Chicken Tortilla Soup

Ingredients

• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 4 cups half-and-half
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup fresh salsa
• 1 (15 ounce) can creamed corn
• 6 boneless, chicken breast halves - cooked, skinned
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 (1.1 oz) package dry fajita seasoning
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 16 ounces tortilla chips
• 8 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

1 In a large pot over medium heat, saute the garlic and onion in the butter or margarine for 5 minutes. Add flour and stir well, cooking for 1 minute more. Add the broth and half-and-half. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low.
2 Add the soup, salsa, corn, chicken, cumin, fajita seasoning and 2 tablespoons cilantro. Stir and continue to heat for 15 minutes. Crumble tortilla chips into individual bowls, add 1/2 ounce shredded cheese to each bowl and ladle in soup. Top each bowl with more crumbled chips, remaining 1/2 ounce cheese and remaining 1 tablespoon cilantro, and serve.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Internet/Julie
Submitted By: Marlen
matchlessm@aol.com
Chicken Tortilla Soup