Recipe: Perfect Cheesy Tortilla Soup

Cheesy Tortilla Soup.

You can have Cheesy Tortilla Soup using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Cheesy Tortilla Soup

1. Prepare 1 lb of Boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded. (I cooked mine in chicken broth for about 1/2 hour. Drained it, shredded perfectly).
2. You need 1 envelope of fajita seasoning mix.
3. You need 1/2 cup of Chopped onion.
4. It's 1/4 cup of butter.
5. You need 1/4 cup of flour.
6. Prepare 2 can of (14.5 oz. each) chicken broth.
7. Prepare 1 can of Diced tomatoes with green chilies.
8. Prepare 1 can of Northern beans, rinsed and drained.
9. You need 1 cup of Cubed process cheese(Velveeta).
10. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided.
11. Prepare 1 cup of Half and half.
12. Prepare 1 of Chopped cilantro, tortilla strips, optional.

Cheesy Tortilla Soup step by step

1. When the chicken is done cooking and you've shredded it, add fajita seasoning and set aside..
2. In large sauce pan saute onion and butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually stir in broth, bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly..
3. Add tomatoes, beans, process cheese, and 1 cup Monterey jack; cook and stir until cheese is melted..
4. Stir in half and half and chicken; heat through. Top with Monterey jack, cilantro, or tortilla strips if desired..