If you like Mexican food, you must try the Yard house chicken tortilla soup. This delicious chicken tortilla soup is made with utmost care and quality ingredients. Its rich flavor keeps your body warm during the winter and gives you tons of energy. The soup contains a lot of nutritional ingredients, and the tortillas have carbs. This is a combo of healthy and stomach-filling food.
This soup is tasty and simple to prepare, but it has a unique flavor that I wanted to make sure everyone tried. Let’s gather all the ingredients and get ready to cook the best Mexican soup ever!
Yard House Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
Cuisine: MexicanDifficulty: Medium4
servings20
minutes50
minutes690
kcal1
hour10
minutesGet ready to warm up with a bowl of our delicious and easy-to-make chicken tortilla soup, just like they serve at Yard House!
This recipe is perfect for a warm and satisfying meal on a cold day or for any other occasion. It’s definitely a recipe that you should try!
Ingredients
4 pieces of chicken breast with rib
20 corn tortillas
Black or pinto beans
Sweet corn
5 Roma tomatoes
5 New Mexico or guajillo Chile pods
1 Chile ancho
Handful of cilantro
1 onion
Garlic cloves
2 bay leaves
Chicken bouillon
1 tbsp whole black pepper
1 tsp cumin
Salt
14 cups of water
- Tools
Boiling pot
Strainer
Blender
Meat shredder
Saucepan
Spatula
Steps
- Boil water with spices: Take a big boiling pot and put 14 cups of water. Now add three quarters of an onion, half of the garlic, handful of cilantro, two bay leaves, one tsp of whole pepper and five tsp of chicken bouillon. Then we will boil the whole mixture.
- Add chicken to the mixture: After spices mixture becomes boiling we will add our skinless chicken breast. Now wait for the chicken to boil again. Once it comes to a boil put the heat on medium and cook it for 25 minutes.
- Cut the tortillas: While waiting for the broth, prepare the tortillas. Stack the tortillas and cut them the long way. Then cut them again in half. It will give you nice long strips of tortillas.
- Fry the tortillas: Take a frying pan and put some cooking oil. When the oil is hot add your tortilla strips. Fry them until the become crunchy and golden brown. Now put them aside until the time of serving.
- Get chickens out of broth: After 25 minutes take the chickens out of the broth. Let them cool down. Now put them down the shredder machine. If you don’t have a shredder machine use forks to shred the chicken.
- Cook tomato and Chile pods: Cook the tomato and Chile pods in the same broth. Just put the Roma tomato and Chile pods in the broth and cook for 10 minute on medium heat. Don’t forget to clear seeds from the pods.
- Blend the tomato and Chile pod: Take out the tomato and chile out of the broth. Skin them and put them in a blender. Add 2 cups of broth, quarter of onion, three garlic cloves, one tsp cumin powder and one tsp of chicken bouillon powder. Now blend the ingredients until they become smooth. The base sauce for the soup is ready. Add salt according to your taste.
- Strain the broth: Strain your broth with a fine mesh strainer. Make sure the spices and the fats leave behind in the strainer. It will give your soup a nice silky and smooth texture.
- Final step: Put the big boiling pot again on the stove on medium heat. Add the tomato and chile pod sauce you made before. Return all the strained broth to the pot. Wait for the soup to simmer. Now add your shredded chicken, corn and beans together in the soup. Wait for it to simmer again and your yard house tortilla chicken soup is ready.
- Plating: for plating take your soup with handful of chicken and corn and beans in a bowl. Add the tortilla strips on top of the soup. You can add mexican cheese,sour cream and lime if you want. And if you like more spicy you can some chile ancho.
Recipe Video
FAQ
Can I use chicken legs or thighs for the soup?
Yes, you can, but make sure to skin them before putting them in the soup.
What can I use if I can’t find chile pods?
You can use normal red chilies or habanero peppers if you like it more spicy.
Can I use normal chips or potato chips?
You can use normal chips, but sadly, they will not fill your stomach.
Conclusion
Mexican culture has a rich food culture. They have the best soups and tacos in the world. The recipe you just followed is one of the traditional recipes going back to 1700 century. They survived winters with this kind of soup.
This yard house chicken tortilla soup is perfect for a weeknight dinner or a lazy weekend lunch. It can also be served as a starter for a Mexican-themed meal. It is wholesome food that can make you warm during cold winter and keep you going for a long time.