MealBudgetChicken Tortilla Soup
A brothy tomato and chile soup with shredded chicken, finished with crushed tortilla chips and avocado.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 40 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $12.10
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb boneless chicken breast
- 6 cup chicken broth
- 14 1/2 oz canned fire-roasted tomatoes
- 15 oz canned black beans
- 8 oz frozen sweet corn
- 1 yellow onions
- 3 clove garlic
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 4 oz tortilla chips
- 1 lime
Method
Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium. Cook the diced onion 5 minutes, then add the minced garlic, cumin, and chili powder and cook 1 minute.
Pour in the broth and the canned tomatoes with their juice. Bring to a simmer.
Add the whole chicken breasts, lower the heat, and poach 15 minutes until cooked through.
Lift out the chicken, shred it with two forks, and return it to the pot.
Stir in the drained black beans and the corn and simmer 5 minutes.
Squeeze in the lime. Ladle into bowls and top with crushed tortilla chips.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £37.47 | £9.37 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Australia | $79.78 | $19.95 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Canada | $99.44 | $24.86 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Spain | 24,66 € | 6,17 € | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Greece | 38,23 € | 9,56 € | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Germany | 47,79 € | 11,95 € | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Mexico | $1,000.48 | $250.12 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| United States | $48.41 | $12.10 | 10 of 12 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $78.43 | $19.61 | 10 of 12 ingredients |
| Egypt | ١٬٦٧٨٫٨٤ ج.م. | ٤١٩٫٧١ ج.م. | 10 of 12 ingredients |
| Austria | € 40,98 | € 10,25 | 10 of 12 ingredients |
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