If you’re loving this Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup, be sure to try Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Chicken Marsala Soup, Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup, and Slow Cooker New England Chicken Chowder. Great for meal planning – While you’re at it, why not go ahead and double (or even triple) the chicken and the rest of the ingredients and go ahead and eat it for several days or pack it for a healthy lunch or dinner on the go. Or make extra, allow it to cool to room temperature and freeze for up to six months. You’ll thank me later. So easy – This Mexican chicken tortilla soup is quick to put together and also very easy for a novice cook. The hardest part is mixing together the spices for seasoning the chicken. After that you simply oil up the chicken, rub it down with the spice mixture, and grill it adding the corn to cook on the grill for the last 8 minutes that you’re grilling the chicken. You can take it all off the grill at the same time and set it aside to cool as you put the other ingredients in a stock pot. While all the yummy components in the pot are coming together, you can dice up the cooled chicken and cut the corn off the kernel. Before you know it, it’s all ready to be combined and gobbled up. Healthy – Chicken is a very good protein source. It’s already low fat and low calorie and grilling it is a healthy way to cook it as you don’t need to add a lot of oils or fats to the chicken beforehand. Corn is a good source of vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium. Spices area a great way to add flavor without any additional calories or unhealthy fats. Olive oil is a heart-healthy fat, and onions and garlic are great for your heart and your immune system. However, if you leave the skin on, don’t fret — most of the fat on the skin is of the unsaturated variety (aka good fat). If you want the best of both worlds, grill the chicken with skin on for flavor, then remove it when you’re actually ready to eat it. While I like to add corn, beans, jalapenos, and tomatoes, you could also add white or garbanzo beans, poblanos or sweet bell peppers, onions, green onions, zucchini, or yellow squash. Keep in mind if you add different peppers, you might want to eliminate the jalapenos, or you might not want to add two kinds of onions, etc. But really, this is your soup, so make it to suit your tastes.
jalapenos cilantro green onions sour cream (or greek yogurt) salsa hot sauce black olives diced jicama baked tortilla chips
