too.
  • cleehancock
    cleehancock Posts: 14 Member
    Sounds delicious I think I have most everything I need. A quick trip to the store tomorrow and I think I'll be having some low fat and healthy tortilla soup for dinner tomorrow :^) Thanks for the recipe. :^)
  • cleehancock
    cleehancock Posts: 14 Member
    I made this tonight, with a few modifications. I thought I'd share the recipe that I came up with.

    Total calories per serving (2 cups) is 151 calories.
    Total calories per serving (2 cups of soup with the toppings added) = 451 calories.


    I made it in a large crockpot, put all soup ingredients in, for 12 hours on low, (though 6 hours on low is plenty. Also you could do it on high for 3 to 4 hours, till chicken is cooked all the way through basically). Take the chicken out at end of cook time, (it will be very tender and fall apart), and use two forks to pull it apart/shred it.

    SOUP INGREDIENTS:
    1 can of Ortega black beans (drained and rinsed)
    1 can of Libby's whole kernel corn (not drained)
    3 cans of Campbell's chicken stock/broth.
    2 cans of water.
    2 cans ROTEL. 1 of the hot and 1 can of regular.
    1 skinless & boneless Tyson frozen chicken breast with rib meat, approx. 6 oz.
    Onion (yellow) - Raw, 1/2 cup, chopped
    1 can Ortega - Diced Green Chilis
    1 TBSP ground black pepper
    1 TBSP cumin
    1 TBSP garlic salt (garlic powder can be used or 1 clove fresh garlic crushed in place of the garlic salt for less sodium).


    TOPPINGS (as desired):
    Lemon juice 1 TBSP, added it directly to the bowl of soup when serving.
    1 TBSP of Wholly Guacamole original to each bowl
    1 TBSP of sour cream to each bowl
    1 TBSP shredded mozzarella to each bowl
    Frito's Original Corn Chips 1 serving (32 chips)
  • zbmb30
    zbmb30 Posts: 177 Member
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  • BananaCat83
    BananaCat83 Posts: 77 Member
    Sounds yummy! I'm going to try it tomorrow
  • kathyvanhill
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