Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken Tortilla Soup · Sopa Azteca (Tortilla Soup)
One of 41 chicken tortilla soup recipes we measured
It ranks #40 of 41 for broth richness among the chicken tortilla soup recipes we compared. 11 cooks on www.gimmesomeoven.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 41.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 102% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 58% |
| aromatics | 0% | 15% |
| fat | 0% | 2% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 30 g | 2 large dried pasilla chiles (or dried ancho chiles*) |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| 150 g | 1 medium white or yellow onion (peeled and diced) |
| 12 g | 4 large cloves garlic (minced) |
| 794 g | 1 3/4 pounds Roma tomatoes (diced (or 28 ounces canned diced tomatoes*, with their juices)) |
| 1920 g | 8 cups good-quality vegetable or chicken stock |
| 0 g | 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 1 epazote sprig (optional) | |
| fine sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper | |
| fried corn tortilla strips* (or crumbled corn tortilla chips) | |
| diced panela cheese (or oaxaca (cotija, or any other cheese you prefer)) | |
| diced or sliced avocado | |
| shredded cooked chicken | |
| toppings: chopped fresh cilantro (sour cream (or Mexican crema), lime wedges, fried pasilla chile strips*) |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.gimmesomeoven.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This is a great recipe! I did make a few modifications. I only used 6 cups of chicken stock instead of 8 because I didn't want to thin out the veggie/tomato mixture too much. I also added a little boullion for some extra savory. In order to thicken the soup, I” — a cook, 4.0★
“So great to find a clear, authentic recipe in English! I used to live in Mexico and learned to make my own sopa de tortilla because I missed it so much when I left, but I was always looking for an easy recipe share with friends who don't speak Spanish. Until n” — a cook, 5.0★