Soup Recipe

Alright I know this isn't a cooking blog or anything but I made an attempt at some chicken tortilla soup today and it turned out pretty well so I thought i'd snap a pic and share it with you.

Cooking for my husband and I is more of a trial and error process.  We rarely use real recipes but rather opt to look through a series of different takes on the same thing (through the help of google) and then pick and choose for what we have and like.  This is what I ended up with for my soup.  I don't have exact measurements so it's really more of an idea for you to follow along with...

3 boneless skinless chicken strips; season with desired amounts of paprika, chili powder, pepper, cumin, and garlic powder.  Add your favorite hot sauce on the top, cover with foil and bake at 350F for 30 mins.

Coat 1 corn cob with salt and pepper and top with 1/2 tbsp of butter.  Wrap in tin foil and bake with chicken, switching to a high broil after the chicken is done for an additional 8 mins.

Cook 1 cup of rice as directed on rice of preference

In a pot saute 1/2 onion in olive oil until browned.  Add 1 qt. chicken broth with 1/2 qt water.  Add 1tsp each of cumin, paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper.  Adjust to your preferences for spice/zest.  Cook on med/high for a low rolling boil.

In a seperate small bowl, mix about 1/4 cup hot water with 1 tbsp corn starch. and add to pot to thicken

Add 3/4 can of rotel (or the whole thing is you like lotsa maters!)

Once chicken is cooked, shred it up and add to pot. 

When corn is lightly browned cut the kernels off the cob and add to pot.  Add cooked rice to pot

Allow to cook on med for an additional 5-10 mins

I chose to brown up a tortilla with olive oil in a skillet and then slice it into strips but reserved it for a topping so it didn't get soggy in the leftovers.

Top with your choice of toppings, fresh tomato, cilantro, cheese, sour cream, or guac, and tortilla strips!  It has a lot of steps but everything is pretty easy to do.  You can choose to add beans with/instead of the corn if you'd like as well.  This would be a lot easier if you used canned veggies and canned chicken, but i like things fresh so i go the hard way!

Ok so that's my gourmet side....aaaaaaand done.