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Sopa Azteca con Pollo

Authentic Mexican tortilla soup with shredded chicken, pasilla chile broth, crispy tortilla strips and avocado. A protein-rich budget classic with 38g protein per serving.

📅February 1, 2026
15mPrep
30mCook
4Servings
⭐ 4.9Rating
Sopa Azteca con Pollo🍗

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Protein 41%Fat 34%Carbs 25%
390kcalCalories
38gProtein
14gFat
24gCarbs
5gFiber

Ingredients

  • 1.3 lbchicken breasts
  • 3 wholedried pasilla or ancho chiles, toasted and soaked
  • 4 wholetomatoes
  • 3 clovesgarlic cloves
  • 1 wholewhite onion, quartered
  • 6.3 cupchicken stock (low sodium)
  • 6 wholecorn tortillas, cut in strips
  • 1 wholeavocado, diced
  • 2.1 ozlow-fat sour cream
  • 2.1 ozqueso fresco, crumbled
  • 1 tbspoil
  • 1 to tastesalt

Instructions

  1. Simmer chicken breasts in stock with half the onion and 1 garlic clove for 20 min. Remove, shred, and reserve stock.
  2. Blend tomatoes, soaked chiles, remaining onion, and garlic into a smooth purée.
  3. Heat oil in a pot over medium-high; fry the purée 5 min until darkened. Add reserved stock; simmer 10 min. Season with salt.
  4. Meanwhile, bake or air-fry tortilla strips at 200°C until crispy, ~8 min.
  5. Add shredded chicken to the broth. Ladle into bowls; top with avocado, sour cream, queso fresco, and tortilla strips.

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