Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken Tortilla Soup · Cafe Rio Tortilla Soup
One of 41 chicken tortilla soup recipes we measured
42 cooks on www.favfamilyrecipes.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 41.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 27% | 102% |
| vegetables and beans | 9% | 58% |
| aromatics | 4% | 15% |
| fat | 0% | 2% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 150 g | 1 onion, (diced) |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon vegetable oil |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon cumin |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, (plus more to taste ) |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon chili powder |
| 1134 g | 5 cups (40 ounces) chicken broth |
| 19 g | 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro |
| 1/2 lime, (juiced) | |
| 439 g | 1 (15.5 ounce) can pinto beans, (drained and rinsed) |
| pepper (to taste) | |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons taco seasoning |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon paprika |
| 3600 g | 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts |
| vegetable oil, (for brushing) | |
| pico de gallo | |
| 400 g | 2 avocados, (diced) |
| 236 g | 2 cups pepper jack cheese |
| tortilla strips | |
| cilantro, (for garnish) | |
| lime wedges, (for garnish) |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.favfamilyrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“My husband and I loved going to Cafe Rio for this soup, but moved to the east decades ago where the restaurant has no locations open (at this time). Missing the soup, we searched for a copycat recipe and found this one. We decided to try it and now it’s a fami” — a cook, 5.0★
“Thank you so much! I used to love cafe rio soup but now it just tastes too salty. With your recipe, I can make it as salty as I want. Recipe in hand, I'm going to make it now.” — a cook, 5.0★