Soup, Soup, SOUP...Tortilla Soup!

It's officially soup weather!  Well, in all the places north of us and approximately every 4-5 days when the weather dips below 75 in Gainesville.  This time of year has always been one of my favorites.  My mayonnaise white legs don't have to blind people in shorts and skirts!  I can wear jeans and tights and no be sweating like a pig!

Tortilla Soup is one of the best, and I have a recipe that my sister and I have been using for almost 10 years now.  It is a Crockpot recipe (can I get a HELL YEAH! for Crockpots), so you throw it all together in the morning and come home to a yummy smelling house.

Tortilla Soup

4 chicken breast halves

1 garlic clove, minced
2 Tbsp butter
2 14 1/2 oz cans of chicken broth
2 14 1/2 oz cans chopped stewed tomatoes

1 Cup salsa (whatever hotness you can handle)

1/2 Cup chopped cilantro
2 Tbsp or more ground cumin
Tortilla Chips
8 oz Monterrey Jack or cheddar cheese, shredded

Sour Cream

Avocados
Lime juice

1. Cook, debone and shred chicken

2. Add minced garlic to butter in slow cooker. Saute.

3. Combine next 5 ingredients.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours.

5. When reading serve, pour soup in bowl.  Top with crushed tortilla chips, cheese, sour cream, avocado and lime juice.  Enjoy!!!