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Danelle Tortilla Soup
by Danelle Drake
serves: 6
  Quick Tortilla Soup
Ingredients:
  1 lb   boneless chicken
  1.50 tbs   olive oil, separated
  0.50 tsp   salt
  1 large   diced onion
  4 lg   crushed garlic cloves
  6 oz   tortilla strips
  2 qt   low sodium chicken broth
  14.50 oz   diced tomato (fire rosted)
  2 cans   undrained black beans
Directions:
  Heat dutch oven over medium heat. Toss chicken with salt, chili powder, 1.5 tsp oil to coat. Add chicken to hot pot; cook, turning only once, until impressibely brown on both sides, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate and cut/shred into bite size pieces. Heat remaining oil in hot empty pot, add onions and saute until softened, 4 - 5 minutes. Add garlic, continue to saute about 1 more minute. Add chicken broth, tomatoes, and black beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low. Simmer partially covered and skim foam as it surfaces, to blend flavor, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken and turn off heat. Place a portion of tortilla strips in each bowl. Squirt witha little lime if wanted.