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Applebee’s Chicken Tortilla Soup
Applebee's Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 medium Yellow Onion chopped
- 2 teaspoons fresh Garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons Vegetable Oil
- 4 cups Chicken Stock
- 1/4 cup chopped Green Pepper optional
- One 15-ounce can Tomato Puree
- 1 teaspoon finely minced Jalapeño Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Hot Sauce optional
- 4 teaspoons Flour
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1 pound cooked Chicken cubed
- 1 cup Cream
- 1/4 cup Sour Cream to taste
- 8 ounces Cheese cut into 1-inch cubes, to taste
- Ten 6-inch Corn Tortillas
- Fresh Cilantro roughly chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Add oil to a large deep pan or Dutch oven.
- Place on stove over medium heat.
- Add garlic and onions.
- Sauté until soft.
- Add chicken stock, green pepper, tomato puree, jalapeño, salt, pepper, sugar, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce.
- Bring to low boil.
- Reduce heat. Simmer 20 minutes.
- While soup is cooking, cut tortillas into 1/4-inch strips.
- Fry in oil or spray with oil and bake at 400ºF.
- Sprinkle with salt, if desired. Set aside.
- In a small cup, thoroughly mix flour and water to make a slurry.
- Whisk slurry into soup.
- Bring soup again to a low boil. Simmer 5 minutes.
- Add chicken and cream. Simmer 5 more minutes.
- Stir in sour cream and cheese (more or less of each, depending on taste).
- Ensure 165°F serving temperature.
- Spoon soup into serving bowls.
- Pile prepared tortilla strips into a "haystack" shape on top of the soup.
- Serve.
- Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro.
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February 6, 2017 @ 11:55 am
isnt that much of a secret this exact same recipe is on dozens of websites
January 14, 2018 @ 6:47 pm
Making this now & u should rework your instructions. Step 2 says add everything g but cheese, cilantro & tortillas but u get further down & it’s more instructions
January 16, 2019 @ 10:36 am
so where are the beans and corn pictured in the picture
January 16, 2019 @ 10:37 am
so where is the beans and corn pictured in the picture ???
March 24, 2021 @ 5:43 pm
This is not good! This is not Applebee’s Tortilla Soup…wrong color and totally different taste. Find another recipe….
March 25, 2021 @ 5:11 am
Thanks for the review, Brenda. We will look for one.
James
November 18, 2021 @ 2:05 pm
The ingredients call for 1 cup cream but doesn’t tell you where to add it in the instructions!
November 18, 2021 @ 4:31 pm
Thanks Lisa. Add the cream when you add in the chicken. We have corrected the recipe.
Thanks again, James