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Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup - Gluten-Free

This Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup is delicious, comforting and comes together in around 30 minutes. It also happens to be gluten-free!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Soup
Cuisine: Mexican, Tex-Mex
Keyword: Chicken Tortilla Soup, Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup, Gluten-Free Chicken Tortilla Soup
Servings: 6 people

Ingredients

  • 6 small yellow corn tortillas sliced into thin strips, substitute grain-free tortillas
  • ¼ cup avocado oil
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 1 poblano pepper seeded and diced
  • 1 jalapeño pepper seeded and finely chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dry oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon chile powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 64 ounces Kettle & Fire Organic Chicken Broth
  • 14 ounces canned diced tomatoes
  • 8 boneless and skinless chicken thighs substitute bone-in and skin-on thighs or breast for more flavour
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper
  • 3 radishes thinly sliced into halfmoons, for garnish
  • 2 avocados diced, for garnish
  • ¼ cup roughly torn fresh cilantro leaves for garnish
  • 1 lime cut into wedges, for serving

Instructions

  • Add avocado oil to a 10” skillet and heat over medium-high heat until it reaches 350F. Working in batches, cook the tortilla strips, tossing occasionally, until golden brown and crispy, around 4 minutes per batch. Reserving the cooking oil, transfer the tortilla strips to a tray lined with paper towel and immediately season with a pinch of salt. Toss to coat and set aside.
  • Transfer 2 tablespoons of the cooking oil into a large sauté pan or stock pot and heat over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion, poblano pepper and jalapeño. Season with a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until the onion is soft and translucent, around 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, 60 seconds. Add the oregano, coriander, cumin, paprika, smoked paprika, chile powder and cinnamon. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, around 60 seconds.
  • Add the Kettle & Fire Organic Chicken Broth, diced tomatoes, chicken thighs, bay leaves and black pepper. Raise the heat to high, bring the liquid to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer, cover with a lid and cook until the chicken thighs are cooked through and no longer pink in the middle, around 12 minutes.
  • Transfer the chicken to a bowl and use two forks to shred the meat apart. Return the chicken to the soup, taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper as desired.
  • Ladle the soup into individual serving bowls and top with the fried tortilla strips, radish, avocado, and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing and enjoy.

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