Easiest Tortilla Soup

This recipe is incredibly simple and incredibly good. You can adjust the spiciness to suit your audience.

Ingredients:

2 cups low sodium chicken broth

3 roma tomatoes, quartered

2 tablespoons taco seasoning (or less if you want less spice)

2 oz. mexican blend or cheddar cheese + extra for garnish

1 small slice of a jalapeno chile (optional)

1/4 of an onion, sliced

4 sprigs of cilantro + extra for garnish

2 tsp garlic salt

juice of 1/2 lime

1 tsp black pepper

1 large carrot, diced or 6 baby carrots, diced

1 cup diced cooked chicken (could be leftover grilled, rotisserie, etc.)

1. Heat the chicken broth until hot.

2. Combine all ingredients except cooked chicken in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.

3. Add cooked chicken to the blender and pulse until desired consistency.

4. Transfer soup to pot and cook on low/medium heat until ready to serve (or transfer to crock pot and keep on serve/low setting until ready to serve).

5. Garnish with crushed tortilla chips and a little extra shredded cheese & cilantro.