My Favorite Soup

So, as many of my friends know, I absolutely love chicken tortilla soup. If I had to have a favorite meal, it would be chicken tortilla soup. It would probably be what I'd ask for as a last meal. So, since I've been out on my own for this REU I've been doing my own cooking. For this weekend I bought the supplies to attempt a chicken tortilla soup. And OMG guys, it was super easy!! I bought most of the ingredients canned and/or processed (onions, I'm talking about you) but it turned out really well I feel.

1/2 can shredded chicken

    drain and toss in the taco seasoning* 

1/2 can whole corn

1/2 can black beans

    drain and combine with chicken

~1 cup medium salsa

dash chili powder*

dash garlic powder

dash onion flakes 

dash salt 

dash pepper

    combine to mix

    put in large pot and heat

1 can diced tomatoes/green chillies 

1 can chicken broth

~1/2 cup canola oil

    heat to boil and then let simmer

    add additional spices as needed

    serve with shredded cheese and tortilla chips on top

Notes: 

• *I couldn't find a small sized container of taco type seasoning so I bought Mrs Dash, Fiesta Lime Seasoning Blend-- its pretty much just a taco seasoning with Lime flavor so I feel that it worked and added a nice lime element as well
• In the future I would consider adding more broth and/or tomato paste to increase the amount of broth and to thicken it