Chicken Tortilla Soup Mix

As mentioned in the previous post, I sent Michael pancake mix and a couple of dry soup mixes. Unfortunately, the potato soup mix didn't turn out well, but luckily Michael really liked the chicken tortilla soup.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules

1 teaspoon lemon pepper

1 teaspoon dried cilantro

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon cumin

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup dried minced onion

1 cup rice, uncooked (Michael loves brown rice so I used brown instead of white but feel free to use either)

1 1/2 cup tortilla chips, coarsely crushed

1 can (5 oz size) chicken

1 can (10 oz size) diced tomatoes with chilies

Directions

Combine the granules, lemon pepper, cilantro, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, salt and onion in a ziplock bag and set aside. Layer rice in a one quart jar or container and put seasoning bag on top of the rice. Finally, add the crushed tortilla chips on top of the seasoning bag. Note - Make sure you include the seasoning bag. I didn't read the directions clearly and layered the tortilla chips on top of the rice. Poor Michael and to spend some time separating the two before he could make the soup. Sorry again M!

Attach the following instructions, along with the canned chicken and tomatoes):

Place tortilla chips in a small bowl; set aside. Remove seasoning packet; set aside. Add rice to a pot and stir in 10 cups of water. Mix in the tomatoes and seasoning packet. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

Add the tortilla chips. Cover and simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Spoon into bowls while still hot or save some for leftovers!

 Enjoy!