Tortilla Soup & Fresh Guacamole- Ole!

I LOVE Tortilla Soup! Here’s a quick, healthy and easy recipe that you will love!!

Ingredients:

• 1 rotisserie chicken
• 1 28-oz can crushed tomatoes
• 1 15 oz container of canned corn
• 2 32 fl oz containers of chicken broth
• 2 15 oz cans of black beans
• 2 16 oz containers of salsa (I use Trader Joe’s Chunky Salsa)
• 5 sprigs of cilantro
• 1 chopped bag of microwavable brown rice (I use Trader Joe’s Organic Brown Rice)

Toppings:

• Tortilla chips
• Avocado
• Shredded Cheese

Directions:

1. Shred the rotisserie chicken.
2. Strain and rinse the black beans.
3. In a stock pot, add the tomatoes, corn, chicken broth, black beans, chopped cilantro, and salsa.
4. Bring to a boil and then simmer for one hour.
5. Add microwaved brown rice to the pot.
6. Simmer 10 more minutes.

*Top with tortilla chips, avocado and shredded cheese! Serve with Quesadillas, rolls and/or salad! 

My picky eaters won’t eat the tortilla soup (if they only knew what they were missing!) So today I set aside some of the ingredients above and made them a simple chicken soup with noodles, chicken broth, shredded chicken and carrots! Yum!

GUACAMOLE!

Ingredients:

• Avocados
• Garlic Salt
• Lime Juice

Directions:

1. Mash avocados in a bowl
2. Add garlic salt and lime juice to taste

Serve!