Max & Erma's Chicken Tortilla Soup

[4gramz]

There are a lot of good chicken tortilla soup recipes
out there, but none seem to be as thick, creamy, and
cheesy as what they serve at Max & Erma's - does anyone
have anything similar to M&E's?

Thanks!!

[fatkat]

We love this one
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Max & Erma's Chicken Tortilla Soup
posted by Sue on old CopyKat

In a large stockpot combine and whisk together until smooth: 2 cans each of the following Campbell soups: cream of mushroom, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, and cheddar cheese soup. Whisk in 2-15 oz cans chicken broth.

Add: 1-15 oz. can diced tomatoes
1 cup Pace brand medium salsa
1-4.5 oz can Ortega green chiles
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup fresh,chopped cilantro
4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1 tsp. red chile powder, more or less to your taste
salt and pepper to your taste

Bring to a full boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.

Add: 4 cooked chicken breasts, cut into small chunks. Simmer another hour.

While soup is simmering, make your soup toppings:

Cut 1 pkg. flour tortillas into small thin strips and deep fry in hot oil until lightly browned.

Shred 1/2 lb. longhorn style colby cheese

To serve: Ladle soup into bowls, top with shredded cheese and fried tortilla strips.

[kirkland]

My favorite would have to be Smokey Bones chicken tortilla soup!

This recipe sounds delicious! I will have to try this one.

[4gramz]

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Thanks for sharing the recipe...I can't wait to try it out!

I don't go to Smokey Bones a lot so I never noticed they
have chicken tortilla soup also! I'll let you know what I think!

Gramz

[kirkland]

I have not seen the soup listed on SB's menu. I have only noticed it on their board of specials for the day. We usually go on Saturdays, when we go, and I always get it. Delicious!!

[luv2bake]

That sounds delicious, fatkat, thank you. Adding it to the pile.