Homemade Tortilla Soup

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 3 teaspoons Maggi Instant Chicken Flavor Bouillon
• 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 small zucchini, trimmed and halved
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and quartered
• 1/2 green bell pepper, halved
• 1/2 to 1 jalapeño chile, seeded
• 1 large clove garlic, peeled
• 1 1/2 cups boneless, skinless chicken breast meat, cooked and chopped
• 1/2 cup whole kernel corn
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 cups tortilla strips or chips
• 1/2 cup sour cream, (optional)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (optional)

Instructions

1. Bring water to a boil in medium saucepan. Add bouillon; stir to dissolve. Reduce heat to medium.
2. Place tomatoes, zucchini, carrot, bell pepper, jalapeño and garlic in food processor; cover. Process until coarsely chopped; add to saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
3. Add chicken, corn and cumin; cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
4. Serve with tortilla strips, sour cream and cilantro.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Nestlé® and meals.com.