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recipes are always free!
Ingredients:
3-1/2 cups chicken broth
2 whole small chicken breasts (about 1-1/2 pounds total)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 14-1/2-ounce can tomatoes, cut up
1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
1 4-ounce can whole green chili peppers, rinsed, seeded, and cut into thin bite-size
strips
1/4 cup snipped fresh cilantro or parsley
1 tablespoon snipped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
6 5-1/2 inch corn tortillas
Cooking oil
1 cup shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese (4 ounces)
Directions:
Place broth in large saucepan or Dutch oven; add chicken. Bring to boiling.
Reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 15 minutes or until chicken is tender
and no longer pink.
Remove chicken from broth. Let stand until cool enough
to handle. Skin, bone, and finely shred chicken; set aside. Discard skin and
bones.
Strain broth through large sieve or colander lined with two layers of
100-percent-cotton cheesecloth.
Skim fat from broth; set broth aside.
In same
saucepan cook onion, cumin, and garlic in 1 tablespoon hot oil until onion
is tender but not brown. Stir in strained broth, undrained tomatoes, tomato
sauce, chili peppers, cilantro, and oregano. Bring to boiling.
Reduce heat
and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
Stir in chicken; heat through.
Cut tortillas
in half, then cut them crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips.
In a heavy medium
skillet heat 1/4 inch of oil. Fry strips in hot oil, half at a time, about
1 minute or until crisp and light brown.
Remove with a slotted spoon; drain
on paper towels.
Divide tortilla strips among 4 bowls. Ladle soup over tortilla
strips.
Sprinkle each serving with cheese.
Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.
